ORDER NUMBER
G-238-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of Mist Storage Agreement D between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Northwest Natural Gas Company
BEFORE:
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
D. J. Enns, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on December 13 , 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On October 30, 2018, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an amendment of the renewed Mist Storage Agreement D (Agreement) between FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) and Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN), for the period November 1, 2018 to May 31, 2024 (Filing);
B. On September 29, 2017, FEI filed with the BCUC an executed copy of the Agreement negotiated between FEI and NWN for the period of April 1, 2018 to May 31, 2024;
C. On October 19, 2017 the BCUC accepted the Agreement via Order E-18-17;
D. On June 28, 2017, the BCUC accepted the FEI 2017/18 Annual Gas Contracting Plan (ACP) through Letter L-15-17;
E. FEI requests that the Filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the Agreement is consistent with the ACP and in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the BCUC’s Rules for Natural
Gas Energy Supply Contracts, the BCUC accepts the Agreement between FEI and NWN for filing. The BCUC will keep the Filing and associated documents confidential as they contain commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 13th day of December 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
R. I. Mason
Commissioner