ORDER NUMBER
G-236-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Vancouver Cambie Parc Holdings Inc.
Stream A Registration of the Parc Elise Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
H. G. Harowitz, Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on December 11, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On November 14, 2018, Vancouver Cambie Parc Holdings Inc. filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to register the Parc Elise Stream A Thermal Energy System (Parc Elise TES), in accordance with the BCUC Thermal Energy Systems Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. On August 28, 2014, by Order G-127-14, the TES Guidelines were approved. On March 2, 2015 the BCUC issued Order G-27-15 approving revisions to the TES Guidelines;
C. 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, 45–46 and 59–61 of the UCA [Utilities Commission Act]. TES Providers are required to register Stream A TES prior to building or otherwise acquiring the Stream A TES;
D. The BCUC has reviewed the application and is satisfied that the Parc Elise TES meets the characteristics of a Stream A TES and is suitable for exemption from sections 44.1, 45 to 46 and 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (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. In accordance with the TES Guidelines the Parc Elise TES is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 to 46 and 59 to 61 of the UCA.
2. Vancouver Cambie Parc Holdings Inc. must file with the BCUC, an annual report for the Parc Elise TES in accordance with the Stream A Annual Report Guidelines as provided in Appendix B of the TES Guidelines.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 11th day of December 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
H. G. Harowitz
Commissioner