ORDER NUMBER
E-7-20
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Sun Peaks Utilities Co., Ltd.
A Filing for Acceptance of a Propane Supply Agreement with
Superior Gas Liquids, a division of Superior Gas Liquids Partnerships
through FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc.
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
on March 26, 2020
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 13, 2020, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (SPMRM), acting on behalf of Resort Gas Ltd. (Resort Gas), filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for acceptance a propane supply agreement dated March 5, 2020, between Superior Gas Liquids, a division of Superior Gas Liquids Partnerships (Superior), and FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. (FAES) to supply Sun Peaks with propane for the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022 (Agreement);
B. Sun Peaks Utilities Co., Ltd. (SPUCL) contracted with DESCO Distributed Energy Services Co. Ltd. (now known as FAES) to provide propane vapour distribution technical services, propane supply, and propane storage and vaporization facilities to service the resort community at Sun Peaks as noted in Order C-11-98, dated June 25, 1998;
C. By Order G-161-17, dated October 24, 2018, the BCUC approved the sale to Resort Gas of all the assets and liabilities relating to the gas utility operated by SPUCL.;
D. By Order E-15-18 dated April 26, 2018, the BCUC accepted a propane supply agreement between Superior and FAES to supply Sun Peaks with propane for the period from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020;
E. Resort Gas requests that the filing including the Agreement remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
F. The BCUC reviewed the filing and considers that approval is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the BCUC’s Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts:
1. The BCUC accepts for filing the executed copy of the Propane Supply Agreement between FAES and Superior for the supply of propane to Sun Peaks, effective April 1, 2020.
2. The BCUC will keep the filing including the Agreement confidential as requested by Resort Gas due to their commercially sensitive nature.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 26th day of March 2020.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner