Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-258-19

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Application Regarding Process for Allocation of Reactivated Capacity and
Approval of Large Volume Industrial Transportation Rate

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

M. Kresivo, QC, Commissioner

October 25, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On June 28, 2019, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) regarding the Process for Allocation of Reactivated Capacity (RECAP) and approval of a Large Volume Industrial Transportation Rate (RS 80) (Application);

B.      In the Application, PNG requests the following approvals:

1.       Approval of RS 80 and the related General Terms and Conditions, pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA);

2.       Approval of the draft form of the Transportation Service Agreement (TSA) for customers seeking Large Volume Industrial Transportation Service, pursuant to section 58 of the UCA;

3.       Approval of the draft form of the Transportation Reservation Agreement (TRA) for customers seeking to reserve capacity as a Large Volume Industrial Transportation customer, pursuant to section 58 of the UCA;

4.       Approval of the creation of a new interest-bearing deferral account, the Large Volume Industrial Deferral Account (LVIDA), to record revenues from RS 80 including the base toll charges and premium toll charges as per executed TSAs and reservation fees from the executed TRAs, pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the UCA; and

5.       Approval for the creation of a new rate base deferral account to track development costs for the reactivation project estimated at $1 million, pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the UCA;

C.      By Order G-169-19 dated July 29, 2019, the BCUC established a written public hearing process and a regulatory timetable for the proceeding. The regulatory timetable was amended by Order G-191-19 dated August 14, 2019;

D.      On October 17, 2019, PNG filed its responses to BCUC and Intervener Information Requests (IR); and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the IR responses and considers that a further regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that a further regulatory timetable for the review of the Application is established, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            25^th              day of October 2019.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Application Regarding Process for Allocation of Reactivated Capacity and
Approval of Large Volume Industrial Transportation Rate