ORDER NUMBER
G-278-23
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
Wonowon Lodge Ltd.
Service Agreement for Firm Sales Service
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair
on October 18, 2023
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On October 5, 2023, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. (PNG(NE)) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) for approval of a gas sales agreement (GSA) to provide natural gas service to Wonowon Lodge Ltd. (Wonowon Lodge), a new customer situated in the Village of Wonowon, which is located in PNG(NE)’s Fort St. John service area (Application);
B. PNG(NE) seeks an expedited review and approval of the GSA no later than October 20, 2023, and if this is not feasible, PNG(NE) requests interim approval of the GSA no later than October 20, 2023.
C. The BCUC has commenced its review of the Application and determines that approval of the GSA on an interim and refundable/recoverable basis is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the GSA set forth in the Application is approved on an interim basis, effective the date of this order. Any differences between the interim and permanent rates that are determined by the BCUC following final disposition of the Application are subject to refund/recovery, with interest at the average prime rate of PNG(NE)’s principal bank for its most recent year.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 18th day of October 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by :
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner