Renewable Facility Area (Proposed)

The Renewable Facility Area - Proposed (EPM_RFA_AREA_PY) is the land area associated with renewable facility applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS).

Renewable Facility Areas are polygon features defining the spatial extent of New, Permissioned, Additional or Replacement land required for renewable energy development activities within an application. This dataset contains polygon features for applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS) and supports application review and decision-making.

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

 

Object ID

 

Unique row value assigned by databaseSHAPE

 

Geometry (Polygon)

 

 RFA_NUM

Renewable Facility Activity Number

Text

9

Unique business identifier for a Renewable Facility Application.LAND_AREA_NUMBER

Land Area Number

Long

10

Nine-digit identifier representing all land for a particular activity.APPLICATION_NUMBER

Application Number

Long

10

System-generated nine-digit number assigned to the application for all activities and land being applied for within an application.APPLICATION_TYPE

Application Type

Text

40

Type of application submitted by the applicant to the Regulator’s Automated Management System, e.g., New OGAA, Amendment, New CER related.APPLICATION_STATUS

Application Status

Text

40

Status of the application prior to Approval (In Review, In Revision, Submitted, Approved)AREA_TYPE

Area Type

Text

40

This is the area type that is represented. E.g., New Land, Permissioned, Replacement.APPLICATION_SUBMITTED_DATE

Application Submitted Date

Date

0

Date the application is submitted to the Regulator by the applicantREVISION_NUMBER

Revision Number

Short

5

Number of times the application has been altered prior to approvalAPPLICATION_DETERMINATION_NUM

Application Determination Number

Text

9

Upon decision, all activities permissioned will be referenced under an application determination numberPROPONENT

Proponent

Text

60

Organization name of the applicantAUTHORITY_TYPE

Authority Type

Text

4

Type of authorization issued by the Regulator. Authorizations are issued either under the Oil and Gas Activities Act (OGAA) / Energy Resources Activities Act 

 (ERAA) or the National Energy Board (NEB) / Canada Energy Regulator (CER), e.g., OGAA, Canada Energy Regulator (CER), Energy Resources Activities Act (ERAA).

SECTOR_TYPE_CODE

Sector Type Code

Text

4

Energy Sector Type Code (OGAS,

HGAM, GEOT, WIND, SOLR)

SECTOR_TYPE_DESC

Sector Description

Text

60

Energy Sector Code Description (Oil & Gas, Hydrogen, Ammonia or Methanol, Geothermal, Wind, Solar)LAND_TYPE

Land Type

Text

4

Value indicating whether the oil and gas application is on Private or Crown land

 

ARCH_PERMIT_NUMBER

Archaeology Permit Number

Text

30

Permit number required to conduct archaeological work under section 14 of the Heritage Conservation Act.

 

ARCH_REQUIREMENT_CODE

Archaeology Requirement Code

Text

20

Legislative requirement for the archaeological work being undertaken.ARCH_SITE_IDENTIFIED

Archaeology Site Identified (Y/N)

Text

10

Indicator to identify whether an archaeology site was found during the execution of the impact assessment. DATA_SOURCE

Data Source

Text

5

Spatial data capture method used to collect the spatial application data submitted to the Regulator, E.g., GPS-Differential (GPSD), GPS-Non-Differential (GPSND), Ortho Photography (ORTHO), Coordinate Geometry with Control (CGWC), Source Not Known (SNK).SHAPE.AREA

SHAPE.AREA

Double

 

System calculated area of a two-dimensional polygon in square metersSHAPE.LEN

SHAPE.LEN

Double

 

System calculated length or perimeter of a geometry in meters

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  Nightly  

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title
Title for the Dataset.
Renewable Facility Area (Proposed)
Description
A description of the dataset.

The Renewable Facility Area - Proposed (EPM_RFA_AREA_PY) is the land area associated with renewable facility applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS).

Renewable Facility Areas are polygon features defining the spatial extent of New, Permissioned, Additional or Replacement land required for renewable energy development activities within an application. This dataset contains polygon features for applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS) and supports application review and decision-making.

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

 

Object ID

 

Unique row value assigned by databaseSHAPE

 

Geometry (Polygon)

 

 RFA_NUM

Renewable Facility Activity Number

Text

9

Unique business identifier for a Renewable Facility Application.LAND_AREA_NUMBER

Land Area Number

Long

10

Nine-digit identifier representing all land for a particular activity.APPLICATION_NUMBER

Application Number

Long

10

System-generated nine-digit number assigned to the application for all activities and land being applied for within an application.APPLICATION_TYPE

Application Type

Text

40

Type of application submitted by the applicant to the Regulator’s Automated Management System, e.g., New OGAA, Amendment, New CER related.APPLICATION_STATUS

Application Status

Text

40

Status of the application prior to Approval (In Review, In Revision, Submitted, Approved)AREA_TYPE

Area Type

Text

40

This is the area type that is represented. E.g., New Land, Permissioned, Replacement.APPLICATION_SUBMITTED_DATE

Application Submitted Date

Date

0

Date the application is submitted to the Regulator by the applicantREVISION_NUMBER

Revision Number

Short

5

Number of times the application has been altered prior to approvalAPPLICATION_DETERMINATION_NUM

Application Determination Number

Text

9

Upon decision, all activities permissioned will be referenced under an application determination numberPROPONENT

Proponent

Text

60

Organization name of the applicantAUTHORITY_TYPE

Authority Type

Text

4

Type of authorization issued by the Regulator. Authorizations are issued either under the Oil and Gas Activities Act (OGAA) / Energy Resources Activities Act 

 (ERAA) or the National Energy Board (NEB) / Canada Energy Regulator (CER), e.g., OGAA, Canada Energy Regulator (CER), Energy Resources Activities Act (ERAA).

SECTOR_TYPE_CODE

Sector Type Code

Text

4

Energy Sector Type Code (OGAS,

HGAM, GEOT, WIND, SOLR)

SECTOR_TYPE_DESC

Sector Description

Text

60

Energy Sector Code Description (Oil & Gas, Hydrogen, Ammonia or Methanol, Geothermal, Wind, Solar)LAND_TYPE

Land Type

Text

4

Value indicating whether the oil and gas application is on Private or Crown land

 

ARCH_PERMIT_NUMBER

Archaeology Permit Number

Text

30

Permit number required to conduct archaeological work under section 14 of the Heritage Conservation Act.

 

ARCH_REQUIREMENT_CODE

Archaeology Requirement Code

Text

20

Legislative requirement for the archaeological work being undertaken.ARCH_SITE_IDENTIFIED

Archaeology Site Identified (Y/N)

Text

10

Indicator to identify whether an archaeology site was found during the execution of the impact assessment. DATA_SOURCE

Data Source

Text

5

Spatial data capture method used to collect the spatial application data submitted to the Regulator, E.g., GPS-Differential (GPSD), GPS-Non-Differential (GPSND), Ortho Photography (ORTHO), Coordinate Geometry with Control (CGWC), Source Not Known (SNK).SHAPE.AREA

SHAPE.AREA

Double

 

System calculated area of a two-dimensional polygon in square metersSHAPE.LEN

SHAPE.LEN

Double

 

System calculated length or perimeter of a geometry in meters

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  Nightly  
Tags / Keywords
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
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Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
0.08
Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
c00d25ac39344e72ab2517937afdb995
Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
2025-12-12
Time Period Data Span (start date)
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
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Field Value
Access category
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public
License
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This data is for representation purposes only. The BC Energy Regulator provides this data "as is" with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user. It carries no guarantee of any kind, express or implied.Please review the BCER Open Data License for complete details.
Limits on use
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Location
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/c00d25ac39344e72ab2517937afdb995
Data Service
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
BC_Energy_Regulator
Contact Point
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BC Energy Regulator
Contact Point Email
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Publisher
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BC Energy Regulator
Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
Author
Author of the dataset.
BC_Energy_Regulator
Author Email
Email of the author.
Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
2026-02-09
Field Value
Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
c00d25ac39344e72ab2517937afdb995
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
English
Link to dataset description
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/c00d25ac39344e72ab2517937afdb995
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Contains data about individuals
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
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Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
Portal Type
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Field Value
Version
Version of the datatset
None
Source
Source of the dataset.
None
Version notes
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Is version of another dataset
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Other versions
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Provenance Text
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BC Energy Regulator
Provenance URL
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Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
Field Value
Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
Field Value
Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
0
Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
43
Number of data cells
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0
Number of data relations
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Number of entities
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Number of data properties
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Data quality
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