BCUC Orders BC Hydro to Refund Annual Charge to Gitga’at First Nation
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) directed BC Hydro to refund $693,000, plus interest, in payments it collected from Gitga’at First Nation (GFN).
- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) directed BC Hydro to refund $693,000, plus interest, in payments it collected from Gitga’at First Nation (GFN).
- On April 5, 2022, the BCUC received a complaint from GFN about the annual charge and established a hearing to review the complaint.
- Following an open and transparent public review process, the BCUC determined that the annual charge BC Hydro collected from GFN is a rate for electricity service.
- The BCUC directed BC Hydro to refund GFN the entirety of the annual charge it has collected since 2014, plus interest, within the next six months.