ORDER NUMBER
G-178-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of an Operating Agreement between the
District of Lake Country and FortisBC Energy Inc.
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on September 25, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 26, 2018, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the BCUC) for approval of an Operating Agreement (Operating Agreement) dated February 1, 2018, between the District of Lake Country and FEI, and approval to collect an operating fee in accordance to the terms of the Operating Agreement (Application);
B. FEI states that the terms of the Operating Agreement reflect, in all respects, the Keremeos Operating Agreement approved by the BCUC in Order C-7-14 and used as a basis for comparison of subsequent agreements;
C. FEI requests that implementation of the collection of an operating fee in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement be effective within 90 days of this order; and
D. The Commission reviewed the Application and considers that approval is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 23(1)(g) of the Utilities Commission Act, the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:
1. The Operating Agreement dated February 1, 2018, between FortisBC Energy Inc. and the District of Lake Country is approved as filed.
2.
2. FortisBC Energy Inc. is to implement the collection of an operating fee in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement within 90 days of the order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25th day of September 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner