ORDER NUMBER
G-185-16
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of Rates and Agreements for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Fueling Service from the LNG Fueling Station located at
Vedder Transport Ltd. for Clark Reefer Lines Ltd.
BEFORE:
K. A. Keilty, Commissioner
on December 13, 2016
ORDER
WHEREAS
A. On November 30, 2016, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), for among other things, interim and permanent approval of the rates for service established in the fueling services agreement between FEI and Clark Reefer Lines Ltd. (Clark), effective November 30, 2016 (Application);
B. On November 29, 2016, FEI and Clark entered into a fueling services agreement which establishes the terms, conditions and rates for Clark to receive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueling service from the LNG station located at Vedder Transport Ltd. in Abbotsford, British Columbia; and
C. The Commission has reviewed and considered the Application and finds that permanent rates for LNG service between FEI and Clark should be approved.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:
1. The rates established in the fueling services agreement between FortisBC Energy Inc. and Clark Reefer Lines Ltd. are approved on a permanent basis, effective November 30, 2016.
2. FortisBC Energy Inc. is to file the fueling services agreement between FortisBC Energy Inc. and Clark Reefer Lines Ltd. in tariff supplement form for endorsement by the Commission within 30 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 13th day of December 2016.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
K. A. Keilty
Commissioner