ORDER NUMBER
G-20-26
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.
2026 Revenue Requirements for Core TES
BEFORE:
A. K. Fung, KC, Panel Chair
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
on February 9, 2026
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On December 15, 2025, Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. (Creative Energy) filed an application (Application) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to sections 58 to 60 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act, seeking approval of, among other matters, thermal energy service rates, effective January 1, 2026, for the thermal energy system comprising the steam distribution network serving Vancouver’s downtown and the hot water distribution networks serving Northeast False Creek and the Butterfly Development;
B. By Order G-5-26, dated January 16, 2026, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included, among other things, a deadline for parties to submit a request to intervene in accordance with the BCUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure;
C. By February 5, 2026, the following parties filed requests to intervene:
• Commercial Energy Consumers Association of BC (the CEC);
• Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC, Active Support Against Poverty, Disability Alliance BC, and Tenants Resource and Advisory Centre (COSCO); and
• Residential Consumer Intervener Association (RCIA); and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the requests to intervene and makes the following determination.
NOW THEREFORE, the BCUC orders that the following parties are accepted as interveners: the CEC, COSCO, and RCIA.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 9th day of February 2026.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Anna Fung
A. K. Fung, KC
Commissioner