Regulatory Affairs

Submissions to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC)

Application for Approvals relating to Restructuring and Business Combination Transactions

• Application
• BCUC Notice of Application
• BCUC Order G-369-22
• Regulatory Proceeding Webpage 

2015 Rate Application for Phase 1 of the UBC NDES

• Regulatory Proceeding Webpage
• Final Order G-84-15, dated May 25, 2015

2014 CPCN Application for Phase 1 of the UBC NDES

• Regulatory Proceeding Webpage
• Decision and Order C-11-4, dated December 12, 2014 
• Final Order C-2-15, dated March 10, 2015

Tariff

View and download the current UBC NDES Tariff.

NDES at UBC Applications

• Energy Services Agreement
• Filing of Energy Services Agreement and Related Documents
• Filing of Infrastructure Agreement
• Support and Indemnity Agreement Filing
• Assignment and Assumption Agreement
• BCUC Order G-125-14
• Corix CPCN Application
• Appendix 1 - West TEC Site Plan
• Appendix 1 - East TEC Site Plan
• Appendix 1 - Phase 1 Service Plan
• Appendix 1 - Phases 1 to 2 Service Plan
• Appendix 2 - Compass Business Case Report
• Appendix 2 - Stantec Pre-Feasibility Study
• Appendix 3 - First Public Consultation Boards
• Appendix 3 - First Public Open House Feedback Form
• Appendix 3 - Second Public Consultation Board
• Appendix 3 - Second Public Open House Feedback Form
• Appendix 4 - First Public Consultation Summary Report
• Appendix 4 - Second Public Consultation Summary Report
• Appendix 5 - Presentation to UNA
• Appendix 6 - Process Schematic ETS
• Appendix 7 - FVB Design Guide for Compatibility
• Appendix 8 - 2014-2015 Project Schedule
• Appendix 9 - UBC-TRIUMF LOI Executed
• Appendix 9 - UBC-TRIUMF LOI Extension

• Appendix 10 - Infrastructure Agreement

About Rates & Tariffs

Rates charged by Corix are subject to review and approval by the BCUC using the same rate setting principles used for BC Hydro and Fortis BC rates.

NDES rates are inclusive of the majority of the costs associated with thermal energy delivery. Buildings connected to the NDES only pay for energy used and the pumping energy required to move it through a building. The end user is not responsible for paying fees associated with ongoing operations and maintenance of boiler equipment and hot water tanks, and does not have to pay into a contingency reserve fund for the eventual replacement of this equipment.

The following charts illustrate Corix’s 10-year district energy rate for the NDES at UBC compared to BC electricity rates, according to BC Hydro’s Revenue Requirements Rate Application for 2015 and 2016.

Corix Revenue Requirements – 10 Years

BC Hydro Revenue Requirements – 10 Years

How Rates Are Calculated

All thermal energy is bulk metered by Corix through revenue grade meters and billed monthly to stratas as a lump sum. Corix does not divide the bill between each strata lot user. All buildings connected to the NDES are billed according to two distinct tariffs.

1. Fixed Component
   This component is based on the Gross Floor Area (GFA) of each individual building. It is represented on your actual bill by a $/m² (or $/ft²) charge. This charge covers off all of the “controllable” costs incurred by the utility in providing the service i.e. – operations and maintenance, the utilities return on investment, financing costs for infrastructure, etc. This charge is the same every month.
2. Variable Component
   This component is based on the amount of thermal energy used by a building in any particular month. It is represented on your bill by a $/kWh (or $/MWh) charge. This charge is based on the “uncontrollable” costs incurred by the utility in providing service i.e. – Natural Gas and Electricity.

For greater detail on rates and tariffs, please view or download the UBC NDES Tariff.