Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-232-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Western Transmission Gas System Reactivation

and Recommissioning Project Application and Deferral Account Increase Application

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

M. Kresivo QC, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

on July 30, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On March 5, 2021, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) submitted two applications (collectively, the Applications) to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC):

1.       An application to the BCUC pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), seeking approval of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the Western Transmission Gas System Reactivation and Recommissioning Project (CPCN Application); and

2.       An application regarding Allocation of Reactivated Capacity and Approval of Large Volume Industrial Transportation Rate Request for Increase to Reactivation Project Development Costs Deferral Account (Deferral Account Application);

B.      In the CPCN Application, PNG also seeks approval under sections 59-61 of the UCA for the following:

1.       Four firm Transportation Service Agreements (TSAs) for service to be provided under PNG’s Large Volume Industrial Transportation Rate tariff; and

2.       Three service agreements for Transportation on Interconnection Facilities (Interconnection Agreements);

C.      By Order G-116-21 dated April 19, 2021, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for the review of the Applications;

D.      By Order G-189-21 dated June 21, 2021, the BCUC established a further regulatory timetable, which included (i) an expedited review process for the TSAs, Interconnection Agreements, and Deferral Account Application; and (ii) a separate review process for the remainder of the CPCN Application, which included intervener submissions on whether they intend to submit evidence, a third round of information requests (IRs) and further process to be determined;

E.       No interveners have stated an intent to file evidence in the proceeding;

F.       On July 26, 2021, PNG filed its responses to BCUC and intervener IRs; and

G.      The BCUC considers establishing a further regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC establishes a further regulatory timetable as outlined in Appendix A of this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this    30^th     day of July 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Western Transmission Gas System Reactivation

and Recommissioning Project Application and Deferral Account Increase Application