April 8, 2026. FortisBC Energy Inc. has submitted its 2026 long-term gas resource plan to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC). The plan is FortisBC’s investment roadmap to 2050, outlining how it will meet customers’ energy needs, while balancing affordability, reliability and sustainability—now and in the future—to deliver energy for a better B.C.
As customers’ energy needs continue to grow and B.C. works toward its climate goals, long-term planning is essential to ensure FortisBC’s customers continue to have dependable and affordable energy they can count on. FortisBC will make additional investments to upgrade its gas system to ensure customers have the energy they need, when they need it. These investments will help support economic development in British Columbia and build on current major projects, such as the advanced metering infrastructure project, the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project, Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project and Tilbury liquefied natural gas storage expansion project. These investments will also strengthen the ability of FortisBC’s gas system to ensure safe and reliable energy delivery for customers during increasingly extreme weather and periods of peak demand.
“Our gas system plays a critical role in meeting the growing energy needs of our customers,” said Joe Mazza, vice president, energy supply and resource development. “This is our long-term plan to provide customers with affordable and reliable energy while continuing to support provincial climate action goals. This plan will guide our future investments to help meet these goals.”
If its plan is accepted by the BCUC, FortisBC projects making additional investments in energy conservation programs to help customers save energy and expand its supply of lower carbon gases, including Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and, potentially in the future, hydrogen. These initiatives would be aligned with provincial climate action goals and help reduce overall emissions. The investments would build on the current 2022 long-term resource plan, under which FortisBC is investing a record $694.8 million between 2024 and 2027 in energy-efficiency programs and working to reduce overall emissions by acquiring lower carbon gases, like RNG.