ORDER NUMBER
G-320-23
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 November 23, 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. By Order G-278-23 dated October 18, 2023, the BCUC approved the GSA on an interim and refundable/recoverable basis, effective October 18, 2023, pending the BCUC’s final decision;
C. On November 6, 2023, PNG(NE) submitted responses to BCUC staff questions; and
D. The Panel has reviewed the Application and responses to staff questions and considers that approval is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the GSA to provide natural gas service to Wonowon Lodge as set forth in the Application is approved on a permanent basis, effective October 18, 2023.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23rd day of November 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner