IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
An Application by FortisBC Energy Inc.
to Amend Rate Schedule 1B Residential Biomethane Service
BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner
N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner December 1, 2011
R.D. Revel, Commissioner
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) Order G-194-10, dated December 14, 2010, approved Rate Schedule 1B – Residential Biomethane Service and amendments to FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) General Terms and Conditions for a blended biomethane product available to residential customers;
B. The presentation of a blended biomethane rate on the customer bill rather than separate components was necessary to accommodate the limitations of the existing customer information system;
C. Commission Order C-1-10 granted FEI a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the FEI Customer Care Enhancement Project, which includes the implementation of a new customer information system (New CIS) to be effective January 1, 2012;
D. The New CIS will support the separate presentation of the Cost of Gas and the Cost of Biomethane on the residential biomethane customer bill;
E. On November 18, 2011, FEI applied to the Commission for approval to amend Rate Schedule 1B – Residential Biomethane Service to remove the blended biomethane rate (the Application); and
F. The proposed amendment does not change the blended biomethane product to be offered nor the total dollar amount charged to customers.
NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves a new Table of Charges for FEI’s Rate Schedule 1B – Residential Biomethane Service pursuant to the Application.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this First day of December 2011.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
L.F. Kelsey
Commissioner