Orders

ORDER NUMBER

F-13-17

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc.

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for the Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility

BEFORE:

D. A. Cote, Panel Chair/Commissioner

D. J. Enns, Commissioner

W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

on September 27, 2017

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On February 28, 2017, Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. (Corix) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) to construct and operate the next stage of the development of its UniverCity Neighbourhood Utility Service (NUS) and to extend service to the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Campus. The expanded system will be named the Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility (DEU). In its application, Corix requested approval of:

                    i.            A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) pursuant to section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) authorizing the construction and operation by Corix of the biomass central energy plant and the associated facilities (Project Facilities); and

                  ii.            Approval pursuant to sections 60 and 61 of the UCA of the Amended and Restated Thermal Energy Services Agreement , dated as of January 27, 2017, between Corix and SFU including the cost of service, cost allocation and rate design principles set out in Schedule 1 (Cost of Service Parameters) and Schedule 2 (Cost Allocation and Rate Design Principles) (Application);

B.      By Order G-40-17 dated March 20, 2017, the Commission issued a regulatory timetable establishing a written hearing process for the review of the application including two rounds information requests and written final arguments; 

C.      On September 15, 2017, the Commission issued Order C-5-17 with accompanying reason for decision approving the CPCN;

D.      The following participants filed Participant Assistance/Cost Award (PACA) applications with the Commission with respect to their participation in the Corix Burnaby Mountain DEU CPCN proceeding:

E.       By letter dated September 12, 2017, Corix provided its comments on the PACA applications, stating; “Corix has reviewed the  PACA application materials included with the Commission’s letter along with materials filed by both organizations as part of their intervention in the Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility CPCN process and we are not opposed to the PACA funding requests from those organizations;” and

F.       The Commission has reviewed the PACA applications in accordance with the criteria and rates set out in the PACA Guidelines attached to Commission Order G-97-17, and concludes that the cost award warrants approval.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 118(1) of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission orders as follows:

1.       Funding is awarded to the following interveners in the listed amounts for their participation in the Corix Burnaby Mountain DEU CPCN proceeding:

2.       Corix is directed to reimburse the above-noted participants for the awarded amount in a timely manner.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this         27^th         day of September 2017.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. A. Cote

Commissioner