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ORDER NUMBER G-141-24
IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and Recovery of British Columbia Utilities Commission Costs for the 2024/25 Fiscal Year
BEFORE: M. Jaccard, Commissioner
WHEREAS:
on May 17, 2024 ORDER
A. BC Regulation 283/88 dated July 29, 1988, (the Levy Regulation) enables the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to recover its expenses, arising from the administration of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), in each fiscal year commencing April 1, and to fix and collect levies from public utilities and other persons so defined;
B. The Levy Regulation authorizes the BCUC to collect and retain all levies collected under the Levy Regulation, and to base the amount of a levy on the value or the volume of the energy transmitted or distributed or the service furnished;
C. The current year’s levy for recovering BCUC expenses is based on its 2024/25 budget of $21,468,443 (or $0.0436 per GJ) net of the BCUC’s over-recovery of $1,094,153 from 2023/24. The resulting net figure is apportioned to regulated and public utilities based on BC Regulation 283/88;
D. By letter dated April 29, 2024, the BCUC sought comments from all public entities regarding its 2024/25 budget;
E. No comments were received from any public entity by the consultation deadline date; and F. The BCUC will recover its expenses from the levy calculation on a quarterly basis and may adjust the fourth quarter billing as needed.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to the Levy Regulation the BCUC orders as follows: 1. A levy, at the rate of $0.0436 per GJ or GJ equivalent of energy sold for the calendar year 2023 shall be paid by, and collected from, the public utilities set out in Appendix A attached to this Order, for the recovery of BCUC expenses in the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2024.
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2. The public utilities set out in Appendix A attached to this Order are required to pay the levy fixed for the 2024/25 fiscal year, as set out in Appendix A attached to this Order.
3. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia shall pay the BCUC’s 2024/25 fiscal year allocated budget expenses of $711,783.76, as set out in Appendix A attached to this Order.
4. Pursuant to the Levy Regulation and Letter L-39-96, the following upstream natural gas processors and intraprovincial oil pipelines shall pay the following amounts for the 2024/25 fiscal year:
Pipelines Canadian Natural Resources Limited Pembina Kinder Morgan - Trans Mountain (Jet Fuel) Inc. Plateau Pipeline Ltd. NorthRiver Midstream Inc. Total
$5,000 $1,000 $5,000 $6,000 $17,000
5. Pursuant to the Levy Regulation and Order A-12-13, the following natural gas marketers in the residential and commercial unbundling program shall each pay $1,000 for the 2024/25 fiscal year:
Gas Marketers Access Gas Services Inc. Bluestream Energy Inc. Direct Energy (B.C.) Ltd. Easy Energy Inc. Just Energy (B.C) Limited Partnership Summitt Energy BC LP Total
$1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $6,000
6. The BCUC’s cost recovery for the 2024/25 fiscal year will be reviewed in the last quarter to ensure the apportioned costs to all regulated entities are appropriate and the BCUC may make necessary adjustments at that time.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 17 BY ORDER Original signed by: M. Jaccard Commissioner Attachment
BCUC Fiscal 2024/2025 Levy
th day of May 2024.
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Utility Electric BC Hydro and Power Authority FortisBC Inc. Nelson Hydro Boralex Ocean Falls LP Toby Creek Utilities Co. Ltd. Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC Sun Rivers Sonoma Pines Wyse Meter Solutions Inc. Hemlock Utility Services Ltd. Kyuquot Power Ltd. Silversmith Power & Light Corporation ATCO Electric Ltd.
Gas FortisBC Energy Inc. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Fort St. John / Dawson Creek Division Tumbler Ridge Division Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (includes Granisle Grid) Resort Gas Ltd. Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC Sun Rivers Sonoma Pines Panorama Big White Gas Utility Ltd. CalGas Inc. Kicking Horse Canyon Ridge Superior Propane Seascapes
Thermal Stream A Thermal Energy Utilities FortisBC Alternative Energy Services TELUS Garden TES Marine Gateway TES Sovereign TES SOLO II Altus TES SOLO Phase I TES 8X on the Park TES Lynn Valley 2 TES SOLO III - Cirrus TES Triomphe TES Cascade City TES International Trade Centre TES Modello TES Seylynn III TES Gold House - North Tower TES Etoile 1 TES Maywood on the Park TES Alysen Place TES Seylynn I TES Milano TES Empire at Queen Elizabeth Park TES Seylynn II TES Mahogany TES Gold House - South Tower TES Imperial TES Belpark TES Waterstone Pier TES Etoile 2 TES Juneau TES The Hudson TES Bordeaux TES Pomaria TES Lynn Valley 1 TES Windsor TES Aperture TES Chard Ellsworth TES Primrose TES Glen Valley TES Tsawwassen Springs TES Akimbo TES Flatiron TES Camden Green TES
BCUC Fiscal 2024/2025 Levy
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION - 2024/25 LEVY CALCULATION
Regulated Volume (GJ)
190,825,200 10,407,600 241,560 92,052 57,696
57,316 14,842 21,924 13,168 6,379 3,672 2,920
2024/25 Annual Assessment ($)
8,312,826.40 453,381.28 10,522.96 4,010.02 2,513.36
2,496.83 646.54 955.06 573.64 277.89 159.96 127.19
213,412,863 9,296,801.89
4,068,432 177,231.15 828,014 36,070.38 4,776,893 208,093.49 95,002 4,138.51
17,118 745.70 24,078 1,048.90 42,729 1,861.37 55,144 2,402.23
21,346 929.89 1,766 76.93
5,200 226.51
51,066 2,224.56 40,340 1,757.31 29,115 1,268.32 18,850 821.15 15,592 679.23 14,155 616.63 12,611 549.37 11,610 505.76 11,329 493.52 10,911 475.31 10,861 473.13 10,383 452.31 9,795 426.69 9,922 432.23 8,708 379.34 8,618 375.42 8,428 367.14 8,208 357.56 6,998 304.85 6,919 301.41 6,866 299.10 6,696 291.69 6,988 304.41 6,592 287.16 6,451 281.02 5,863 255.41 5,746 250.31 5,573 242.77 5,515 240.25 5,292 230.53 4,732 206.14 4,270 186.01 4,230 184.27 3,734 162.66 3,402 148.20 3,211 139.88 3,200 139.40 3,127 136.22 3,029 131.95 2,866 124.85 1,523 66.35
Billing Quarter 1
2,078,206.60 113,345.32 2,630.74 1,002.51 628.34
624.21 161.64 238.77 143.41 69.47 39.99 31.80
2,324,200.47
44,307.79 9,017.60 52,023.37 1,034.63
186.43 262.23 465.34 600.56
232.47 19.23
56.63
556.14 439.33 317.08 205.29 169.81 154.16 137.34 126.44 123.38 118.83 118.28 113.08 106.67 108.06 94.84 93.86 91.79 89.39 76.21 75.35 74.78 72.92 76.10 71.79 70.26 63.85 62.58 60.69 60.06 57.63 51.54 46.50 46.07 40.67 37.05 34.97 34.85 34.06 32.99 31.21 16.59
Billing Quarter 2
2,078,206.60 113,345.32 2,630.74 1,002.51 628.34
624.21 161.64 238.77 143.41 69.47 39.99 31.80
2,324,200.47
44,307.79 9,017.60 52,023.37 1,034.63
186.43 262.23 465.34 600.56
232.47 19.23
56.63
556.14 439.33 317.08 205.29 169.81 154.16 137.34 126.44 123.38 118.83 118.28 113.08 106.67 108.06 94.84 93.86 91.79 89.39 76.21 75.35 74.78 72.92 76.10 71.79 70.26 63.85 62.58 60.69 60.06 57.63 51.54 46.50 46.07 40.67 37.05 34.97 34.85 34.06 32.99 31.21 16.59
Billing Quarter 3
APPENDIX A to Order G-141-24
2,078,206.60 113,345.32 2,630.74 1,002.51 628.34
624.21 161.64 238.77 143.41 69.47 39.99 31.80
2,324,200.47
44,307.79 9,017.60 52,023.37 1,034.63
186.43 262.23 465.34 600.56
232.47 19.23
56.63
556.14 439.33 317.08 205.29 169.81 154.16 137.34 126.44 123.38 118.83 118.28 113.08 106.67 108.06 94.84 93.86 91.79 89.39 76.21 75.35 74.78 72.92 76.10 71.79 70.26 63.85 62.58 60.69 60.06 57.63 51.54 46.50 46.07 40.67 37.05 34.97 34.85 34.06 32.99 31.21 16.59
Billing Quarter 4
2,078,206.60 113,345.32 2,630.74 1,002.49 628.34
624.20 161.62 238.75 143.41 69.48 39.99 31.79
2,324,200.48
44,307.78 9,017.58 52,023.38 1,034.62
186.41 262.21 465.35 600.55
232.48 19.24
56.62
556.14 439.32 317.08 205.28 169.80 154.15 137.35 126.44 123.38 118.82 118.29 113.07 106.68 108.05 94.82 93.84 91.77 89.39 76.22 75.36 74.76 72.93 76.11 71.79 70.24 63.86 62.57 60.70 60.07 57.64 51.52 46.51 46.06 40.65 37.05 34.97 34.85 34.04 32.98 31.22 16.58
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Utility Thermal Stream A Thermal Energy Utilities FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Artemisia TES Helen Gorman TES Brant TES TAB Utility Corp. 4567 Lougheed Highway TES Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. 188 Keefer Street TES 2200 Kingsway Street TES Connect TES (Richmond) Holdings Inc. Parc Riviera The Pier Kelowna OWS Utility Inc. Kelowna OWS TES 3CP Energy Utility Company Ltd. 3 Civic Plaza TES Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC Belmonte Central Energy Plant TES Talasa Cental Energy Plant TES Creative Energy Horseshoe Bay LP 6687 Nelson Avenue TES Vancouver Kingsway Holdings Inc. 285 East 10th Avenue TES Cambie Gardens Energy Limited Partnership Inc. Cambie Gardens Energy TES Sustainable Services Ltd. Westhills TES Lakeview Ridge and Glenvale Creative Energy Alberni LP 1568 Alberni Street TES Richmond Prima Utility Inc. 6833 Buswell Street TES Creative Energy Pendrell LP 1770 Pendrell Street TES Vancouver Cambie Parc Holdings Inc. Parc Elise TES Vancouver Parc 26 Holdings Inc. Parc 26 TES
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION - 2024/25 LEVY CALCULATION
Stream B Thermal Energy Utilities Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. Core Steam System South Downtown Heating South Downtown Cooling Northeast False Creek Corix Burnaby Mountain DE LP Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility - SFU Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility - UniverCity River District Energy LP River District Energy Utility Corix UBCDE LP University of British Columbia Neighborhood District Energy System FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Delta School District No. 37 Shannon Estates Utilities Ltd. Shannon Estates TES Corix Dockside Green DE LP Dockside Green District Energy Utility Sustainable Services Ltd. Westhills TES Paradise Falls Creative Energy Mount Pleasant LP Mount Pleasant District Cooling System
Mandatory Auto Insurance Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
TOTAL
2024/25 Total BCUC Forecast Expenditures 2024/25 BCUC Forecast Direct Recoveries (including FPTA) Plus: 2023/24 Over-Recovery (Credit)
Less Fixed Annual Fees: Natural Gas Marketers Intra-Provincial Oil Pipeline Companies & Upstream Gas Processors Insurance Corporation of British Columbia 2024/25 Net Forecasted Expenditures to be recovered
Levy Calculation: Units of Energy Sold in Calendar 2023 as reported by Regulated Entities
Levy per Gigajoule
BCUC Fiscal 2024/2025 Levy
Regulated Volume (GJ)
2024/25 Annual Assessment ($)
1,243 54.15 915 39.86 909 39.60
82,685 3,601.97
3,233 140.84 28,831 1,255.95
24,594 1,071.38 7,977 347.50
21,153 921.48
20,205 880.19
8,996 391.89 7,232 315.04
15,246 664.15
14,480 630.79
12,628 550.11
7,943 346.01
6,273 273.27
5,445 237.20
4,033 175.69
3,332 145.15
1,839 80.11
1,258,330 54,816.03 26,459 1,152.60 12,962 564.66 85,360 3,718.51
128,530 5,599.08 60,868 2,651.57
94,915 4,134.72
66,054 2,877.46
24,102 1,049.94
16,721 728.40
12,160 529.72
4,535 197.58
1,205 52.49
427,567,630
$ 21,468,443 (1,013,583) (1,094,153) 19,360,707
(6,000)
(17,000) (711,784) 18,625,923
427,567,630
18,625,923
$ 0 .0436 /GJ
Billing Quarter 1
13.54 9.97 9.90
900.49
35.21 313.99
267.85 86.88
230.37
220.05
97.97 78.76
166.04
157.70
137.53
86.50
68.32
59.30
43.92
36.29
20.03
13,704.01 288.15 141.17 929.63
1,399.77 662.89
1,033.68
719.37
262.49
182.10
132.43
49.40
13.12
177,945.94
4,834,427
Billing Quarter 2
13.54 9.97 9.90
900.49
35.21 313.99
267.85 86.88
230.37
220.05
97.97 78.76
166.04
157.70
137.53
86.50
68.32
59.30
43.92
36.29
20.03
13,704.01 288.15 141.17 929.63
1,399.77 662.89
1,033.68
719.37
262.49
182.10
132.43
49.40
13.12
177,945.94
4,834,427
Billing Quarter 3
APPENDIX A to Order G-141-24
13.54 9.97 9.90
900.49
35.21 313.99
267.85 86.88
230.37
220.05
97.97 78.76
166.04
157.70
137.53
86.50
68.32
59.30
43.92
36.29
20.03
13,704.01 288.15 141.17 929.63
1,399.77 662.89
1,033.68
719.37
262.49
182.10
132.43
49.40
13.12
177,945.94
4,834,427
Billing Quarter 4
13.53 9.95 9.90
900.50
35.21 313.98
267.83 86.86
230.37
220.04
97.98 78.76
166.03
157.69
137.52
86.51
68.31
59.30
43.93
36.28
20.02
13,704.00 288.15 141.15 929.62
1,399.77 662.90
1,033.68
719.35
262.47
182.10
132.43
49.38
13.13
177,945.94
4,834,426
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