ORDER NUMBER
G-297-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Application for Approval of Rates and Agreement for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Service
from FortisBC Energy Inc.’s CNG Fueling Station Located at Mid Island Consumer Services Co-operative in Nanaimo for Clark Reefer Lines Ltd.
BEFORE:
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on November 21, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On October 30, 2019, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), for approval of the rates established in the fueling services agreement between FEI and Clark Reefer Lines Ltd. (Clark) (Clark-Mid Island Agreement) on an interim and permanent basis, effective November 1, 2019 (Application);
B. On April 11, 2013, the BCUC issued Order G-56-13 accepting that the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation (GGRR) established the need for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas fueling stations that are undertaken by FEI as prescribed undertakings as defined by the GGRR, and that these prescribed undertaking projects are exempt from the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity requirements for the term of the GGRR;
C. On June 29, 2016, by Order G-99-16, the BCUC found that FEI’s CNG station located at Mid Island Consumer Services Co-operative, in Nanaimo, British Columbia (Mid Island Fueling Station) met the requirements for a prescribed undertaking as defined by the GGRR;
D. On October 3, 2019, FEI and Clark entered into the Clark-Mid Island Agreement which establishes the terms, conditions and rates for Clark to receive CNG fueling service from the Mid Island Fueling Station; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and finds that approval is warranted on a permanent basis.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The rates established in the Clark-Mid Island Agreement are approved, on a permanent basis, effective November 1, 2019.
2. FEI is to file the Clark-Mid Island Agreement in tariff supplement form for endorsement by the BCUC within 30 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 21st day of November 2019.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
R. I. Mason
Commissioner