··· · • ·•• · •· • •• · • · ·••• · ·•· · •· · bcuc •••• Suite 410, 900 Howe Street P: 604.660.4700 • ••••• British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada V6Z 2N3 TF: 1.800.663.1385 •• •••• Utilities Commission bcuc.com F: 604.660.1102 • ORDER NUMBER G-134-20 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473 and Recovery of British Columbia Utilities Commission Costs for the 2020/21 Fiscal Year BEFORE: D. M. Morton, Commissioner A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner on June 3, 2020 ORDER WHEREAS: A. Section 125 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) enables the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to recover its expenses, arising from the administration of the UCA, in each fiscal year commencing April 1 and to fix and collect levies from public utilities and other persons so defined. BC Regulation 283/88 dated July 29, 1988, authorizes the BCUC to collect and retain all levies collected under the BC Regulation 283/88 and to base the amount of a levy on the value and the volume of the energy transmitted or distributed or the service furnished; B. The current year’s levy for recovering BCUC expenses is based on its 2020/2021 approved budget of $16,468,567 less the BCUC’s over-recovery of $593,048 from 2019/20. The resulting net amount of $15,875,519 is apportioned to regulated and public utilities based on BC Regulation 283/88; and C. The BCUC will recover its expenses from the levy calculation on a quarterly basis and may adjust the fourth quarter billing to account for additional revenues received during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125 of the UCA and BC Regulation 283/88, the BCUC orders as follows: 1. A levy, at the rate of $0.0315897654 per GJ equivalent of energy sold for the calendar year 2019 shall be paid by, and collected from, the public utilities, as set out in Appendix A attached to this order, for the recovery of BCUC expenses in the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2020. 2. The public utilities set out in Appendix A attached to this order are required to pay the levy fixed for the first quarter of 2020/21 fiscal year, as set out in Appendix A attached to this order. 3. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia shall pay the BCUC’s 2020/21 fiscal year allocated budgeted expenses of $700,000 in quarterly installments. File 43820 | BCUC Fiscal 2020/2021 Levy 1 of 2
Order G-134-20 4. Pursuant to BC Regulation 283/88 and Letter L-39-96, the following upstream natural gas processors and intra-provincial oil pipelines shall pay the following amounts for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2020: Canadian Natural Resources Limited $1,000 Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Inga Oil Pipeline $1,000 Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Midwinter, Peggo, Tooga $3,000 Pembina Kinder Morgan – Trans Mountain (Jet Fuel) Inc. $1,000 Plateau Pipeline Limited $5,000 NorthRiver Midstream Inc. $6,000 5. The cost recovery revenue for the residential and commercial unbundling program for the 2020/21 fiscal year is $1,000 per natural gas marketer. 6. The BCUC’s cost recovery for the 2020/21 fiscal year will be reviewed in the last quarter to ensure the apportioned costs to all regulated entities are appropriate and may make necessary adjustments at that time. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3 rd day of June 2020. BY ORDER Original signed by: D. M. Morton Commissioner Attachment File 43820 | BCUC Fiscal 2020/2021 Levy 2 of 2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION - 2020/21 LEVY CALCULATION A B C Regulated Regulated Utility Sales $ Volume Electric 5,326,085,148 53,489.51 B.C. Hydro & Power Authority 4,996,649,415 50,660.32 Nelson Hydro 7,548,528 65.20 FortisBC Inc. 318,687,657 2,739.00 Hemlock Utility Services Ltd. 448,103 2.79 Kyuquot Power Ltd. 420,706 1.66 Silversmith Power & Light Corporation 110,788 0.17 CORIX Sun Rivers & Sonoma Pines (Electric) 2,092,667 20 Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. (Lower Post) 127,284 1 Gas 1,374,038,808 237,425,742.61 FortisBC Energy Inc. Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Whistler, Revelstoke 1,296,587,685 226,120,527 Fort Nelson Division 3,049,637 516,907 Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Dawson Creek and Fort St. John 23,962,320 4,714,118 Tumbler Ridge 2,188,589 687,392 Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (includes Granisle Grid) 43,094,343 5,070,642 CORIX Multi-Utility Services Sun Rivers (gas), Panorama & Sonoma Pines 1,278,319 81,901 CalGas - Kicking Horse & Canyon Ridge Kicking Horse & Canyon Ridge 310,908 24,313 Big White Gas Utility -------------- ----------+---1, -28 -0,8 + 87 ----53 - ,59 + 5 Sun Peaks Utilities 1,968,580 104,224 Superior Propane (Seascapes) 133,628 5,914 Stargas Utilities Ltd. 183,913 46,209 Thermal 16,114,930 1,667,038.67 Stream A Thermal Energy Utilities FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Flatiron 132,253 2,866 Pomaria 93,385 4,732 The Hudson 60,513 5,515 Alysen Place 115,762 8,428 Waterstone Pier 114,000 5,863 Seylynn Phase I 269,170 5,930 Marine Gateway 1,303,389 38,078 SOLO Phase I 774,357 15,593 Empire at QE Park 248,597 7,343 Aperture 167,724 4,260 Seylynn Phase II 195,373 5,930 Modello 392,224 10,382 SOLO II Altus 725,134 18,850 Chard Ellsworth 116,388 3,402 Seylynn Phase III 313,648 9,539 Lynn Valley I 147,236 4,270 Milano 235,606 6,998 Mahogany 123,300 3,646 Artemisia 28,198 1,026 Sovereign 811,817 29,326 Tsawwasssen Springs 61,127 3,127 Glen Valley 62,358 3,200 Brant 17,764 909 Camden Green 31,631 1,523 Helen Gorman 23,127 915 Telus Garden 2,309,423 55,180 Imperial 92,313 2,747 CORIX Multi-Utility Services Belmonte Central Energy Plant/Sun Rivers Resort Community 112,680 8,996 Talasa Central Energy Plant/Sun Rivers Resort Community 152,922 7,232 Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. 188 Keefer Street 131,058 11,974 1480 Howe Street 181,674 9,565 2200 Kingsway 513,442 129,715 1770 Pendrall Street 44,663 4,522 Connect TES (Richmond) Holdings Inc. The Pier and Parc Riviera 490,743 27,292 3CP Energy Utility Company Ltd. 1,092,009 21,969 Vancouver Cambie Parc Holdings Inc. Parc Elise 156,378 3,332 Vancouver Kingsway Holdings Inc. The Independent 284,352 9,154 Vancouver Parc 26 Holdings Inc. Parc 26 84,785 1,733 Stream B Thermal Energy Utilities FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Delta School District #37 708,433 23,136 CORIX Multi-Utility Services UniverCity NUS 1,349,401 43,128 UBC Neighbourhood Energy System 1,265,433 41,558 Dockside Green Energy 480,542 7,799 Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. Vancouver 8,614,359 1,420,840 Northeast False Creek NES 1,447,222 63,660 South Downtown NES 245,827 5,116 River District Energy 1,333,000 45,083 Shannon Wall Centre Rental Apartments 670,713 16,718 Mandatory Auto Insurance Insurance Corporation of British Columbia TOTAL 2020/21 BCUC Forecasted Expenditures 16,468,567 2020/21 BCUC Forecasted IT Strategic Initiatives -2020/21 BCUC Forecasted Direct Recoveries (1,500,000) Plus: 2019/20 Over-Recovery (Credit) (593,048) 14,375,519 Less Fixed Annual Fees: Natural Gas Marketers ( 7,000) Intra-Provincial Oil Pipeline Companies & Upstream Gas Processors ( 17,000) Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (700,000) 2020/21 Net Forecasted Expenditures to be recovered 13,651,519 Levy Calculation: 13,651,519 Units of Energy Sold in Calendar 2019 432,150,061 = APPENDIX A to Order G-134-20 D E F I J K L Converted 2020/21 Annual Billing Billing Billing Billing Unit To GJ Assessment $ Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 3 192,562,219 6,082,995.33 GWh 182,377,158 5,761,251.64 1,440,312.91 1,440,312.91 1,440,312.91 1,440,312.91 GWh 234,720 7,414.75 1,853.69 1,853.69 1,853.69 1,853.68 GWh 9,860,400 311,487.72 77,871.93 77,871.93 77,871.93 77,871.93 GWh 10,045 317.32 79.33 79.33 79.33 79.33 GWh 5,978 188.84 47.21 47.21 47.21 47.21 GWh 595 18.80 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.70 GWh 70,438 2,225.12 556.28 556.28 556.28 556.28 GWh 2,885 91.14 22.79 22.79 22.79 22.77 237,425,742 7,500,223.48 GJ 226,120,527 7,143,094.41 1,785,773.60 1,785,773.60 1,785,773.60 1,785,773.61 GJ 516,907 16,328.97 4,082.24 4,082.24 4,082.24 4,082.25 GJ 4,714,118 148,917.88 37,229.47 37,229.47 37,229.47 37,229.47 GJ 687,392 21,714.55 5,428.64 5,428.64 5,428.64 5,428.63 GJ 5,070,642 160,180.39 40,045.10 40,045.10 40,045.10 40,045.09 GJ 81,901 2,587.23 646.81 646.81 646.81 646.80 GJ 24,313 768.04 192.01 192.01 192.01 192.01 -GJ -+---53 - ,5 -95 +----1,6 + 93.0 -5 ----423 - .2 + 6 ---42 -3.2 + 6 ---42 -3.2 + 6 ---42 -3 - .2 + 7 GJ 104,224 3,292.41 823.10 823.10 823.10 823.11 GJ 5,914 186.82 46.71 46.71 46.71 46.69 GJ 46,209 1,459.73 364.93 364.93 364.93 364.94 2,162,100 52,661.33 GJ 2,866 90.54 22.64 22.64 22.64 22.62 GJ 4,732 149.48 37.37 37.37 37.37 37.37 GJ 5,515 174.22 43.56 43.56 43.56 43.54 GJ 8,428 266.24 66.56 66.56 66.56 66.56 GJ 5,863 185.21 46.30 46.30 46.30 46.31 GJ 5,930 187.33 46.83 46.83 46.83 46.84 GJ 38,078 1,202.88 300.72 300.72 300.72 300.72 GJ 15,593 492.58 123.15 123.15 123.15 123.13 GJ 7,343 231.96 57.99 57.99 57.99 57.99 GJ 4,260 134.57 33.64 33.64 33.64 33.65 GJ 5,930 187.33 46.83 46.83 46.83 46.84 GJ 10,382 327.96 81.99 81.99 81.99 81.99 GJ 18,850 595.47 148.87 148.87 148.87 148.86 GJ 3,402 107.47 26.87 26.87 26.87 26.86 GJ 9,539 301.33 75.33 75.33 75.33 75.34 GJ 4,270 134.89 33.72 33.72 33.72 33.73 GJ 6,998 221.07 55.27 55.27 55.27 55.26 GJ 3,646 115.18 28.80 28.80 28.80 28.78 GJ 1,026 32.41 8.10 8.10 8.10 8.11 GJ 29,326 926.40 231.60 231.60 231.60 231.60 GJ 3,127 98.78 24.70 24.70 24.70 24.68 GJ 3,200 101.09 25.27 25.27 25.27 25.28 GJ 909 28.72 7.18 7.18 7.18 7.18 GJ 1,523 48.11 12.03 12.03 12.03 12.02 GJ 915 28.90 7.23 7.23 7.23 7.21 GJ 55,180 1,743.12 435.78 435.78 435.78 435.78 GJ 2,747 86.78 21.70 21.70 21.70 21.68 GJ 8,996 284.18 71.05 71.05 71.05 71.03 GJ 7,232 228.46 57.12 57.12 57.12 57.10 GJ 11,974 378.26 94.57 94.57 94.57 94.55 GJ 9,565 302.16 75.54 75.54 75.54 75.54 GJ 129,715 4,097.67 1,024.42 1,024.42 1,024.42 1,024.41 GJ 4,522 142.85 35.71 35.71 35.71 35.72 GJ 27,292 862.15 215.54 215.54 215.54 215.53 GJ 21,969 694.00 173.50 173.50 173.50 173.50 GJ 3,332 105.26 26.32 26.32 26.32 26.30 GJ 9,154 289.17 72.29 72.29 72.29 72.30 GJ 1,733 54.75 13.69 13.69 13.69 13.68 GJ 23,136 730.86 182.72 182.72 182.72 182.70 GJ 43,128 1,362.40 340.60 340.60 340.60 340.60 GJ 41,558 1,312.81 328.20 328.20 328.20 328.21 GJ 7,799 246.37 61.59 61.59 61.59 61.60 GJ 1,420,840 44,884.00 11,221.00 11,221.00 11,221.00 11,221.00 GJ 63,660 2,011.00 502.75 502.75 502.75 502.75 GJ 5,116 161.61 40.40 40.40 40.40 40.41 GJ 45,083 1,424.16 356.04 356.04 356.04 356.04 GJ 16,718 528.12 132.03 132.03 132.03 132.03 175,000.00 175,000.00 175,000.00 175,000.00 432,150,061 13,651,519.07 3,412,879.82 3,412,879.82 3,412,879.82 3,412,879.61 $0.0315897654 /GJ 1 of 1
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