Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-267-25

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

River District Energy Limited Partnership

2026 to 2028 Revenue Requirements and Rates

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair

W. E. Royle, Commissioner

on November 13, 2025

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On September 2, 2025, River District Energy Limited Partnership (RDELP) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, seeking approval of its revenue requirement and to increase both the capacity charge and the thermal energy charge by 10 percent each year for the calendar years 2026, 2027 and 2028 (Test Period), effective January 1 of each year, among other matters (Application);

B.      By Order G-229-25 dated September 19, 2025, the BCUC established the regulatory timetable for the review of the Application which included, among other things, intervener registration, one round of information requests (IRs), submission of letters of comment, and final and reply arguments;

C.      On October 28, 2025, RDELP filed its responses to IR No. 1;

D.      On October 29, 2025, RDELP filed a request to extend the deadline for filing its final argument from Friday, November 21 to Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (Extension Request) due to limited resources, and requested adjusting the subsequent stages of the regulatory timetable accordingly; and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the evidentiary record, including the Extension Request, and considers that the following determinations are warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       The regulatory timetable is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       The scope of IR No. 2 is limited to matters arising from RDELP’s responses to IR No. 1.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      13^th      day of November 2025.

BY ORDER

Electronically signed by Bernard Magnan

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment

River District Energy Limited Partnership

2026 to 2028 Revenue Requirements and Rates