Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-171-20

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc.

Application for Corporate Cost Allocation Methodology

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

C. Brewer, Commissioner

M. Kresivo, Commissioner

on June 25, 2020

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On June 5, 2020, pursuant to sections 59 to 60 of Utilities Commission Act (UCA), Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. (Corix) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) seeking approval for a methodology for allocating corporate costs to its utility operations; the creation of a deferral account to capture the costs associated with the regulatory review of this application; and the subsequent allocation of the deferred costs to individual deferral accounts created for each of the utilities by using the Composite Allocator described in the Application (Application);

B.      Corix owns and operates eight utilities regulated by the BCUC, which includes: 3 Stream B district energy utilities (as defined by the BCUC Thermal Energy Systems Framework Guidelines), 2 electricity distribution utilities, 2 natural gas distribution utilities and 1 propane distribution utility;

C.      The eight utilities for which Corix is seeking approval in the Application include:

                                 i.            Dockside Green Energy Utility

                               ii.            Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility

                              iii.            Neighbourhood District Energy System at the University of British Columbia

                             iv.            Sun Rivers Gas

                               v.            Sun Rivers Electric

                             vi.            Sonoma Pines Gas

                            vii.            Sonoma Pines Electric

                          viii.            Panorama Propane;

D.      The BCUC has determined a written comment process is warranted for the review of the Application.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       A public written comment process is established in accordance with the Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this order.

2.       Corix must provide notice of the Application and a copy of this order, electronically where possible, to all customers by July 2, 2020.

3.       In accordance with the BCUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, parties who wish to participate as interveners in the proceeding are to register with the BCUC by completing a Request to Intervene form, found on the BCUC website, by the date established in the Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                  25th               day of June 2020.

BY ORDER

Original Signed By:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc.

Application for Corporate Cost Allocation Methodology