Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-366-22

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

Resort Gas Ltd.
Gas Cost Reconciliation Account and Commodity Rate Adjustment

 

BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

T. A. Loski, Commissioner

 

on December 15, 2022

 

ORDER

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On October 5, 2022, on behalf of Resort Gas Ltd. (Resort Gas), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a Gas Cost Reconciliation Account (GCRA) report, which includes actual and projected GCRA balances (GCRA Report), and requested approval of the following changes to its Gas Commodity Charges or each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial and Large Commercial), effective January 1, 2023 (Filing);

                           i.            An increase in Gas Commodity Charge – Propane from $21.41/GJ to $21.91/GJ;

                         ii.            A decrease in the Gas Commodity Charge – Storage from $2.03/GJ to $1.55/GJ; and

                        iii.            A decrease in the Gas Commodity Charge –GCRA from $0.500/GJ to $0.48/GJ.

B.      The result of the Resort Gas’ requested changes included in the Filing does not change the Total Gas Commodity Charge for any of its Rate Groups at $23.94/GJ;

C.      By Order G-74-22 dated March 14, 2022, the BCUC set Resort Gas’s commodity rates as follows for each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial and Large Commercial), effective January 1, 2022 (Existing Commodity Rates):

D.      The BCUC has completed its review of the Filing and determines that Resort Gas’s requested rate changes are warranted.

 

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 61(4) of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders the following:

 

1.       Resort Gas’ commodity rates are set as follows for each rate group (Residential, Small Commercial, and Large Commercial), effective January 1, 2023:

 

 

2.       The revised tariff page as filed within the Application is accepted for filing.

3.       Resort Gas is directed to inform its customers of the approved rates, within 30 days of the issuance of this order, by way of a customer notice.

4.       Resort Gas is directed to file a report with the BCUC by June 30, 2023, on the GCRA balance, including but not limited to propane price forecasts, commodity cost forecasts and GCRA balances for the following twelve months and, if necessary, proposed changes to commodity rates.

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this       15^th       day of December 2022.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner