ORDER NUMBER
G-264-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
Tumbler Ridge Gas Plant Rehabilitation Project Section 44.2 Expenditures
BEFORE:
E. B. Lockhart, Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on October 21, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On August 21, 2024, pursuant to section 44.2 of the Utilities Commission Act, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. (PNG(NE)) filed an application (Application) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for acceptance of a schedule of anticipated capital expenditures for the Tumbler Ridge Gas Plant (TRGP) Rehabilitation Project (Project);
B. The Project consists of the repairs to and replacement of certain equipment at the TRGP, a gas processing plant situated in PNG(NE)’s Tumbler Ridge service area and has an estimated capital cost of $4.92 million;
C. By Order G-251-24, dated September 26, 2024, the BCUC established a written hearing process and regulatory timetable for the review of the Project;
D. By letter dated October 18, 2024, PNG(NE) requested a temporary suspension of the proceeding to allow PNG(NE) to evaluate a new proposal for an alternate gas supply arrangement, which could significantly impact the anticipated capital expenditures. In its letter, PNG(NE) proposes to provide an update four weeks from the date of the BCUC order pausing the proceeding;
E. The BCUC has reviewed the PNG(NE) letter and considers that adjournment of the proceeding is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The proceeding is adjourned.
2. PNG(NE) is directed to provide an update with a recommendation on whether to resume the regulatory timetable with adjusted dates, extend the adjournment, or pursue different or additional steps, by Monday, November 18, 2024.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 21st day of October 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
E. B. Lockhart
Commissioner