ORDER NUMBER
E-21-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Filing of a Storage Agreement between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Northwest Natural Gas Company
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
on December 12, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On November 19, 2019, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an executed copy of the renewed Mist Storage Agreement H (Agreement) negotiated between FEI and Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN) for the period May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2025 (Filing);
B. On August 8, 2019, the BCUC accepted FEI’s 2019/20 Annual Contracting Plan (ACP) and 2019/20 ACP Update through Letter L-40-19;
C. FEI requests that the details of the Filing and associated document remain kept confidential due to the commercially sensitive nature; and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the Agreement is consistent with the ACP and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA 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 confidential as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 12th day of December 2019.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner