Via E-Mail March 14, 2013
gas.regulatory.affairs@fortisbc.com
Ms. Diane Roy
Director, Regulatory Affairs – Gas
FortisBC Energy Inc.
16705 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC V4N 0E8
Dear Ms. Roy:
Re: FortisBC Energy Inc.
Lower Mainland, Inland, and Columbia Service Areas
2013 First Quarter Gas Cost Report
Commodity Cost Reconciliation Account (CCRA), Midstream Cost Reconciliation Account (MCRA), and Biomethane Variance Account (BVA)
On March 7, 2013, FortisBC Energy Inc. filed its 2013 First Quarter Gas Cost Report for the Lower Mainland, Inland, and Columbia service areas. The British Columbia Utilities Commission acknowledges receipt of the Report and accepts the recommendation that the Commodity Cost Recovery Charge remain unchanged as established by Order G-26-12 dated March 9, 2012, for the Lower Mainland, Inland, and Columbia service areas as of April 1, 2013.
As requested by FortisBC Energy Inc., the Commission will hold confidential the information in Tab 3 of the Report (pages 4.1 to 4.3) as it contains commercially sensitive information.
Yours truly,
Erica Hamilton
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