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FortisBC Energy Inc. ~ Section 71 2024 to 2025 Remaining Natural Gas Supply Contracts ~ Final

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Date 2025-04-17
Document No. E-3-25
Order Type E-Energy Supply
Company Name FortisBC (gas – Mainland)
Primary Document Type Final Order

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ORDER NUMBER

E-3-25

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

FortisBC Energy Inc.

Section 71 2024 to 2025 Remaining Natural Gas Supply Contracts

 

BEFORE:

E. A. Brown, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

W. E. Royle, Commissioner

 

on April 17, 2025

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On March 17, 2025, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) and Section 6.0 of the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s (BCUC) Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts established in Appendix A to BCUC Order G-130-06 (Rules), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed for acceptance with the BCUC the baseload and seasonal gas purchase agreements for FEI’s 2025 Summer term supply (April 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025) (Filing);

B.      By Letter L-13-24 dated June 7, 2024, the BCUC accepted FEI’s Annual Contracting Plan (ACP) for the 2024/2025 gas year commencing November 1, 2024;

C.      By Order E-26-24 dated December 12, 2024, the BCUC accepted the winter 2024/2025 term (November 2024 to March 2025) natural gas contracts that included transactions for the entire 2024/2025 gas year;

D.      FEI requests that the Filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the contracts are consistent with the 2024/2025 ACP, the market factors are appropriate considering market prices at the time they were negotiated, and the contracts are in the public interest.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the Rules:

 

1.       The BCUC accepts the natural gas contracts filed by FEI as shown in Appendix A to this order.

2.       The BCUC will hold the details of the Filing and associated documents confidential, unless the BCUC determines otherwise.

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this       17th       day of April 2025.

 

BY ORDER

 

Electronically signed by Wendy Royle

 

W. E. Royle

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

Contract Summary Table

FortisBC Energy Inc.

Section 71 2024 to 2025 Remaining Natural Gas Supply Contracts

 

 

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