ORDER NUMBER
G-61-17
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of Rates for Constructing and Operating a Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station under the Province’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation for
Nanaimo Cold Storage and Trucking Ltd., the City of Nanaimo, and Coldstar Solutions Inc. at
Mid Island Consumer Services Co-operative
BEFORE:
K. A. Keilty, Commissioner
on May 1, 2017
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On February 3, 2017, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), for permanent approval of the rates established in the fueling services agreement between FEI and Coldstar Solutions Inc. (Coldstar), effective November 7, 2016 (Application);
B. On June 29, 2016, Commission Orders G-99-16 and G-100-16 approved, on an interim basis, the rate design and rates for the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Cold Storage and Trucking Ltd. to receive compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling service from the Mid Island Consumer Services Co-operative Fueling Station (Mid Island Fueling Station) effective on August 1, 2016;
C. On November 4, 2016, FEI and Coldstar entered into a fueling services agreement which establishes the terms, conditions and rates for Coldstar to receive CNG fueling service from the Mid Island Fueling Station;
D. On November 7, 2016, FEI applied to the Commission, pursuant to sections 59 to 61 and 89 of the UCA, for approval of the interim rates for Coldstar to receive CNG fueling service from the Mid Island Fueling Station, effective November 7, 2106;
E. On November 16, 2016, Order G-166-16 approved the rates established in the proposed fueling services agreement and amending agreement between FEI and Coldstar on an interim basis, effective on November 7, 2016. The order also directed FEI to file an application seeking permanent rates, effective on November 7, 2016, upon the determination of the actual capital expenditures for the Mid Island Fueling Station; and
F. The Commission reviewed the Application and determines permanent rates 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 and amending agreement between FortisBC Energy Inc. and Coldstar Solutions Inc. are approved on a permanent basis, effective on November 7, 2016.
2. FortisBC Energy Inc. is to file the fueling services agreement between FortisBC Energy Inc. and Coldstar Solutions Inc. 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 2nd day of May 2017.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
K. A. Keilty
Commissioner