ORDER NUMBER
G-239-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Plateau Pipe Line Ltd. and Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Complaint filed by Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
Regarding the Western Pipeline System (Northern Segment)
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
on September 5, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On May 21, 2024, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. (Tidewater) filed a complaint (Complaint) regarding Plateau Pipe Line Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Plateau) and common carrier service on the northern segment of the western pipeline system (Western System);
B. By Orders G-146-24, G-153-24, and G-168-24, dated May 22, 2024, May 31, 2024, and June 20, 2024, respectively, the BCUC established and furthered a regulatory timetable for review of the Complaint. The regulatory timetable included, amongst other things, public notice, BCUC information requests, and further process to be determined; and
C. The BCUC considers that establishment of a further regulatory timetable to allow for final and reply argument is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC establishes a further regulatory timetable, as set out in Appendix A to this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 5th day of September 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner
Plateau Pipe Line Ltd. and Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Complaint filed by Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
Regarding the Western Pipeline System (Northern Segment)
REGULATORY TIMETABLE
Action |
Date (2024) |
Tidewater and Plateau final argument* |
Friday, September 20 |
Tidewater and Plateau reply argument |
Friday, September 27 |
* The Panel requests that parties address the following matters in their final argument:
1. The BCUC’s authority to exercise its jurisdiction under sections 65(6) or 99 of the Utilities Commission Act to vary Order G-89-22.
a. If the BCUC were to vary Order G-89-22, the variances that are warranted.
2. The BCUC’s authority to adjudicate whether the costs invoiced to Tidewater with respect to the South Taylor Hill upgrade project (e.g., contingency) are in accordance with the Letter Agreement.
a. The reasonableness of Plateau including a 20 percent contingency due to creditworthiness concerns in the amounts invoiced to Tidewater with respect to the South Taylor Hill upgrade project.