ORDER NUMBER
G-175-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Permanent Rates and Amending Agreement No. 2 for For Less Disposal Inc.
at the For Less CNG Fuelling Station in Kelowna
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on July 14, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 2, 2025, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, for approval of the rates established in a second amending agreement dated June 30, 2025 (Amending Agreement No. 2) to the Fueling Station License and Use Agreement (FEI-For Less Agreement) between FEI and For Less Disposal Inc. (For Less) on a permanent basis, effective July 1, 2025 (Application);
B. By Order G-128-14, the BCUC approved the rate design and rates established in the FEI-For Less Agreement. The FEI-For Less Agreement also established the terms and conditions for FEI’s provision of compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling service to For Less at a station located on For Less’s premises in Kelowna, BC (For Less Kelowna CNG Fuelling Station);
C. By Order G-125-15, the BCUC approved, among other things, the rate design and rates established in an amendment to the FEI-For Less Agreement (Amending Agreement No. 1) on a permanent basis, effective July 1, 2015;
D. FEI submits that extending the expiry date of the FEI-For Less Agreement will allow FEI to continue to operate the For Less Kelowna CNG Fuelling Station and provide CNG fuelling service to For Less while accommodating continued negotiations on a renewal contract;
E. On June 30, 2025, FEI and For Less entered into Amending Agreement No. 2 which extends the expiry date of the FEI-For Less Agreement from June 30, 2025 to the earlier of August 31, 2025 or the effective date of the amending agreement effecting the renewal of the FEI-For Less Agreement on the existing terms, conditions and rates;
F. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and considers that the following determinations are warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The rates established in the FEI-For Less Agreement as amended by Amending Agreements No. 1 and 2 are approved on a permanent basis, effective July 1, 2025.
2. FEI is to file Amending Agreement No. 2 in tariff supplement form for endorsement by the BCUC within 15 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of July 2025.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Bernard Magnan
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner