British Columbia Utilities Commission

A. On December 19, 2014, FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) submitted an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) to construct and operate two replacement pipeline segments in the Lower Mainland near Vancouver, BC (Application). FEI also sought Commission approval pursuant to sections 59-61 of the UCA for deferral treatment and amortization of Application and project development costs. On April 30, 2015, FEI filed an evidentiary update revising the scope of the Application;
B. The Application and evidentiary update were reviewed through two rounds of Commission and intervener information requests, a Panel information request, and written argument;
C. The British Columbia Old Age Pensioners’ Organization, Active Support Against Poverty, Disability Alliance BC, Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC, and the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (BCOAPO et al.), the Canadian Pipeline Advisory Council, residents of Highlawn Drive, the City of Burnaby and the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of BC (CEC) registered as interveners. BCOAPO submitted its Participant Assistance/Cost Award (PACA) budget on January 26, 2015 and CEC submitted its PACA budget on January 27, 2015. No other interveners submitted PACA budgets; D. BCOAPO submitted its application for PACA funding to the Commission on August 17, 2015 and CEC submitted its