ORDER NUMBER
G-87-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.
Long-Term Resource Plan Extension Request Variance to Order G-283-21
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on March 25, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. By letter dated March 15, 2024, Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. (Creative Energy) requests that the filing date for the Long-Term Resource Plan (LTRP) related to British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Order G-283-21, be amended from March 31, 2024 to November 25, 2024, and that the dates for filing LTRP Status Reports related to BCUC Order G-283-21 be amended from semi-annually to March 18, 2024, June 28, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively (altogether, Application);
B. On January 13, 2021, Creative Energy filed its 2021 LTRP application pursuant to section 44.1 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), for acceptance by the BCUC;
C. On September 27, 2021, the BCUC issued Order G-283-21, rejecting Creative Energy’s 2021 LTRP application, and among other things, directs Creative Energy to file its next LTRP by March 31, 2024 and to file Status Reports on its progress towards completing the next LTRP every six months, starting on June 30, 2022; and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and considers that an amendment to the filing deadline of the LTRP and the LTRP Status Report filing dates, is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:
1. Directive 2 of Order G-283-21 and the directive on pages ii, 36, and 39 of the Decision accompanying Order G-283-21, is varied to read:
Pursuant to section 44.1(2) of the UCA, the Panel directs Creative Energy to file an LTRP no later than November 25, 2024.
2. The directive contained on pages 37 and 39 of the Decision accompanying Order G-283-21, is varied to read:
The Panel directs Creative Energy to file with the BCUC, status reports on its progress towards completing the next LTRP every six months until it files its next LTRP, starting on June 30, 2022, and for status reports 2, 3, and 4 to be filed on March 18, 2024, June 28, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively, including but not limited to:
• a list of activities undertaken;
• a description of progress made;
• a list of barriers or risks to the timely completion of the next LTRP;
• a description of the utility’s consultations with current and future customers on their future demand for steam service and for low-carbon steam service;
• a description of the utility’s evaluation of RNG; and
• a description of the utility’s evaluation of DSM opportunities.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25th day of March 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner