Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-330-22

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Utilities Commission

An Inquiry into the Regulation of Hydrogen Energy Services

 

BEFORE:

D. M. Morton, Commissioner

 

on November 21, 2022

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      The Utilities Commission Act defines a public utility and sets out the jurisdiction of the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC);

B.      On December 27, 2012, in the Inquiry into FortisBC Energy Inc.’s Offering of Products and Services in Alternative Energy Solutions and Other New Initiatives report, the BCUC established key principles and guidelines to determine when regulation is needed and, where it is needed, the form of regulation;

C.      On July 6, 2021, the Government of British Columbia released the BC Hydrogen Strategy; and

D.      The BCUC considers that establishing an inquiry into the BCUC’s regulation of the provision of hydrogen energy services is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to section 82 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:

 

1.       An inquiry to review the BCUC’s regulation of hydrogen energy services is established.

2.       A regulatory timetable is established, attached as Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this   21^st    day of November 2022.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

D. M. Morton

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Utilities Commission

An Inquiry into the Regulation of Hydrogen Energy Services