FEI RS 46 – E XPEDITED T EMPORARY T ARIFF C HANGES E XHIBIT B-4 FEI Rate Schedule 46 FE Exp xpedited Temporary ry Tarif iff Changes to Curtailm lment t Prio iority k!Ork G Cnfftff af December 5, 2018 FORTIS BC"
~ Agenda Context and Overview of Gas Supply Situation FEI’s Efforts to Date Review Proposed Tariff Changes Sought Issues Raised Conclusion FORTIS BC ™ - 2 -
~ Part rt 1: C ONTEXT AND C URRENT S ITUATION FORTIS BC ™ - 3 -
~ Precip ipitatin ing Events • October 9, 2018: Enbridge 36” pipeline rupture incident • Enbridge declaration of Force Majeure • Current NEB Order limiting operating pressure on both the repaired 36” pipeline and the adjacent 30” pipeline (Westcoast T-South system) to maximum 85 percent operating pressure • FEI may not be able to meet its obligations to serve customers over Winter 2018/2019 • October 9 and 10 – unprecedented emergency situation • Ongoing critical gas supply constraint • FEI declared Force Majeure to large firm customers including RS 46 customers FORTIS BC ™ - 4 -
~ Physical l Su Supply ly/Demand Con ondit itions in in th the I-5 5 Cor orrid idor • Enbridge T-south line is essential A. Third party storage to customers in British Columbia, Trading hubs Alliance Foothills BC Washington and Oregon. Foothills Saskatchewan FortisBC Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Limited gas deliverability NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) Northwest Pipeline available to meet winter Pacific Northern Gas TransCanada Canadian Mainline (TCPL) demand Westcoast Energy Base gas supply (before incident) - T-South 1.6 Bcf/day (1.8 PJ/Day) and NWP Gorge 0.550 Bcf/day (.615 PJ/day) On-call gas supply options (JPS/Mist/LNG) help with colder than normal weather On-call assets cannot replace Base pipeline capacity for the winter, therefore region at risk for curtailing customers FORTISBC ™ - 5 -
~ Crit itic ical Factors and Uncertainties • Westcoast T-South capacity on a given day • Colder weather • Time of year • Status of on-call resources (JPS/MIST/LNG) • Customer demand / gas use FORTIS BC ™ - 6 -
~ 2018/19 Lower Main inland Win inter Supply LM L Winter Supply & De 1 mand (100% TSouth) 1,200,000 LNG 1,000,000 JP iii' 800 , 000 JP}" Mist & L ING 0 - Mist L.. di a. 600,000 TSouth Supply VI -, (.!;I -- LML Design Load 400,000 -- LML Normal Load 200,000 1.3 Bd (80%) } 0.9 Bcf (56%) -- 1. 3 Bcf (80%} -- 0. 9 Bcf (56%} Winter Days 2018/19 • TSouth capacity: 1.6 Bcf • FEI contracted 30% of the TSouth capacity ( 0.5 Bcf ) FORTIS BC ™ - 7 -
~ 20 2018/19 Lo Lower Mainland Win inter Su Supply ly LML Winter Supply & Demand (80% TSouth) 1,200,000 1,000,000 LNG 800,000 JP ... - Mist QJ 600,000 a. VI --, - Sumas Supply (.!) 400,000 TSouth Supply -- LML Des ign Lo ad 80% TSouth 1.3 Bcf (1.5 PJ) 200,000 FEI 30% -- LML Normal Lo ad • 80% TSouth capacity available 2018/19 winter • Additional Sumas purchases make up loss of TSouth capacity FORTIS BC ™ - 8 -
~ ~ ~ " ~ ~ ~ Westcoast T-South Proje jected Deli livery ry Capacity December 2018 – Huntingdon Delivery Area Capacity 6J l .iS OO ,lil lXJ u s usa lJ H .75 9, 7 5, 1 1.5 U 5 1.5 9! .7~! - - --, -· --· -- - -- -· - - - -- -- - --, , r- --- -- -- --- - - ... ·- - - --, 1 -- --- - -· --· · -- · - - - · I I I I I• I II I I I ,, - I I• I I i I I I• I II I I I I u a ,a u I• I I I I 1 1 -- I ! Oll ,11 00 I I ,, I• I I · I I I 1 , I I • I I 1 1 I t -- -1 ln I I II I : IL --] I i f----1 I 1 00,. 11 00 1 9. 150 . , I i I • I ·i 1 ,0 00 ,0 00 i- n ,.1 -------- H 1U ntingd on Del 1 ,very Area capacirties are for info rmat ion I p ur poses on ly. The Statim1 4B S01Uth constraint group is r-- I expe ct ed to be u sed for a 1U tho rizations and sub j ect to N EB 849,1 ~5 approva l of eng i rni ee r in g ass es sments . - . - - - - - I - c: · ,'!:! C: C: tu C: 1:1:1 a · :::i ::I :::i C c::: a: a: a: C 200 ,000 N · :::i 0 0 N 0 0 ...J ...J 0 al 0 0 Cll fl. - - al i-,;. i-,;. !.O '° - - !.O - - I I I I Source: Westcoast Curtailment Notice #51146 Revision #0 https://noms.wei-pipeline.com/notices/ci_notice.show?id=51146 FORTISBC ™ - 9 -
~ Westcoast T-South Proje jected Deli livery ry Capacity January 2019 – Huntingdon Delivery Area Capacity (iJ 1-,Soo,ooo ~l - _ _ - _ - _ -_ - _ - -,-u-,- ~ ----------------1 . -s,-s- . !li-,- s -- 1 .-11,-s- . s:-,-s---- i,ii'i , i7 5 ---------- , ::!S , 1!1'75 5 67 5,37S 1. :, S.1!1'75 I -- ---r----- ,---1 ---.---------- 'i ----- I ,---1 I-! I------{ • I : I U24 , ID I I I I I I I l,40D , IXJD I I I • I r - --1 I • I I I I " I • I U5!1.H • I I (_j 1, ioo.000 " " • I H unt i ngdo n Delivery Area capaciti es are for infor ma ti'on pu rposes onl y .. The Sta ti on 4B Sout h c onstra i nt gro up is expecte d to be used for au tho ri zat ions and subj ect to IN EB approval of engi nee ni nR assessm ents. 0 - --------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+---1---1~--~------- - Source: Westcoast Curtailment Notice #51146 Revision #0 https://noms.wei-pipeline.com/notices/ci_notice.show?id=51146 FORTISBC ™ - 10 -
~ Part rt 2: FEI’ S E FFORTS TO D ATE FORTIS BC ™ - 11 -
~ Supply Activ ivit ities 1. Obtained BCUC approval for amendment to Annual Contracting Plan (ACP) L-28-18 Amendment to ACP (120 TJ/day) – Report on activities due November 15 L-30-18 Additional Huntingdon Supply for Transport Service (120 TJ/day) 2. Increased levels of LNG in storage 3. Secured LNG from third parties 4. Secured CNG injection options FORTIS BC ™ - 12 -
~ Demand Activ ivities • FEI’s public communications have encouraged conservation from all customers • Many media used New media – direct customer contact, twitter, emails, website, etc. Traditional media - radio, newsprint, TV Earned media – interviews, releases • Coordination with all levels of government • Limitations on service FORTIS BC ™ - 13 -
~ Lim imitations on Servic ice • Customers currently subject to limitations of service are: RS 46 Spot LNG Service customers due to the suspension of Spot LNG Service; and Transportation service customers (supply their own gas) – FEI has restricted the provision of Backstopping Gas and Balancing Gas FORTIS BC ™ - 14 -
~ Dir irect Communic ications wit ith Customers 1. Notices of Force Majeure sent 2. Ongoing conservation request 3. Ongoing communications regarding gas supply status FORTIS BC ™ - 15 -
~ Part rt 3: FEI’ S P ROPOSED A MENDMENTS TO R ATE S CHEDULE 46 FORTIS BC ™ - 16 -
~ Temporary Tarif iff Changes Proposed Section 5.2 – Curtailment of Dispensing Service • Curtailment Priority Sequence • Minimum Monthly Take or Pay Commitment Relief Section 5.4 – Title Transfer • LNG Facilities Owned and Operated by a Third Party FORTIS BC ™ - 17 -
~ Se Section 5.2 – Curt rtailment t of f Dis ispensing Se Serv rvice Existing Language Proposed Language • Pro-rata curtailment • Allows for collaboration inflexible on voluntary curtailment • Pro-rata amounts may be • Considers customers insufficient for any one ability to operate on customer to operate their alternative fuels business • Facilitates customer-by- • Creates more operational customer curtailment challenges for more • Contract Demand customers than may be adjustments for necessary alternative fuels used • Contract Demand adjustments for temporary LNG suppliers FORTIS BC ™ - 18 -
~ Section 5.4 .4 – Tit itle le Transfer Existing Proposed Language Language • Title transfer • To be consistent inconsistent with with third party an LNG facility LNG facilities being owned and under contract to operated by a FEI third party FORTIS BC ™ - 19 -
~ Ratio ionale le for Proposed Amendments • Retain curtailment principle that Spot LNG Service is curtailed first, followed by Short-Term LNG Service, and then Long-Term LNG Service • Introduce the ability for FEI to work with customers who can voluntarily agree to be curtailed (in whole or in part) • Introduce the ability for FEI to curtail customers that have alternate fuel or back-up systems before those who do not have that capability • Change curtailment priority for Short-Term and Long-Term LNG Service customers so customers with smaller volumes are curtailed first • Provide adjustment to Contract Demand for curtailed customers who use an alternative fuel • Consistency in tariff language for contracted LNG supply from third parties FORTIS BC ™ - 20 -
~ Part rt 4: I SSUES R AISED FORTIS BC ™ - 21 -
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