IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of Rates
and Contract for Liquefied Natural Gas Supply
from the Vedder Transport Ltd. LNG Fueling Station for Denwill Enterprises Inc.
BEFORE: K. A. Keilty, Panel Chair/Commissioner May 14, 2015
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. On February 7, 2014, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) for approval of FEI Tariff Supplement J-3, including the rate design and the rates established in the Permanent Refueling Agreement and subsequent Amending Agreements between Vedder Transport Ltd. (Vedder) and FEI on a permanent basis, effective January 1, 2013. On February 27, 2014, pursuant to Order G-22-14, the Commission approved the Vedder rates on a permanent basis;
B. On June 6, 2014, FEI and Denwill Enterprises Inc. (Denwill) executed a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Fueling Services Agreement whereby Denwill would be permitted to receive LNG from the Vedder fueling station (Denwill from Vedder Agreement);
C. On June 27, 2014, FEI applied for interim and permanent approval of the rates and contract for service established in the Denwill from Vedder Agreement, effective July 1, 2014 (Application);
D. On July 2, 2014, the Commission issued Order G-82-14, pursuant to sections 59-61 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act, approving rates established in the Denwill from Vedder Agreement for LNG fueling service from the Vedder fueling station on an interim basis, effective July 1, 2014;
E. On April 6, 2015, FEI and Denwill entered into an Amending Agreement to align the effective date of rate escalation with the rate escalation date applicable to the Vedder fueling station, which is January 1st of each year;
F. On May 8, 2015, FEI filed an updated Tariff Supplement J-12 to reflect the January 1st rate escalation date amendment to the Denwill from Vedder Agreement effective July 1, 2014; and
G. The Commission has reviewed and considered the Application and determines the interim rates should be approved as permanent.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59-61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission orders that the rates and contract for Liquefied Natural Gas Supply from the Vedder Transport Ltd. fueling station for Denwill Enterprises Inc. are approved on a permanent basis, effective July 1, 2014.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of May 2015.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
K. A. Keilty
Panel Chair/Commissioner