It takes a village full of unique folks to evolve B.C.’s energy landscape for a better tomorrow. One area we’re focused on is helping our commercial transportation customers make the switch to lower-carbon fuel. And one person who spends her days doing just that, is former Olympic curler Georgina Wheatcroft.

Yes, she’s an Olympic bronze medalist who’s been a low carbon fuel account manager for more than a decade. We took a few moments of her busy day and asked her the burning questions on our minds: What’s her favourite soup? What kind of vegetable does she see herself as? Oh, and what excites her about using alternative fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Renewable Natural Gas¹ (RNG)?

Hint: These lower-carbon alternative fuels are helping our customers lower their operating costs and their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. And Georgina’s choice of vegetable is a zingy surprise.

What I do at FortisBC is helping decarbonize the transportation sector, whether it’s marine, rail or commercial trucking.

Georgina Wheatcroft, account manager, low carbon transportation

Here’s a couple of not-so-fun facts: The transportation sector is responsible for 41 per cent of B.C.’s total GHG emissions.² And international ships going to and from B.C.’s ports produce more GHG emissions than the entire province combined!³ So investing in lower-carbon fuel can help make a real difference.

Over the past 15 years, we’ve worked with fleet operators like UPS, TransLink, BC Transit, BC Ferries and Seaspan to replace petroleum-based fuels with CNG, LNG and RNG. This transition has led to reductions in fuel costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with more than 1,200 vehicles and seven LNG-powered marine vessels operating in B.C. today.

We’re lucky to have enthusiastic team members like Georgina who are helping our customers make a real difference.

“I’m working in an industry that is helping to change the world,” she says. “We have to reduce our carbon footprint and so reducing emissions in the transportation sector will go a long way in helping the world be a better place to live.”

¹Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) is produced in a different manner than conventional natural gas. It is derived from biogas, which is produced from decomposing organic waste from landfills, agricultural waste and wastewater from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured and cleaned to create RNG. When RNG is added to North America’s natural gas system, it mixes with conventional natural gas. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. But the more RNG is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is needed, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and overall greenhouse gas emissions.

²Clean Growth Pathway to 2050; page 11.

³Clean Growth Pathway to 2050; page 20.