IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
an Application by FortisBC Energy Inc.
for Approval of Rates and Contract for Liquefied Natural Gas Supply from the
Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. LNG Fueling Station for Denwill Enterprises Inc.
BEFORE: K. A. Keilty, Panel Chair/Commissioner April 14, 2015
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. On December 13, 2013, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) and Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. (Arrow) entered into a Mobile Re-Fueling Equipment Agreement (Arrow Agreement) that established terms and conditions for FEI's provision of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueling service to Arrow from a fueling station on Arrow’s premises (Arrow Fueling Station);
B. On February 17, 2014, FEI and Denwill Enterprises Inc. (Denwill) executed an LNG Fueling Services Agreement whereby Denwill would be permitted to receive LNG from the Arrow Fueling Station (Denwill from Arrow Agreement);
C. On March 26, 2014, FEI applied, for interim and permanent approval of the rates and contract for service established in the Denwill from Arrow Agreement, effective February 17, 2014 (Application);
D. On April 15, 2014, the Commission issued Order G-55-14, pursuant to sections 59–61 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act, approving the rates and contract for LNG Supply from the Arrow Fueling Station for Denwill on an interim basis, effective February 17, 2014;
E. On May 21, 2014, the Commission issued Information Request (IR) No. 1 to FEI and received the responses from FEI on June 11, 2014. On July 2, 2014, the Commission issued IR 2 to FEI and FEI filed its responses on July 21, 2014. On August 21, 2014, the Commission issued IR 3 to FEI and FEI filed its responses on September 4, 2014;
F. On March 6, 2015, FEI filed responses to the BCUC IR 1 in the Vedder from Arrow LNG application which included a commitment to file an amendment to the Denwill from Arrow Agreement to reflect that future annual rates will be adjusted on March 1 of each year, which is the corrected in-service date for the Arrow fueling station; and
G. The Commission has reviewed and considered the Application and information requests and responses and determines that interim rates should be approved as permanent.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59–61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission orders as follows:
1. The rates and contract for Liquefied Natural Gas Supply from the Arrow Fueling station for Denwill are approved on a permanent basis, effective February 17, 2014.
2. FortisBC Energy Inc. is to file the amended Denwill from Arrow Agreement in tariff supplement form on a timely basis for endorsement by the Commission.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of April, 2015.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
K. A. Keilty
Panel Chair/Commissioner