On February 27, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board issued a decision in respect of a proposal for a
new natural gas distribution company to distribute gas in
municipalities located on the north shore of Lake Superior between
Nipigon and Sault Ste. Marie.
In the OEB proceeding, it was proposed that the new utility
would acquire its gas supply through a liquefied natural gas (LNG)
supply contract with Nipigon LNG Limited Partnership (NLNG). LNG
would be trucked from an LNG facility to the municipalities and
stored locally in LNG depots. NLNG would be responsible for the LNG
facility, the trucking of LNG and the construction of LNG depots
and these “upstream elements” were not part of the
application to the OEB. The new utility would distribute
re-gasified LNG through separate pipeline systems in the
municipalities. A proposed LNG supply contract between the utility
and NLNG was within the scope of the application.
