ORDER NUMBER
G-384-22
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
FortisBC Inc.
Application for Approval to
Rescind Rate Schedule 3A - Exempt Residential Service
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on December 22, 2022
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On December 1, 2022, FortisBC Inc. (FBC) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to section 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), for approval of the cancellation or rescindment of Rate Schedule 3A for Exempt Residential Service (RS 3A), effective December 31, 2022 (Application);
B. On February 25, 2019, by Order G-40-19, the BCUC approved FBC’s application to switch to a flat rate for residential customers and to phase in the flat rate over a five-year period commencing on January 1, 2019 and ending January 1, 2023. Effective January 1, 2023, all residential customers will be billed under Rate Schedule 1 - Residential Service, resulting in there no longer being a need for RS 3A; and
C. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and determines that consenting to the cancellation or rescindment of
RS 3A, is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 61 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. RS 3A is rescinded, effective December 31, 2022.
2. Tariff pages as filed in Appendix B of the application are accepted as filed.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 22nd day of December 2022.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner