Canadian natural gas and energy utility FortisBC has secured the endorsement from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), an independent regulatory body regulating BC’s energy utilities, basic automobile insurance rates, and intra-provincial pipeline rates, for the proposed storage expansion of its existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Canada’s Tilbury Island to safeguard the energy security of British Columbia and strengthen its gas supply chain.

Following a public review process that included submissions from eight interveners and feedback from individual British Columbians, the BCUC has now approved FortisBC’s application for the Tilbury LNG storage expansion project, deeming it to be in the public interest.