ORDER NUMBER
E-21-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Special Filing of Two Five-Year Baseload Gas Purchase
Agreements with Canbriam Energy Inc.
effective November 1, 2018
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
D. J. Enns, Commissioner
on August 23, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On August 8, 2018, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application for acceptance of two five-year baseload gas purchase agreements with Canbriam Energy Inc. (Canbriam) (Filing);
B. By Order G-130-06 dated October 26, 2006, the BCUC approved the Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts (Rules). Appendix A of Order G-130-06 contains the Rules, which are intended to facilitate the BCUC’s review of natural gas energy supply contracts, pursuant to section 71 of the UCA;
C. By Letter L-19-18 dated July 23, 2018, the BCUC accepted FEI’s 2018/19 Annual Contracting Plan (ACP);
D. FEI requested that the details of the Filing be kept confidential due to its commercially sensitive nature; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing in accordance with the criteria under section 71 of the UCA and requirements under the Rules and is satisfied that the Filing is consistent with the 2018/19 ACP and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the BCUC’s Rules, the BCUC accepts the five-year baseload gas purchase agreements between FEI and Canbriam. The BCUC will keep the information in the Filing confidential as requested by FEI, as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23rd day of August 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner