IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Inc.
Report on Market Purchases for the Second Quarter of 2011
BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner
C.A. Brown, Commissioner November 3, 2011
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. On August 31, 2011, FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) filed the Report on Market Purchases for the Second Quarter of 2011 (QMPSR-2011_Q2) pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (Act) and British Columbia Utilities Commission (the Commission) Order E-8-11;
B. On October 26, 2011, FortisBC filed, in accordance with Order E-8-11, a clarification of its proposed market purchase strategy contained in its 2012 Resource Plan as well as minor revisions to the QMPSR-2011_Q2;
C. The Commission has considered the market purchases described in the QMPSR-2011_Q2 and has determined that they are in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission orders as follows:
1. The Commission accepts the market purchases as described in the QMPSR-2011_Q2.
2. FortisBC will continue to file a report, on a quarterly basis, on its energy supply contracts of less than a month in duration, following the proposed Quarterly Market Purchase Summary Report format until the review of the Commission’s Rules for Energy Supply Contracts has been completed.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3rd day of November 2011.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
C.A. Brown
Commissioner