"Over the past few years we've worked with several organizations with return to base, heavy-duty fleets including Vedder Transport, Waste Management and the Kelowna School District. Today's announcement allows us to build on these initial successes and help realize benefits for the environment, existing utility customers and fleet owners." Program benefits include: "All gas utility customers will benefit from the additional volumes of natural gas moving through FortisBC's pipeline system," said Stout. "The costs of maintaining the pipeline system are recovered in the delivery rates of all customers. Better year-round, optimization of these pipeline assets, especially during the summer months when heating requirements are reduced, will result in a long-term, positive impact for our customers." FortisBC will be applying to the B.C. Utilities Commission for a determination on how program costs will be recovered from all gas utility customers.