British Columbia’s renewable natural gas program sells climate attributes to ratepayers, books them against provincial policy, and, on FortisBC’s own filings, can monetize related credits under federal and provincial fuel rules. Alberta builds some of the plants. The molecule does its work once. The paper lives longer.
This series starts at the Commission and the utility, then follows a gram of carbon through every ledger that claims it.
Part 1: What the Premium Buys (13 July 2026): FortisBC’s voluntary premium, the mandatory blend, carbon-tax refunds, CFR side letters, and the BCUC inquiry into out-of-province attributes.
Part 2: Where Stacking Ends (20 July 2026): Alberta’s quasi-stack into BC, BC’s stack into the Clean Fuel Regulations, and the molecular story of one gram of CO2e doing duty in five systems.
Part 1 of Ghost Lives. FortisBC's renewable gas program charges a premium, spreads cost across every ratepayer, and, on the utility's own Commission filings, can monetize related credits under federal and provincial fuel rules.
Part 2 of Ghost Lives. Alberta quasi-stacks into BC; BC stacks into the Clean Fuel Regulations; the molecule works once while the paper assigns it multiple lives.
