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FortisBC natural gas rates to remain low for the rest of the year

FortisBC has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to maintain the cost of gas for its natural gas customers. As of Oct. 1 FortisBC customers will see no change to the cost of natural gas on their bill.
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FortisBC has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to maintain the cost of gas for its natural gas customers.

As of Oct. 1 FortisBC customers will see no change to the cost of natural gas on their bill. 

More than three million British Columbians use natural gas every day with more than 58 per cent of households using natural gas as their primary heating source. It is an affordable option to heat homes and water when compared to other energy choices in B.C. such as electricity. In fact, natural gas is about one-third the cost of electricity.

“Natural gas prices in our province continue to remain near their lowest levels in over a decade and our natural gas customers have not seen a rate increase in two years,” said Diane Roy, vice-president of regulatory affairs at FortisBC in a news release. “The preference for natural gas is reflected by our continued customer growth.”

Below are the rate changes for each region effective Oct. 1:

Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Whistler

There is no change to the current cost of gas rate for residential customers at $1.549 per gigajoule (GJ).

Fort Nelson

Residential customers in Fort Nelson will not see any changes to their bill. The current cost of gas rate is $1.571 per GJ.

Revelstoke

Residential customers will see an increase to the cost of propane rate from $11.791 per GJ to $12.842 per GJ. This is an increase of $1.051 per GJ.

For more information about rates, visit: fortisbc.com/rates.