ORDER NUMBER
F-4-26
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
2025 to 2027 Revenue Requirements
for the Fort St. John/Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge divisions
Participant Cost Award Application
BEFORE:
M. Jaccard, Panel Chair
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
on January 26, 2026
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On April 2, 2025, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. [PNG(NE)] filed its 2025–2027 Revenue Requirements Application (RRA) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for its Fort St. John/Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge divisions seeking permanent approval of its 2025, 2026 and 2027 basic and delivery charges, and its 2025 Revenue Stabilization Adjustment Mechanism rate rider on a permanent basis, effective January 1, 2025;
B. By Orders G-102-25 and G-217-25, the BCUC established the regulatory timetable for the proceeding, which included intervener registration, one round of information requests, and arguments;
C. By letter dated May 27, 2025, British Columbia Old Age Pensioners' Organization, et al. (BCOAPO) and Residential Consumer Intervener Association (RCIA) were accepted as one intervener group in the PNG(NE) 2025 to 2027 Revenue Requirements proceeding;
D. On December 4, 2025, by Order G-284-25, the BCUC issued its decision on the PNG(NE) 2025–2027 RRA. The following participants filed Participant Cost Award (PCA) applications with the BCUC with respect to their participation in the proceeding:
|
Date |
Participant |
Application |
|
December 19, 2025 |
BCOAPO |
$24,703.32 |
|
December 18, 2025, and refiled on December 22, 2025 |
RCIA |
$17,086.65 |
E. PNG(NE) did not provide comments on the PCA applications; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed the PCA applications in accordance with the criteria and rates set out in the BCUC Rules of Practice and Procedure and considers the following determinations are warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 118 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. Costs are awarded to the following participants in the listed amounts, inclusive of applicable taxes, for their participation in the PNG(NE) 2025 to 2027 Revenue Requirements proceeding:
|
Participant |
Award |
|
BCOAPO |
$24,703.32 |
|
RCIA |
$17,086.65 |
2. PNG(NE) is directed to reimburse the above-noted participants for the awarded amounts in a timely manner.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 26th day of January 2026.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Mark Jaccard
M. Jaccard
Commissioner