Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-339-24

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

Access Gas Services Inc.

B.L. Reconsideration of L-18-24

 

BEFORE:

E. B. Lockhart, Panel Chair

E. A. Brown, Commissioner

 

on December 16, 2024

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On June 29, 2024, B.L. filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application for reconsideration of Letter L-18-24 (Reconsideration Application) in accordance with Part V of the BCUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules);

B.      By Letter L-18-24, the BCUC upheld a gas supply agreement (Agreement) between B.L. and Access Gas Services Inc. (Access Gas);

C.      In the Reconsideration Application, B.L. submits that the BCUC erred in law in reaching its decision in Letter L-18-24 and seeks to be reimbursed the difference between the cost of gas from FortisBC Energy Inc. and Access Gas from August 2022 to February 2024;

D.      On September 5, 2024, the BCUC requested B.L. to file supplementary information regarding the issues raised by the Reconsideration Application. B.L. filed their response on September 9, 2024;

E.       By Order G-271-24 dated October 24, 2024, the BCUC issued a regulatory timetable for review of the Reconsideration Application, which included one round of BCUC information requests, a submission from Access Gas, and a reply submission from B.L.; and

F.       The BCUC has reviewed the submissions to date and determines that further regulatory process 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         16^th       day of December 2024.

 

BY ORDER

 

Electronically signed by Blair Lockhart

 

E. B. Lockhart

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

Access Gas Services Inc.

B.L. Reconsideration of L-18-24