ORDER NUMBER
G-36-26
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Permanent Rates and Agreement for Nortrans Freight Management Ltd. for CNG Fuelling Service at
the GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on February 26, 2026
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On February 11, 2026, 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 fuelling services agreement (FEI-Nortrans Agreement) between FEI and Nortrans Freight Management Ltd. (Nortrans) for compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling service at the fuelling station constructed for GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL) in Abbotsford, BC (GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station) on a permanent basis, effective February 20, 2026 (Application);
B. By Order G-116-22, the BCUC, among other things, determined that the GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station met the requirements for a prescribed undertaking as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation;
C. By Order G-37-24 dated February 12, 2024, the BCUC approved the rate design and rates established in the fuelling services agreement between FEI and GFL (GFL Abbotsford Agreement) as amended, on a permanent basis, effective November 15, 2021, for GFL to receive CNG fuelling services from the GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station. Subsequently, the BCUC approved rates as established in fuelling service agreements between FEI and third-party customers for CNG fuelling service at the station on a permanent basis;
D. On February 10, 2026, FEI and Nortrans entered into the FEI-Nortrans Agreement which establishes the terms, conditions and rates for Nortrans to receive CNG fuelling services from the GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station, effective February 20, 2026. FEI states that the rates in the FEI-Nortrans Agreement are consistent with the rates that are currently approved for all customers receiving CNG fuelling service from the GFL Abbotsford Fuelling Station; and
E. 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 for Nortrans in the FEI-Nortrans Agreement are approved on a permanent basis, effective February 20, 2026.
2. FEI is directed to file the FEI-Nortrans Agreement 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 26th day of February 2026.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Bernard Magnan
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner