Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-7-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.

Registration of Extension to South Downtown Heating Thermal Energy System

BEFORE:

R. I. Mason, Panel Chair

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

on January 11, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On June 25, 2020, Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. (Creative Energy) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a Stream B Thermal Energy System (TES) System Extension Registration Form to extend its South Downtown Heating TES to provide heating and domestic hot water services to 889 Pacific Street, Vancouver (Application);

B.      By Order C-1-19, dated May 3, 2019, the BCUC granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to Creative Energy to operate and expand a TES that provides heat to Buildings 1 to 4, and domestic hot water to Buildings 1 and 2, of the Vancouver House Development located in the South Downtown area of Vancouver (South Downtown Heating TES);

C.      By Letter to Creative Energy dated August 31, 2020, the BCUC established a timetable for the issuance of BCUC staff questions on the Application with Creative Energy responses to follow;

D.      On September 28, 2020, Creative Energy filed responses to BCUC staff questions no. 1;

E.       By Order G-267-20, dated October 23, 2020, the BCUC established a public hearing process and regulatory timetable for review of the Application, which consisted of public notification, intervener registration, BCUC and intervener information requests (IRs), Creative Energy responses to BCUC and intervener IRs, and further process to be determined;

F.       On October 30, 2020, Creative Energy filed a consolidated information filing to support the review of the Application;

G.      On November 18, 2020, the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (CEC) registered as an intervener in the proceeding;

H.      On November 26, 2020, Creative Energy filed responses to BCUC IR No. 1, and on December 17, 2020, Creative Energy filed responses to intervener IR No. 1;

I.         The Panel has reviewed the evidence and considers the establishment of a further regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the regulatory timetable, as set out in Appendix A to this order, is established.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                11^th            day of January 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

R. I. Mason

Commissioner

Attachment

Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.

Registration of Extension to South Downtown Heating Thermal Energy System