ORDER NUMBER
E-18-17
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Section 71 Filing of a Mist Storage Agreement D between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Northwest Natural Gas Company
BEFORE:
R.D. Revel, Commissioner
B.A. Magnan, Commissioner
D.J. Enns, Commissioner
on October 19, 2017
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On September 29, 2017, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) an executed copy of the renewed Mist Storage Agreement D (Agreement) negotiated between FEI and Northwest Natural Gas Company for the period May 31, 2018 to May 31, 2024 (Filing);
B. On June 28, 2017, the Commission accepted the FEI 2017/18 Annual Gas Contracting Plan (Annual Contracting Plan) through Letter L-15-17;
C. FEI requests that the details of the Filing be kept confidential due to the commercially sensitive nature of the Agreement; and
D. The Commission has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the Agreement is consistent with the Annual Contracting Plan and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the Commission’s Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts, the Commission accepts the Mist Storage Agreement D between FortisBC Energy Inc. and Northwest Natural Gas Company for filing. The Commission will keep the filing confidential as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of October 2017.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
R.D. Revel
Commissioner