ORDER NUMBER
G-187-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc.
Stream A Registration of the Gold House – North Tower Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on August 8, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 29, 2019, FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. (FAES) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to register the Gold House – North Tower Stream A Thermal Energy System (Gold House – North Tower TES), in accordance with the BCUC Thermal Energy Systems Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. On August 28, 2014, the BCUC issued Order G-127-14 approving the TES Guidelines and on March 2, 2015, revisions to the TES Guidelines were approved by Order G-27-15;
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 to 46 and 59 to 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”; and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the application and is satisfied that the Gold House – North Tower 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 UCA.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 88(3) of the UCA and by the advance approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Order in Council 400), the BCUC orders as follows:
1. In accordance with the TES Guidelines, the Gold House – North Tower TES is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 to 46 and 59 to 61 of the UCA.
2. FAES must file with the BCUC an annual report for the Gold House – North Tower 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 8th day of August 2019.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner