LETTER L-5-16
Via Email
jkennedy@png.ca March 10, 2016
Ms. Janet P. Kennedy
Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs & Gas Supply
Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
1185 West Georgia Street
Suite 950
Vancouver, BC V6E 4E6
Dear Ms. Kennedy:
Re: Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
First Quarter 2016 Report on Gas Supply Costs for
Fort St. John/Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge Service Areas
On March 2, 2016, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. [PNG (N.E.)] filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) its First Quarter 2016 Report on gas supply costs and Gas Cost Variance Account (GCVA) balances, which contained information for its Fort St. John/Dawson Creek (FSJ/DC) and Tumbler Ridge (TR) service areas (Report).
The Commission, by Letters L-5-01 and L-40-11, set out a guideline trigger mechanism and rate change methodology (Guidelines) that have generally been adopted by natural gas and propane utilities including PNG (N.E.).
The Commission notes that Order G-198-15 established the current gas commodity rates, GCVA commodity rate rider, and Company Use GCVA gas cost rates and rate rider for both FSJ/DC and TR.
The Commission reviewed the Report taking into account the Guidelines and accepts PNG (N.E.)’s recommendations that no changes to the gas commodity rates and gas cost rate riders are required for FSJ/DC and TR. The rates established under the above noted order will remain unchanged effective April 1, 2016.
Yours truly,
Original signed by:
Laurel Ross
ES/cms
cc: Mr. Verlon G. Otto, CA
Manager, Regulatory Affairs & Special Projects
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.