ORDER NUMBER
G-76-19
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. and Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd.
Application
to Extend the Filing Deadline for
the 2019 Consolidated Resource Plan
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on April 4, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On February 20, 2019, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. and Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. (collectively PNG) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) requesting to extend the deadline for filing the 2019 Consolidated Resource Plan from April 8, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Application);
B. By Order G-140-14 dated September 16, 2014, the BCUC accepted the 2014 Resource Plan for PNG-West Pipeline system and the resubmission of the Demand Side Management (DSM) portion of the 2012 Resource Plan for the Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge distribution pipeline systems. Among other approvals provided, the BCUC accepted PNG’s proposal to submit its future resource plans on a consolidated basis and to reduce the frequency of filing the plans to every five years;
C. By Order G-155-15 dated September 30, 2015, the BCUC accepted the 2015 Resource Plan for Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge distribution systems and reiterated directive No. 4 in Order G-140-14 for PNG to file its resource plans on a consolidated basis no later than April 8, 2019;
D. PNG, in its Application, states that it is developing a climate change strategy following recent developments in Greenhouse Gas Regulations and intends to incorporate this strategy into its 2019 Consolidated Resource Plan. PNG also submits that it wishes to incorporate any relevant directives from the BCUC around its Energy Conservation and Innovation (ECI) Application that is currently being reviewed by the BCUC through Order G-4-19; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and has determined a variance to Order G-140-14 is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to section 77 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC approves PNG’s request for extension to filing the 2019 Consolidated Resource Plan from April 8, 2019 to September 30, 2019 and thus a variance to Order G-140-14 is granted.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 4th day of April 2019.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner