291_2008 — Shore Power Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Utilities Commission Act;

s. 1 — shore service

shore service means service provided by the authority to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to enable it to provide port electricity;

s. 1 — port electricity

port electricity means electricity delivered by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to cruise ships docked at Canada Place wharf in Vancouver.

s. 2 — Purpose

This regulation is made for the purposes of section 58 (2.1) (a) of the Act.

s. 3 — Required rates

s. 3(1)

Subject to subsection (2), the commission must set a shore service rate that

s. 3(1)(a)

is designed to encourage operators of cruise ships docked at Canada Place wharf in Vancouver to use port electricity instead of on-board, diesel-generated electricity, and

s. 3(1)(b)

includes the condition that port electricity may be provided only at a price not exceeding the price for shore service.

s. 3(2)

In setting the rate for shore service, the commission must ensure that the rate allows the authority to collect sufficient revenue in each fiscal year to enable the authority to recover costs incurred as a result of providing the shore power service.