Orders

ORDER NUMBER

A-6-25

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Easy Energy Inc.

Gas Marketer Licence Renewal

under the Customer Choice Program

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

W. E. Royle, Commissioner

on October 28, 2025

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      Section 71.1(1) of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) requires a person who is not a public utility and who performs a gas marketing activity for low-volume consumers to hold a gas marketer license issued by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC);

B.      The BCUC established Rules for Gas Marketers (Rules) pursuant to section 71.1(10) of the UCA to assist the administration of gas marketer licensing. The BCUC reviews and updates the Rules from time to time, most recently on October 18, 2013 by Order A-12-13;

C.      On August 28, 2025, Easy Energy Inc. (Easy Energy), applied to the BCUC for a gas marketer licence for the period November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026 (Application). The Application included payment of the $1,000 Application Fee and proof of sufficient financial resources, pursuant to Sections 4, 6 and 7 of the licence requirements as set out in Attachment 1 to the Rules (Licence Requirements);

D.      In the Application, Easy Energy requests that the BCUC hold all financial statements, financial information and operational materials confidential indefinitely; and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the Application and finds that the following determinations are warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71.1 of the UCA and the Rules, the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       A gas marketer licence is issued to Easy Energy for the period November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026, subject to the following conditions:

a.       Easy Energy must carry out the undertakings as provided in its Application and as set out in the Rules.

b.       Easy Energy must comply with the Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers and Rate Schedule 36 of FortisBC Energy Inc.

c.       Easy Energy shall ensure that its employees, salespersons or other representatives of its products and services comply with the standards required of a gas marketer as set out in the Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers and Easy Energy shall be responsible for any non-compliance of its employees, salespersons or other representatives of its products and services.

d.       Easy Energy must maintain the proof of financial resources submitted to satisfy Sections 4, 6 and 7 of the Licence Requirements, in full force and effect for the duration of the gas marketer licence.

e.       Pursuant to Section 10.0 of the Rules, in order to maintain compliance with the Licence Requirements, the following information must be submitted to the BCUC for review as it becomes available:

i.         The most recent version of the documents that Easy Energy provided to demonstrate that it continues to satisfy Sections 4, 6 and 7 of the Licence Requirements; and

ii.       The most recent version of the documents submitted under Sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Licence Requirements prior to use.

f.        The BCUC may, pursuant to Section 11 of the Rules amend or impose new terms and conditions on, suspend, or cancel the gas marketer licence.

g.       Easy Energy must notify the BCUC of any material change in circumstances that adversely affects or is likely to adversely affect the business, operations or assets of Easy Energy as soon as practicable, but in any event no more than fifteen (15) calendar days past the date upon which such change occurs.

h.       Easy Energy must strictly adhere to its approved Third-Party Verification script(s) as outlined in Article 33 of the Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers.

i.         The gas marketer licence and all copies of it shall remain the property of the BCUC. Easy Energy will return these documents upon written request from the BCUC.

2.       The Application will be held confidential unless the BCUC determines otherwise.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this              28^th              day of October 2025.

BY ORDER

Electronically signed by Bernard Magnan

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment