ORDER NUMBER
G-8-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc.
Stream A Registration of the International Trade Centre Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
H. G. Harowitz, Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on January 15, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On November 29, 2018, FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to register the International Trade Centre Stream A Thermal Energy System (International Trade Centre TES), in accordance with the BCUC Thermal Energy Systems Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. By Order G-127-14 dated August 28, 2014, 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 International Trade Centre 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 International Trade Centre TES is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 to 46 and 59 to 61 of the UCA.
2. FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. must file with the BCUC, an annual report for the International Trade Centre 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 15th day of January 2019.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
H. G. Harowitz
Commissioner