Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473

and

Access Gas Services Inc.

Application for Renewal of its Gas Marketer Licence

under the Customer Choice Program

BEFORE:               L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner

                                C.A. Brown, Commissioner

                                H.G. Harowitz, Commissioner                                        October 2, 2014

                                K.A. Keilty, Commissioner

                                B.A. Magnan, Commissioner

                                D.M. Morton, Commissioner

                                C. van Wermeskerken, Commissioner

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      On August 29, 2014, Access Gas Services Inc. (Access Gas), applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) for renewal of its Gas Marketer Licence for the period November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015.  The Application for renewal of its Licence to Market Natural Gas (Application) included the payment of the $1,000 Application Fee and a $250,000 proof of security, pursuant to Sections 2 and 4 respectively of the Licence Requirements;

B.      In the Application, Access Gas requests that the Commission hold the Application confidential on the basis that the contents are commercially sensitive; and

C.      The Commission reviewed Access Gas’ Application and relying upon the information and representations made by Access Gas finds that renewal of its Gas Marketer Licence, subject to certain conditions, is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71.1(6) of the Utilities Commission Act, the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:

1.       A Gas Marketer Licence is issued to Access Gas Services Inc. for the period of November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015.

2.       Access Gas’ Application will be held confidential, as requested by Access Gas.

3.    This licence is subject to the following conditions:

a.       Access Gas must carry out the undertakings as provided in its Application for a Gas Marketer Licence and as set out in the Rules for Gas Marketers established by Order A-12-13.

b.       Access Gas must comply with the Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers and Rate Schedule 36 of FortisBC Energy Inc.  Access Gas shall ensure that its employees, salespersons or other representatives of its products and services comply with the standards required of a Gas Marketer as set out in the Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers and Access Gas shall be responsible for any non-compliance of its employees, salespersons or other representatives of its products and services.

c.       Access Gas must maintain a $250,000 performance security in full force and effect for the duration of the Licence.

d.       Access Gas must file with the Commission, pursuant to item 10.0 of the Rules for Gas Marketers, the following information:

i.         The most recent version of the documents submitted to satisfy Section 7, Financial Qualifications, of the Licence Requirements; and

ii.       The most recent version of the documents submitted under Sections (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) of the Licence Requirements for the Commission’s comment and approval, as necessary, prior to commercial distribution and/or use.

e.       The Commission may, at any time and without prior notice to Access Gas, amend or impose new terms and conditions on, suspend, or cancel the Gas Marketer Licence for reasons the Commission, in its sole discretion, considers sufficient.

f.        The Gas Marketer Licence and all copies of it shall remain the property of the Commission.  Access Gas will return these documents forthwith upon written request from the Commission.

g.       Access Gas is prohibited from engaging in gas marketing activities under the Customer Choice program on Vancouver Island and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this         2^nd          day of October 2014.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                D.M. Morton

                                                                                                                                Commissioner

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