ORDER NUMBER
G-64-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Permanent Rates and Agreement for Waste Management of Canada Corporation
for Fuelling Service from the E360S CNG Station in Kelowna
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on March 12, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 1, 2024, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, for approval of the rates established in a fuelling services agreement between FEI and Waste Management of Canada Corporation (Waste Management) for compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling service from the fuelling station located at Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd.’s (E360S) property in Kelowna, BC (E360S Fuelling Station) (Waste Management-E360S Agreement) on a permanent basis, effective March 15, 2024 (Application);
B. By Order G-237-19, the BCUC determined that the E360S Fuelling Station met the requirements for a prescribed undertaking as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation;
C. By Order G-158-22, the BCUC approved FEI to use the rate design and rates established for E360S at the E360S Fuelling Station, as amended, on a permanent basis, effective October 1, 2019;
D. By Order G-361-22, the BCUC approved rates established in a fuelling services agreement between FEI and Waste Management on a permanent basis, effective March 15, 2021. The fuelling services agreement, as approved by Order G-361-22, expires on March 14, 2024;
E. On February 26, 2024, FEI and Waste Management entered into the Waste Management-E360S Agreement which establishes the terms, conditions and rates for Waste Management to continue receiving CNG fuelling services from the E360S Fuelling Station, effective March 15, 2024. The rates established in the Waste Management-E360S Agreement are consistent with the rates approved by Order G-158-22; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and determines that approval of the proposed rates established for Waste Management in the Waste Management-E360S Agreement on a permanent basis is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The rates established for Waste Management in the Waste Management-E360S Agreement are approved on a permanent basis, effective March 15, 2024.
2. FEI is to file the Waste Management-E360S Agreement in tariff supplement form for endorsement by the BCUC within 15 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 12th day of March 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner