ORDER NUMBER
G-141-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
RNG Blend, Storage and Transportation RNG Rider, RNG Charges for the
Mainland and Vancouver Island, and the Fort Nelson Service Areas Effective July 1, 2025
BEFORE:
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on June 12, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On June 10, 2025, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) for approval to set the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Blend Percent, Storage and Transportation (S&T) RNG Rider, and RNG Charges effective July 1, 2025 (Application);
B. By Decision and Order G-77-24 dated March 20, 2024, the BCUC directed FEI, among other things, to set the S&T RNG Rider and RNG Charge annually;
C. By Order G-325-24A dated December 6, 2024, the BCUC approved, among other things, the RNG Blend percent at 2 percent, the S&T RNG Rider at $0.301 per gigajoule (GJ), and various RNG Charges, effective January 1, 2025;
D. In the Application, FEI seeks approval of the following, effective July 1, 2025:
i. to set the RNG Blend at 3 percent, resulting in a forecast RNG volume of 5,216 terajoules (TJ) that FEI plans to deliver through the RNG Blend service, commencing July 1, 2025;
ii. to deliver, on a forecast basis, 1,746 TJ of RNG to Voluntary RNG customers from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026;
iii. to set the S&T RNG Rider (Rider 8) equal to $0.692 per GJ;
iv. to set the RNG Charge for the RNG offerings in certain rate schedules under the Voluntary RNG program as follows:
o Rate Schedules 3VRNG and 5VRNG equal to $21.637 per GJ;
o Rate Schedule 11RNG equal to $22.329 per GJ; and
o Rate Schedule 46 for Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) equal to $21.637 per GJ;
E. In the Application, FEI requests approval of the above items on an interim basis pending the BCUC’s final determination if the BCUC is unable to issue its final decision on the Application by June 16, 2025; and
F. The BCUC has commenced its review of the Application and finds that the following approvals are warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 and 89 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. FEI is approved to set the S&T RNG Rider (Rider 8) equal to $0.692 per GJ, effective July 1, 2025, on an interim and refundable/recoverable basis.
2. FEI is approved to set the RNG Charge as set out below, effective July 1, 2025, on an interim and refundable/recoverable basis:
a. Rate Schedules 3VRNG and 5VRNG equal to $21.637 per GJ;
b. Rate Schedule 11RNG equal to $22.329 per GJ; and
c. Rate Schedule 46 for NGV equal to $21.637 per GJ.
3. FEI is directed to file revised tariff pages reflecting the interim approvals in Directives 1 and 2 for BCUC endorsement within 15 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 12th day of June 2025.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Blair Lockhart
E. B. Lockhart
Commissioner