Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-297-21

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 October 14, 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 20, 2021 the BCUC amended the regulatory timetable to include two further rounds of IR’s and final arguments for the TSA, Interconnection Agreements and Deferral Account Application;

E.       By Order G-232-21, dated July 30, 2021, the BCUC further amended the regulatory timetable to include final arguments for the CPCN Application;

F.       By Order G-236-21, dated August 10, 2021, the BCUC approved the TSA’s and the Interconnection Agreements. By Order G-237-21 dated August 10, 2021, the BCUC approved the Deferral Account Application;

G.      On August 20, 2021, PNG filed its final argument on the CPCN Application. On September 24, 2021,
BC Sustainable Energy Association filed a late final argument. On October 6, 2021, PNG filed its reply argument;

H.      On October 4, 2021, PNG confidentially filed an update to the CPCN Application. On October 13, 2021, PNG filed a public update to the CPCN Application; and

I.         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    14^th     day of October 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