ORDER NUMBER
E-4-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Section 71 Filing of a Five-Year Baseload Gas Purchase Agreement
with BP Canada Energy Group ULC effective November 1, 2025
BEFORE:
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on April 24, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On April 2, 2025, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a copy of an executed agreement (Agreement) for a five-year baseload gas purchase between FEI and BP Canada Energy Group ULC (BP) for the period of November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2030 (Filing);
B. By Order G-130-06 dated October 27, 2006, the BCUC established the Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts (Rules). Appendix A of Order G-130-06 contains the Rules, which are intended to facilitate the BCUC’s review of natural gas supply contracts;
C. On June 7, 2024, the BCUC accepted the FEI 2024/2025 Annual Contracting Plan (ACP) by Letter L-13-24;
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 Agreement is consistent with the 2024/2025 ACP and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the Rules, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The Agreement between FEI and BP is accepted for filing.
2. The Filing will be kept confidential unless the BCUC determines otherwise.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 24th day of April 2025.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Blair Lockhart
E. B. Lockhart
Commissioner