Fortis BC Customers To Remain on Propane

Revelstoke’s Fortis BC customers will remain on propane for the foreseeable future. The utility provider is no longer pursuing regulatory approval to convert its Revelstoke propane users to natural gas. It had originally begun the process in October 2014, when propane prices were significantly higher than current rates, which are approximately 60 per cent lower than what they were in 2014. However, should propane prices increase again in the future, the utility stated that it could switch its customers to natural gas relatively quickly because a detailed piping distribution and appliance conversion plan has now been completed.