ORDER NUMBER
E-6-20
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Energy Inc. – Revelstoke Service Area
Application for Approval of a Proposed Propane Supply Agreement Between
FortisBC Energy Inc. and Superior Gas Liquids
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner
T. A. Loski, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
on March 19, 2020
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 5, 2020, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to accept a proposed Propane Supply Agreement between FEI and Superior Gas Liquids (Superior) for the Revelstoke Service Area for the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022 (altogether the Agreement);
B. By Order G-130-06 dated October 27, 2006, the BCUC approved the Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts (Rules). The Rules are intended to facilitate the BCUC’s review of natural gas energy supply contracts pursuant to section 71 of the UCA;
C. On June 14, 2019, by letter L-31-19, the BCUC accepted the FEI Revelstoke 2019-2020 Annual Contracting Plan;
D. FEI requests that the filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature; and
E. The BCUC reviewed the filing and is satisfied that the Agreement is consistent with the FEI Revelstoke 2019-2020 Annual Contracting Plan and is in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the Rules:
1. The BCUC accepts the proposed Propane Supply Agreement between FEI and Superior as filed with the BCUC on March 5, 2020.
2. The BCUC will keep the filing and associated documents confidential as they contain commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, In the Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of March 2020.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner