About us
We have been operating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities safely since 1971, providing reliable and economical energy to B.C.’s growing population and marine transportation customers. We continue to work closely with our Indigenous partners, Indigenous Nations and local communities as we help commercial customers reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through advancing access to LNG.
B.C.’s lower carbon energy future
We can achieve a lower carbon energy future by driving forward with innovative solutions like delivering renewable and lower carbon gases1 to our customers and offering new energy-efficient technologies for B.C. homes and businesses. Our progress supports our Clean growth pathway to 2050
, CleanBC Roadmap to 2030
and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
By working together with our customers, Indigenous communities, government and industry we continue to support reducing overall GHG emissions while meeting our province’s energy needs.
Corporate information
We’re a Canadian-owned, B.C.-based company with more than 2,700 employees across the province. We proudly deliver renewable and lower carbon energy2, natural gas and electricity to nearly 1.3 million customers in 135 B.C. communities, and 58 First Nations communities across 150 Traditional Territories.
We own approximately 51,600 km of gas lines and 7,300 km of electric transmission and distribution power lines.
Visit our corporate information page to learn more about our service areas, facilities, safety measures, environmental policy and leadership team.
1FortisBC uses the term renewable and lower carbon gas to refer collectively to the lower carbon gases or fuels that the utility can acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation, which are: Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane), hydrogen, synthesis gas (from wood waste) and lignin. FortisBC's renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio currently includes only Renewable Natural Gas. Other gases and fuels may be added to the program over time. Depending on their source, all of these gases have differing levels of lifecycle carbon intensity. However, all of these gases are lower carbon when compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The current burner tip emission factor of RNG is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ) and the current renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.'s lifecycle carbon intensity threshold of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.
2FortisBC uses the term renewable and lower carbon energy to refer collectively to electricity and the lower carbon gases or fuels that the utility can acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation, which are: Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane), hydrogen, synthesis gas (from wood waste) and lignin. FortisBC's renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio currently includes only Renewable Natural Gas. Other gases and fuels may be added to the program over time. Depending on their source, all of these gases have differing levels of lifecycle carbon intensity. However, all of these gases are lower carbon when compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The current burner tip emission factor of RNG is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ) and the current renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.'s lifecycle carbon intensity threshold of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.