ORDER NUMBER
E-5-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Section 71 Filing of a Mist Storage Agreement F Amendment between
FEI and NW Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas Company)
BEFORE:
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on April 24, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 24, 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 the Amended and Restated Mist Agreement F executed on March 14, 2025, between FEI and NW Natural for the period May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2027 (Filing);
B. By Order G-130-06 dated October 27, 2006, the BCUC approved 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 energy supply contracts, pursuant to section 71 of the UCA;
C. By Letter L-13-24 dated June 7, 2024, the BCUC accepted the FEI 2024/2025 Annual Contracting Plan (2024/2025 ACP);
D. FEI requests that the Filing remain confidential due to its commercially sensitive nature; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the Amended and Restated Mist Agreement F 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 Amended and Restated Mist Agreement F between FEI and NW Natural is accepted as filed.
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