Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-193-20

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc.

Application to Amend the Variable Energy Charge for Dockside Green Energy

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

on July 17, 2020

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On April 20, 2020, Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. (Corix) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) seeking approval to establish a new Variable Energy Charge Rate Setting Mechanism, to reduce the existing Variable Energy Charge for Dockside Green Energy (DGE), and to amend the DGE tariff sheet to reflect the proposed changes (Application);

B.      By Order G-248-19 dated October 16, 2019, the BCUC approved, among other things, Corix’s proposal to establish an Energy Cost Reconciliation Account (ECRA) to record variances between the actual energy costs and the revenue collected through the Variable Energy Charge, with the balance to be amortized over a one‑year period;

C.      In the Application, Corix proposes to establish a two parameter Variable Energy Charge Rate Setting Mechanism, comprised of a ± 5 percent trigger ratio plus a minimum rate change threshold of ± $0.011 per kWh, and to decrease the Variable Energy Charge by $0.013 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from the current Variable Energy Charge of $0.055 per kWh to $0.042 per kWh, effective May 1, 2020;

D.      By Order G-101-20 dated April 30, 2020, the BCUC approved the proposed decrease to the Variable Energy Charge effective May 1, 2020 on an interim and refundable basis and established a written hearing process for review of the application. The timetable included intervener registration, one round of BCUC and intervener Information Requests (IRs) and further process to be determined;

E.       On May 19, 2020, British Columbia Old Age Pensioners’ Organization et al. registered as interveners in the proceeding;

F.       By Order G-163-20 dated June 19, 2020, the BCUC established a further regulatory timetable for review of the application, consisting of a second round of BCUC and intervener IRs and written final arguments;

G.     On July 16, 2020, Corix filed a letter with the BCUC requesting an extension to the deadline to file responses to IR No. 2 from July 23, 2020, as established by Order G-163-20, to July 31, 2020 (IR Extension Request);

H.      The BCUC has reviewed the IR Extension Request and all submissions to date and considers an amended regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                    17th              day of July 2020.

BY ORDER

Original Signed By:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc.

Application to Amend the Variable Energy Charge for Dockside Green Energy