ORDER NUMBER
G-246-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Resort Gas Ltd.
2024 to 2025 Gas Cost Reconciliation Account Report
BEFORE:
B.A. Magnan, Commissioner
E.A. Brown, Commissioner
September 19, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 12, 2024, on behalf of Resort Gas Ltd. (Resort Gas), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a Gas Cost Reconciliation Account (GCRA) report (Filing), which includes actual and projected GCRA balances (GCRA Report), and a request to maintain the existing Gas Commodity Charges for each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial and Large Commercial);
B. On August 15, 2024, Resort Gas submitted a revised Filing, including a request to change commodity rates and a revised tariff page.
C. By Order G-255-23 dated September 28, 2023, the BCUC set Resort Gas’s commodity rates as follows for each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial, and Large Commercial), effective September 1, 2023:
Rate (per GJ) |
|
Gas Commodity Charge – Propane |
$15.63 |
Gas Commodity Charge – Storage |
$1.45 |
Gas Commodity Charge – GCRA |
$0.00 |
Total Gas Commodity Charge |
$17.08 |
D. In its revised Filing, Resort Gas requests a $0.05/GJ increase from $17.08/GJ to $17.13/GJ in the Total Gas Commodity Charge, effective October 1, 2024, which is comprised of:
i. A decrease in the Gas Commodity Charge – Propane from $15.63/GJ to $15.40/GJ;
ii. An increase in the Gas Commodity Charge – Storage from $1.45/GJ to $1.73/GJ; and
iii. No change in the Gas Commodity Charge – GCRA from $0/GJ to $0/GJ.
E. The BCUC has completed its review of the Filing and determines that Resort Gas’s requested rate changes are warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 61(4) of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders the following:
1. Resort Gas’ commodity rates are set as follows for each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial, and Large Commercial), effective October 1, 2024:
Gas Commodity Charges |
Rate (per GJ) |
Gas Commodity Charge – Propane |
$15.40 |
Gas Commodity Charge – Storage |
$1.73 |
Gas Commodity Charge – GCRA |
$0.00 |
Total Gas Commodity Charge |
$17.13 |
2. The revised tariff page as filed on August 15, 2024 is accepted for filing.
3. Resort Gas is directed to inform its customers of the approved rates, within 30 days of the issuance of this order, by way of a customer notice.
4. Resort Gas is directed to file a report with the BCUC by June 30, 2025, on the GCRA balance, including but not limited to propane price forecasts, commodity cost forecasts and GCRA balances for the following twelve months and, if necessary, proposed changes to commodity rates.
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