Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-234-18

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

FortisBC Energy Inc.

Application for Acceptance of the Biogas Purchase Agreement

Between FortisBC Energy Inc. and the City of Vancouver

BEFORE:

D. M. Morton, Panel Chair/Commissioner

A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner

R. I. Mason, Commissioner

on December 7, 2018

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On September 21, 2018, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), on a confidential basis, an application for acceptance of a Biogas Purchase Agreement (BPA) between FEI and the City of Vancouver (Application);

B.      On October 31, 2018, the BCUC issued a letter requesting FEI to file a non-confidential redacted version of the Application, pursuant to section 18.01(b) of the BCUC’S Rules of Practice and Procedure , to allow for a public hearing process;

C.      On November 2, 2018, FEI filed a non-confidential redacted version of the Application;

D.      By Order G-219-18, dated November 16, 2018, the BCUC established the regulatory timetable for review of the Application. The regulatory timetable included one round of BCUC information requests and a procedural conference;

E.       By December 4, 2018, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, City of Vancouver and Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia registered as interveners; and

F.       The Panel seeks submissions from FEI and registered interveners and considers that amending the regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable established by order G-219-18 is amended and attached as Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            7^th              day of December 2018.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. M. Morton

Commissioner

Attachment

FortisBC Energy Inc.

Application for Acceptance of the Biogas Purchase Agreement

Between FortisBC Energy Inc. and the City of Vancouver

*Location:           BCUC Hearing Room
12th Floor, 1125 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC