Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-254-19

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

FortisBC Energy Inc.

2019-2022 Demand Side Management Industrial Expenditure Budget Transfer

BEFORE:

A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner

on October 23, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On January 17, 2019, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its decision by way of Order G-10-19 in the FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) Application for Acceptance of 2019-2022 Demand Side Management (DSM) Expenditures Plan proceeding, approving, among other things, FEI’s request that funding transfers follow the same process as was established in the FortisBC Energy Utilities 2012 and 2013 Revenue Requirements and Natural Gas Rates Decision;

B.      On September 18, 2019, FEI filed for approval to transfer $3.4 million into the Industrial Program Area in order to meet higher than anticipated demand, in the event that actual Industrial expenditures exceed 25 percent of planned expenditures at year-end (Application); and

C.      The Panel has commenced review of the Application and considers that information requests are warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the establishment of a regulatory timetable, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this             23^rd              day of October 2019.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

A. K. Fung, QC

Commissioner

Attachment

FortisBC Energy Inc.

2019-2022 Demand Side Management Industrial Expenditure Budget Transfer