ORDER NUMBER
G-245-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Receipt Point Fuel Percentages Effective November 1, 2024
BEFORE:
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on September 19, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On August 28, 2024, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to decrease the Receipt Point Fuel Percentages at the Station 2 Receipt Point from 4.7 percent to 4.5 percent and the AECO Receipt Point from 1.4 percent to 1.3 percent, effective November 1, 2024 (Application);
B. FEI's Rate Schedule 36 - Commodity Unbundling Service sets out the terms and conditions for marketers participating in the Customer Choice program (Marketers). Article X of Rate Schedule 36 states that FEI reserves the right to adjust the particular Receipt Point Fuel Percentage effective any Entry Date prior to November 1st provided FEI first obtains BCUC approval of such change;
C. In accordance with Article X in FEI's Rate Schedule 36, FEI is required to seek BCUC approval of any changes in the Receipt Point Fuel Percentages and to provide notice to Marketers at least 30 days in advance of the effective date of such change;
D. Pursuant to BCUC Order G-25-04 and under the Essential Services Model, all Commodity Providers participating in the Commodity Unbundling Service are to provide the Receipt Point Fuel Requirement (Fuel Gas) in-kind to FEI in its role as midstream resource manager;
E. The quantity of Fuel Gas to be provided at each Receipt Point is based on the Receipt Point Fuel Percentages as determined by FEI. FEI must submit a report on Receipt Point Fuel Gas consumption and collection and request any changes by September 1st of each year as set out in BCUC Letter L-49-08; and
F. The BCUC reviewed the Application and considers the decreases to the Receipt Point Fuel Percentages at the Station 2 Receipt Point and the AECO Receipt Point is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 63 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC approves decreases to the Receipt Point Fuel Percentages at the Station 2 Receipt Point from 4.7 percent to 4.5 percent and at the AECO Receipt Point from 1.4 percent to 1.3 percent, effective November 1, 2024.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of September 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner