FortisBC Utilities

2025 to 2027 Rate Setting Framework

Completed: 2025

FEI and FBC both seek approval of a rate setting framework for the years 2025 through 2027, including, among other things, an indexed approach to FEI’s and FBC’s operations and maintenance expense and FEI’s growth capital; three-year forecasts of FEI’s regular sustainment and other capital, along with FBC’s regular growth, sustainment and other capital; service quality indicators for FEI and FBC; and a continuation of and update to FEI’s clean growth innovation fund.

Hearing and Other Documents

Title Document Description
EXHIBIT LIST Updated: December 9, 2024 @ 2:38 pm
G-69-25 and G-70-25 Final Orders March 18, 2025
F-15-25 PCA Final Order May 12, 2025

Arguments/Submissions

Title Document Description
FortisBC Final Argument Final Argument November 27, 2024
MoveUP Final Argument Final Argument December 12, 2024
Air Products Final Argument Final Argument December 18, 2024
BCSEA Final Argument Final Argument December 18, 2024
CEC Final Argument Final Argument December 18, 2024
ICG Final Argument Final Argument December 18, 2024
RCIA Final Argument Final Argument December 18, 2024
BCOAPO Final Argument Final Argument December 20, 2024
FortisBC Reply Argument Reply Argument January 15, 2025

Exhibits

A Exhibits - BCUC Documents

Date Title Document Description
April 18, 2024 A-1 Panel Appointment for the review of the FEI and FBC 2025 to 2027 Rate Setting Framework Application
May 02, 2024 A-2 BCUC request for Supplemental Information
June 18, 2024 A-3 BCUC Order G-165-24 establishing a regulatory timetable
July 24, 2024 A-4 BCUC Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
July 26, 2024 A-5 BCUC reply to Air Products intervener registration
September 27, 2024 A-6 BCUC Order G-255-24 amending the regulatory timetable
October 07, 2024 A-7 BCUC Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
November 21, 2024 A-8 Panel Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
November 21, 2024 A-9 BCUC request FortisBC address letters of comment in its Final Argument
November 27, 2024 A-10 BCUC Order G-313-24 FEI Interim Rates
November 27, 2024 A-11 BCUC Order G-314-24 FBC Interim Rates
December 09, 2024 A-12 BCUC response to BCOAPO extension request

B Exhibits - Applicant Documents

Date Title Document Description
April 08, 2024 B-1 FORTISBC ENERGY INC. (FEI) AND FORTISBC INC. (FBC) (COLLECTIVELY FORTISBC) - Application for Approval of a Rate Setting Framework for 2025 through 2027
September 06, 2024 B-1-1 FortisBC submitting errata to the application
September 13, 2024 B-1-2 FortisBC submitting updated Application to include errata to the application
May 31, 2024 B-2 FortisBC submitting Supplemental Information
July 18, 2024 B-3 FortisBC submitting Public Notice confirmation in compliance with Order G 164-24
September 06, 2024 B-4 FortisBC submitting response to BCUC Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-5 FortisBC submitting response to Air Products Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-6 FortisBC submitting response to BCMEU Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-7 FortisBC submitting response to BCOAPO Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-8 FortisBC submitting response to BCSEA Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-9 FortisBC submitting response to CEC Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-10 FortisBC submitting response to ICG Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-11 FortisBC submitting response to MoveUP Information Request No. 1
September 06, 2024 B-12 FortisBC submitting response to RCIA Information Request No. 1
November 05, 2024 B-13 FortisBC submitting response to BCUC Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-14 FortisBC submitting response to BCOAPO Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-15 FortisBC submitting response to BCSEA Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-16 FortisBC submitting response to CEC Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-17 FortisBC submitting response to ICG Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-18 FortisBC submitting response to MoveUP Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-19 PUBLIC - FortisBC submitting response to RCIA Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-19-1 CONFIDENTIAL - FortisBC submitting confidential response to RCIA Information Request No. 2
November 05, 2024 B-20 FBC submitting request for approval of 2025 rates on an interim basis
November 05, 2024 B-21 FEI submitting request for approval of 2025 delivery rates on an interim basis
November 26, 2024 B-22 FortisBC submitting response to Panel Information Request No. 1

C Exhibits - Intervener Documents



Date Title Document Description
June 19, 2024 C1-1 BC SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION (BCSEA) - Request to intervene by Thomas Hackney
July 31, 2024 C1-2 BCSEA submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
September 12, 2024 C1-3 BCSEA submitting suggestion regarding application errata’s
September 23, 2024 C1-4 BCSEA submission regarding intent to file evidence
October 15, 2024 C1-5 BCSEA submitting Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
June 24, 2024 C2-1 MOVEMENT OF UNITED PROFESSIONALS (MOVEUP) - Request to intervene by Jim Quail
July 25, 2024 C2-2 MoveUP Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
September 26, 2024 C2-3 MoveUP Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
June 28, 2024 C3-1 RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER INTERVENER ASSOCIATION (RCIA) – Request to intervene by Rory MacGregor
July 31, 2024 C3-2 RCIA submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
September 20, 2024 C3-3 RCIA submission regarding intent to file evidence
October 15, 2024 C3-4 RCIA submitting Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
July 17, 2024 C4-1 AIR PRODUCTS (AIR PRODUCTS) - Request to intervene by Miles Heller
July 31, 2024 C4-2 Air Products submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
September 20, 2024 C4-3 Air Products submission regarding intent to file evidence
July 17, 2024 C5-1 COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (CEC) - Request to intervene by David Craig
July 31, 2024 C5-2 CEC submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
September 20, 2024 C5-3 CEC submission regarding intent to file evidence
October 15, 2024 C5-4 CEC submitting Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
July 17, 2024 C6-1 INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER GROUP (ICG) - Request to intervene by Robert Hobbs
July 31, 2024 C6-2 ICG submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
October 15, 2024 C6-3 ICG submitting Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
July 17, 2024 C7-1 BRITISH COLUMBIA OLD AGE PENSIONERS' ORGANIZATION ET AL. (BCOAPO) - Request to intervene by Irina Mis
July 31, 2024 C7-2 BCOAPO submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC
October 15, 2024 C7-3 BCOAPO submitting Information Request No. 2 to FortisBC
December 06, 2024 C7-4 BCOAPO submitting extension request to file Final Argument
July 17, 2024 C8-1 BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES (BCMEU) - Request to intervene by Scott Spencer
July 31, 2024 C8-2 BCMEU submitting Information Request No. 1 to FortisBC

D Exhibits - Letters of Comment

Date Title Document Description
May 22, 2024 D-1 MOVEMENT OF UNITED PROFESSIONALS (MOVEUP) – Letter of Comment
November 13, 2024 D-2 MESSER, B. (MESSER) - Letter of Comment

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