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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

 

 

 

 

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