the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
Access Gas Services Inc.
Special Application for One-Time Gas Marketer Licence Amendment
under the Customer Choice Program
BEFORE: L. F. Kelsey, Commissioner
C. A. Brown, Commissioner
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner July 16, 2015
K. A. Keilty, Commissioner
D. M. Morton, 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. On October 2, 2014, by Order A-8-14, the Commission issued a renewal Gas Marketer Licence to Access Gas for the period November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015, subject to certain conditions. Condition “g” of the Gas Marketer Licence prohibits Access Gas from engaging in gas marketing activities under the Customer Choice program on Vancouver Island and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler;
B. On May 14, 2015, Access Gas applied to the Commission for a special one-time licence amendment for the purpose of engaging in gas marketing activities under the Customer Choice program on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler for the period August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015, in accordance with the Special Application Requirements established by Order A-5-14. The Application for amendment of its Licence to Market Natural Gas (Application) included the payment of the $500 Application Fee, pursuant to Section 2 of the Special Application Requirements;
C. In the Application, Access Gas requests that the Commission hold the Application confidential on the basis that the contents are commercially sensitive; and
D. The Commission reviewed Access Gas’ Application and relying upon the information and representations made by Access Gas finds that approval of the amendment of the Gas Marketer Licence is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71.1(6) of the Utilities Commission Act, the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:
1. Condition “g” of the Gas Marketer Licence issued by Order A-8-14 to Access Gas Services Inc. (Access Gas), prohibiting Access Gas from engaging in gas marketing activities on Vancouver Island and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler, is removed from the Gas Marketer Licence for the period August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015.
2. The following condition will replace the above noted condition “g” on the Gas Marketer Licence for the period August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015:
“Access Gas must submit an updated list of the salespersons operating on its behalf on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler to the Commission by August 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and October 30, 2015. The list must include the information outlined in the Special Application Requirements Section 5 (salesperson information) for any salespersons not listed in the Application.”
3. The Access Gas Application will be held confidential on the basis that the contents are commercially sensitive.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 17th day of July 2015.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner
Attachment
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Licence No.: A-8-14 Amended by: Order A-6-15 |
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GAS MARKETER LICENCE
ACCESS GAS SERVICES INC.
is granted a licence for the purpose of providing advice to, or acting on behalf of, a low volume consumer (1) purchasing gas directly in the Province of British Columbia subject to the terms and conditions contained in Commission Order A-8-14 and amended by Commission Order A-6-15, which are set out in the reverse of the Licence.
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION
Original signed by:
__________________________________ D.M. Morton, Commissioner
(1) As described in the Rules for Gas Marketers |
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This Gas Marketer 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 must submit an updated list of all salespersons operating on its behalf on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and in the Resort Municipality of Whistler to the Commission by August 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and October 30, 2015. The list must include the information outlined in the Special Application Requirements Section 5 (salesperson information) for any salespersons not listed in the Application.
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