Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-340-22

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

FortisBC Inc.

Application for Approval of a Deferral Account for Electric Vehicle Workplace and Fleet Charging Funding

 

BEFORE:

E.B. Lockhart, Panel Chair

A.K. Fung, KC, Commissioner

 

on November 25, 2022

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On May 13, 2022, FortisBC Inc. (FBC) filed an Application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for the approval of a new non-rate base deferral account (Electric Vehicle (EV) Fleet and Workplace Charging Funding Account) for the EV Fleet Charging Funding Program (Program) pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (Application);

B.      FBC is of the view that the Program is consistent with section 18 of the Clean Energy Act, as a prescribed undertaking under Section 4 of the Province’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation;

C.      The Program will provide funding to organizations to assist in the acquisition and installation of EV charging infrastructure to encourage the use of EVs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. FBC proposes a one-time, non-repayable contribution of $2,150 per Level 2 EV charger, capped at seven chargers per site. According to FBC, Level 2 charging is the level most commonly used for daily EV charging, adding 20 to 130 kilometres of range per hour and uses 208/240 volts;

D.      In the Application, FBC seeks approval of a new non-rate base deferral account called the EV Fleet and Workplace Charging Funding Account, attracting allowance for funds used during construction to capture all costs incurred to implement the undertaking, including the funding itself, as well as administration, and regulatory proceeding costs;

E.       By Order G-152-22 dated June 6, 2022 and Order G-261-22 dated September 16, 2022, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable that included intervener registration and one round of BCUC and intervener information requests, written final arguments and written reply argument; and

 

 

F.       The Panel has reviewed the written final arguments and written reply and considers an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC amends the regulatory timetable, attached as Appendix A to this order.

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this          25^th             day of November 2022.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

E.B. Lockhart

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

 

 

FortisBC Inc.

Application for Approval of a Deferral Account for Electric Vehicle Workplace and Fleet Charging Funding