ORDER NUMBER
G-145-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
3CP Energy Utility Company Ltd.
Stream A Registration for the 3 Civic Plaza Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner/Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on August 2, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On June 7, 2018, 3CP Energy Utility Company Ltd. (3CP) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to register the 3 Civic Plaza Thermal Energy System (3 Civic Plaza TES) as a Stream A Thermal Energy System (TES) (Application), in accordance with the BCUC’s TES Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. On June 21, 2018, the BCUC submitted staff questions to 3CP;
C. On June 28, 2018, 3CP resubmitted the Application for the 3 Civic Plaza TES;
D. On August 28, 2014, the BCUC issued Order G-127-14, approving the TES Guidelines;
E. Under section 2.1 of the TES Guidelines, a Stream A TES is defined as: An On-Site TES with an Initial Capital Cost above $500,000 but less than $15,000,000 is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 and 59-61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA). TES Providers are required to register Stream A TES prior to building or otherwise acquiring the Stream A TES; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and is satisfied that the 3 Civic Plaza TES meets the characteristics of a Stream A TES and is suitable for exemption from sections 44.1, 45 and 59-61 of the UCA.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 88(3) of the UCA and by the advance approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (OIC 400), the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The 3 Civic Plaza TES is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 and 59-61 of the UCA, in accordance with the TES Guidelines.
2. 3CP must file with the BCUC an annual report for the 3 Civic Plaza TES, in accordance with Stream A annual reporting guidelines, as provided in Appendix B of the TES Guidelines.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 2nd day of August 2018.
BY ORDER
Original Signed by:
H. G. Harowitz
Commissioner