FortisBC says natural gas bills for its Vancouver Island residential customers will be going down in 2020.
In a release, the company says it has received approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) to decrease natural gas bills for the majority of its B.C. customers, starting January 1, 2020.
Fortis says a residential customer’s overall bill on the Island will go down by about two per cent or $18 for the year based on the average annual usage of 90 gigajoules.
The company says the cost of natural gas is steady, but customers will see lower storage and transport rates on their bills next year.
Reduced pipeline transport capacity impacted natural gas supply, which led to increased storage and transport costs for Fortis customers on the Island in 2019.
But Fortis is expecting regional pipeline transportation capacity to return to normal levels this winter.
Fortis says interim delivery rate increases for the Island and mainland will be reviewed by the BCUC.
Permanent rate decisions are expected later in 2020, which may result in bill adjustments.
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