ORDER NUMBER
G-243-20
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Inc.
Application for Approval of a Housekeeping Correction to FortisBC Inc.’s Electric Tariff
General Terms and Conditions, Section 5.2
BEFORE:
T. A. Loski, Panel Chair
C. Brewer, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
on September 25, 2020
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 22, 2020, FortisBC Inc. (FBC) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application for approval to revise Section 5.2 (Customer Owned Equipment) of its Electric Tariff General Terms and Conditions (GT&Cs) to correct an error, which FBC states is housekeeping in nature (Application);
B. On February 25, 2019, the BCUC issued Order G-40-19 and its Decision on FBC’s 2017 Cost of Service Analysis and Rate Design application (2017 RDA) which, among other things, approved FBC’s requested changes to its GT&Cs as well as the removal of Rate Schedules 74, 80, 81, and 82 from the Electric Tariff, as the charges contained therein were moved to the GT&Cs;
C. In the Application, FBC proposes to remove the second paragraph of Section 5.2 of its GT&Cs, which FBC states was erroneously moved from Rate Schedule 82 to Section 5.2 of its GT&Cs in its 2017 RDA;
D. By Order G-219-20 dated August 18, 2020, the BCUC established a public written comment process and a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application. No letters of comment were received by the BCUC by the September 10, 2020 deadline;
E. In its submission dated September 16, 2020, FBC confirmed no letters of comment had been received; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed FBC’s Application and determines that approval is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders:
1. The correction to FBC’s GT&Cs, Section 5.2, is approved effective the date of this order.
2. The revised FBC GT&C Page TC-15 is accepted as filed.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25th day of September 2020.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
T. A. Loski
Commissioner