ORDER NUMBER
E-7-16
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Filing of a Storage Agreement between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Northwest Natural Gas Company
BEFORE:
D. M. Morton, Commissioner
D. J. Enns, Commissioner
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on April 21, 2016
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On April 14, 2016, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) for approval an executed copy of the renewed Mist Storage Agreement H between FEI and Northwest Natural Gas Company (Filing);
B. By Letter L-28-15 dated July 9, 2015, the Commission accepted the FEI 2015/16 Annual Contracting Plan;
C. FEI requests that the Filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
D. The Commission reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the gas storage agreement is consistent with the FEI 2015/16 Annual Contracting Plan and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts, the Commission accepts for filing the Mist Storage Agreement H between Northwest Natural Gas Company and FortisBC Energy Inc. The Commission will keep the Filing and associated documents confidential as requested by FortisBC Energy Inc. as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 21st day of April 2016.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner