Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-219-25

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

TAB Utility Corp.

Partial Transfer of TES Ownership Interest

BEFORE:

A. K. Fung, KC, Commissioner

on September 8, 2025

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On July 16, 2025, TAB Utility Corp. filed an application (Application) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) seeking approval of a transfer of a reviewable interest pursuant to section 54(8) of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA);

B.      TAB Utility Corp. is the general partner of Tab Utility Limited Partnership, which together with its limited partners Shape Brentwood Limited Partnership and Brentwood Towncentre Investco Corp., owns the Thermal Energy System (TES) located at 4567 Lougheed Highway in Burnaby, British Columbia (Brentwood TES);

C.      By Order G-200-25 dated August 15, 2025, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for review of the Application, which included, among other things, a requirement for TAB Utility Corp. to provide public notice of the proceeding and to file certain supplemental information by August 26, 2025;

D.      By email dated August 27, 2025, TAB Utility Corp. indicated that due to an oversight, it had missed the BCUC’s order and associated deadlines; and

E.       The BCUC determines that an amended regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       An amended regulatory timetable is established, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       TAB Utility Corp. is directed to provide notice of the Application and a copy of this order, electronically where possible, by September 16, 2025, to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (HOOPP) and HOOPP Brentwood Investco Corp. (HOOPP Brentwood) and all customers served by the Brentwood TES.

3.       TAB Utility Corp. is directed to file with the BCUC by September 16, 2025, copies of any agreement(s) governing the transfer of the units in Tab Utility Limited Partnership from (i) Brentwood Towncentre Investco Corp. to HOOPP and (ii) from HOOPP to HOOPP Brentwood.

4.       TAB Utility Corp. is directed to provide written confirmation to the BCUC of its compliance with Directive 2 by September 18, 2025.

5.       In accordance with BCUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any party wishing to provide comments is invited to submit a Letter of Comment by the date established in the regulatory timetable. Letters of comment must be in the Letter of Comment Form available on the BCUC’s website at https://www.bcuc.com/Forms/LetterOfComment.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this       8^th       day of September 2025.

BY ORDER

Electronically signed by Anna Fung

A. K. Fung, KC

Commissioner

Attachment

TAB Utility Corp.

Partial Transfer of TES Ownership Interest