September 13, 2018
Sent via email Letter L-23-18
Ms. Diane Roy
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
FortisBC Energy Inc.
16705 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC V4N 0E8
gas.regulatory.affairs@fortisbc.com
Re: FortisBC Energy Inc. – Mainland, Vancouver Island, and Whistler Service Areas – 2018 Third Quarter Gas Cost Report
Dear Ms. Roy:
On September 5, 2018, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed its 2018 Third Quarter Gas Cost Report for the Mainland, Vancouver Island, and Whistler service areas (Report) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), which includes details regarding the Commodity Cost Reconciliation Account and the related Commodity Cost Recovery Charge.
The BCUC notes that the Commodity Cost Recovery Charge for the Mainland, Vancouver Island, and
Whistler service areas was last changed effective January 1, 2018, when it was decreased by $0.501 per
gigajoule from $2.050 per gigajoule to $1.549 per gigajoule via Order G-173-17.
The BCUC reviewed the Report within the context of the quarterly gas costs review and rate setting mechanism guidelines pursuant to Letters L-5-01, L-40-11 and L-15-16. The BCUC acknowledges receipt of the Report and accepts FEI's recommendation that the Commodity Cost Recovery Charge for the Mainland,
Vancouver Island, and Whistler service areas remain unchanged at $1.549 per gigajoule effective October 1, 2018.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Patrick Wruck
Commission Secretary
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