BCUC Review of Renewable Natural Gas Definition and Accounting

BC Utilities Commission

Review of Renewable Natural Gas Definition and Accounting

In Progress

The BCUC has established an inquiry to examine the BCUC’s definition of renewable natural gas and the sufficiency of mechanisms for ensuring that greenhouse gas emissions associated with biomethane purchased from projects located outside of BC are properly accounted for.

Timetable

Subject	Date
Intervener registration (including PCA cost estimates, if any)	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Intervener submissions regarding the questions set out in Appendix B	Wednesday, August 27, 2025
BCUC and Intervener Information Requests (IRs) No. 1 on Intervener submissions	Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Responses to BCUC and Intervener IRs No. 1	Monday, October 27, 2025
Letters of comment deadline	Monday, November 10, 2025
Intervener reply submissions (if any)	Monday, November 24, 2025

Hearing and Other Documents

Title	Document Description
EXHIBIT LIST	Updated: June 12, 2025 @ 3:54 pm

Exhibits

A Exhibits - BCUC Documents

Date	Title	Document Description
June 05, 2025	A-1	Panel Appointment
June 05, 2025	A-2	BCUC Order G-137-25 establishing a regulatory timetable and the key questions in relation to the proceeding
June 12, 2025	A-3	BCUC response to MoveUP clarifying regulatory timetable
June 05, 2025	A2-1	BCUC Staff submitting Stand.earth letter, BCUC Letter dated July 11, 2022, and FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) – Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA) compliance reports for 2024, 2023 and 2022

D Exhibits - Letters of Comment

Date	Title	Document Description
June 10, 2025	D-1	MOVEMENT OF UNITED PROFESSIONALS (MOVEUP) – Letter requesting clarification of Exhibit A-2