Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473

and

An Application by FortisBC Alternative Energy Service Inc.

for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for the Telus Garden Thermal Energy System

and for Approval of the Rate Design and Rates to

Provide Thermal Energy Services to Customers at Telus Garden Development

BEFORE:                 D. M. Morton, Panel Chair/Commissioner                       November 20, 2012

O R D E R

WHEREAS:

A.       On October 19, 2012, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), by Order G-155-12, established a Written Hearing Process and Regulatory Timetable for the review of the Application from FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. (FAES) for the Telus Garden Development;

B.       On November 14, 2012, FAES requested, by letter to the Commission, to amend the Regulatory Timetable in order to accommodate other concurrent proceedings;

C.       In its letter, FAES states that it discussed the proposed timetable amendments with registered interveners ‑ the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association and Sierra Club of British Columbia (BCSEA) and the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (CEC) ‑ and both are agreeable to the proposed amendments.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders that the Regulatory Timetable for the Proceeding is amended as attached in Appendix A to this Order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this              21^st                day of November 2012.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                                Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                D.M. Morton

                                                                                                                                Panel Chair/Commissioner

Attachment

FortisBC Alternative Energy Service Inc.

An Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for the Telus Garden Thermal Energy System

and for Approval of the Rate Design and Rates

to Provide Thermal Energy Services to Customers at Telus Garden Development

AMENDED REGULATORY TIMETABLE