Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-176-25

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

PNG-West 2025 to 2027 Revenue Requirements

BEFORE:

M. Jaccard, Panel Chair

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

T. A. Loski, Commissioner

on July 15, 2025

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On April 2, 2025, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed its 2025–2027 Revenue Requirements Application (RRA) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for its west division (PNG-West) pursuant to sections 58 to 61, 89 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act seeking permanent approval of its 2025, 2026 and 2027 basic charges and delivery rates, and its 2025 Revenue Stabilization Adjustment Mechanism (RSAM) rate rider on a permanent basis, effective January 1, 2025 (Application);

B.      By Order G-333-24 dated December 12, 2024, the BCUC approved PNG's request for interim approval of its basic charges, delivery rates and RSAM rate rider on an interim and refundable or recoverable basis, effective January 1, 2025;

C.      By Order G-101-25 dated April 22, 2025, the BCUC, among other things, approved PNG's request to amend its 2025 basic charges, delivery rates and RSAM rate rider on an interim and refundable or recoverable basis, effective May 1, 2025, and established a regulatory timetable for the proceeding. The timetable included intervener registration, information requests (IRs), and final and reply arguments;

D.      On June 26, 2025, in accordance with the regulatory timetable, PNG filed responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No. 1;

E.       On July 14, 2025, PNG filed a letter with the BCUC to correct errors that PNG identified in its 2025–2027 RRA financial model that pertain to capital expenditures for 2025 to 2027; and

F.       The BCUC has reviewed the information on the evidentiary record and determines that reopening of the evidentiary record of this proceeding is warranted to accommodate the issuance of Panel IR No. 1.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       The BCUC establishes an amended regulatory timetable as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       PNG is directed to file responses to Panel IR No. 1 by the deadline established in the amended regulatory timetable.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this         15^th         day of July 2025.

BY ORDER

Electronically signed by Mark Jaccard

M. Jaccard

Commissioner

Attachment

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

PNG-West 2025 to 2027 Revenue Requirements