ORDER NUMBER
E-3-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Filing of a Storage Agreement between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Aitken Creek Gas Storage ULC
BEFORE:
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on February 14, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On January 18, 2019, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an executed copy of the Aitken Creek Gas Storage ULC Agreement (Agreement) negotiated between FEI and Aitken Creek Gas Storage ULC (Aitken Creek) for the period of April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024 (Filing);
B. On July 23, 2018, the BCUC accepted the FEI
2018/19 Annual Gas Contracting Plan (ACP) through Letter
L-19-18;
C. FEI requests that the Filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the Filing and is satisfied that the Agreement is consistent with the ACP and in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the BCUC’s Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts, the BCUC accepts the Agreement between FEI and Aitken Creek for filing. The BCUC will keep the Filing confidential as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of February 2019.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
R. I. Mason
Commissioner