ORDER NUMBER
E-11-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Section 71 Filing of Remaining Natural Gas Supply Contracts
for the 2023 – 2024 Gas Year
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on April 11, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 21, 2024, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and Section 6.0 of the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts established in Appendix A to BCUC Order G-130-06 (Rules), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed for acceptance with the BCUC the remaining natural gas supply contracts for the 2023/2024 gas year (November 1, 2023 – October 31, 2024) (Filing);
B. By Letter L-30-23 dated June 8, 2023, the BCUC accepted FEI’s Annual Contracting Plan for the 2023/2024 gas year commencing November 1, 2023;
C. By Order E-22-23 dated November 16, 2023, the BCUC accepted the winter 2023/2024 term (November to March) natural gas contracts that included transactions for the entire 2023/2024 gas year;
D. FEI requests that the Filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and considers acceptance of the natural gas supply contracts is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the Rules, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The BCUC accepts the natural gas contracts filed by FEI as shown in Appendix A to this order.
2. The BCUC will hold the details of the Filing and associated documents confidential until the BCUC determines otherwise as they contain commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 11th day of April 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner
Attachment
Contract Summary Table of Remaining Natural Gas Supply Contracts
for the 2023/2024 Contract Year (GJ per day)