ORDER NUMBER
G-272-21
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Oakridge Energy LP/GP Inc.
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a District Energy System
BEFORE:
R. I. Mason, Panel Chair
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
on September 16, 2021
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On June 1, 2021, Oakridge Energy LP/GP Inc. (Oakridge Energy) submitted an application to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct and operate a District Energy System (DES) for the provision of thermal energy service to the Oakridge Centre Redevelopment project in Vancouver, B.C. (Application);
B. Oakridge Energy is a Limited Partnership of entities within the Corix Group of Companies and the Creative Energy group, established to meet the thermal energy needs of the Oakridge Centre Redevelopment project;
C. The proposed DES has been designed as a low-carbon energy system that provides thermal energy through a combination of multiple heating and cooling energy sources, including a closed loop Geo-Exchange field, a waste heat recovery system, electric boilers, electric chillers, and natural gas boilers;
D. By Order G-194-21 dated June 24, 2021, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included Oakridge Energy filing of further information, public notification, intervener registration, one round of BCUC and intervener information requests (IRs) and further process to be determined;
E. By Order G-206-21 dated July 7, 2021, the BCUC amended the regulatory timetable in response to a request from Oakridge Energy to allow additional time for the filing of further information;
F. On August 5, 2021, the BC Sustainable Energy Association registered as an intervener in the proceeding;
G. By letter dated September 15, 2021, Oakridge Energy requested an extension to file BCUC and intervener IR responses from September 16, 2021 to September 30, 2021 (Extension Request); and
H. The Panel has reviewed the Extension Request and determines that an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC amends the regulatory timetable established by Order G-206-21. The amended regulatory timetable is attached as Appendix A to this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 16th day of September 2021.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
R. I. Mason
Commissioner
Attachment
Oakridge Energy LP/GP Inc.
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a District Energy System
REGULATORY TIMETABLE
|
Action |
Date (2021) |
|
Oakridge Energy responses to BCUC and Intervener IRs No. 1 |
Thursday, September 30 |
|
Further Process |
To be determined |