ORDER NUMBER
E-20-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC
Panorama Section 71 Filing of Propane Supply Contract
Between Bluestem and CanGas for 2024 to 2027
BEFORE:
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on September 19, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On August 8, 2024, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC (BMUS) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a request for acceptance of a propane supply agreement (Agreement) for Panorama Mountain Village (PMV) between BMUS and CanGas Propane Ltd. (CanGas) for the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027 (Filing);
B. By Order G-130-06, dated October 26, 2006, the BCUC established 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;
C. By letter dated April 30, 2024, the BCUC was notified that Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. has been renamed to Bluestem Multi-Utility Services ULC, effective April 26, 2024.
D. By Letter L-9-24, dated May 3, 2024, the BCUC accepted BMUS’ 2024 Annual Contracting Plan for propane supply to PMV for up to three years commencing on July 1, 2024;
E. BMUS requests that the Filing remain confidential due to its commercially sensitive nature; and
F. The BCUC reviewed the Filing and considers the acceptance of the Agreement is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the Rules, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The BCUC accepts the Agreement as filed.
2. The Filing will be kept confidential until the BCUC determines otherwise as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of September 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner