ORDER NUMBER
G-42-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.
Rate Schedule 40 Updated Transportation Service Agreement
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on February 16, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On January 31, 2024, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for approval of an updated draft form service agreement for industrial firm transportation service under Rate Schedule 40 (Updated RS 40 Draft Form TSA) (Application);
B. By Order G-336-23 dated December 8, 2023, PNG was directed to file an updated draft form TSA for service provided under RS 40 for BCUC approval by January 31, 2024;
C. By Order G-123-20 dated May 25, 2020, the BCUC approved draft form of the TSA for customers seeking industrial firm transportation service under RS 40;
D. The RS 40 Draft Form TSA is generally consistent with the form and intent of the draft form TSA that was approved by directive 3 of BCUC Order G-123-20. PNG identified a need to update and modernize general provisions and incorporate new provisions that address the specific needs of these service arrangements given the passage of time; and
E. The BCUC has completed its review of the Application and makes the following determination.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the Updated RS 40 Draft Form TSA for customers seeking industrial firm transportation service is approved, as filed in the Application.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 16th day of February 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner