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APPEARANCES c. . son K.E. Gustafso J •• M. Wilson G. itt Hea ing retary Commiss on Staff Court rter n sel for l t, Ci f Nelson r st Kootenay Power and ht Comoanv, L i r iso P Comrn on - Are . Hodson Allwe t r Ltd.
List its i it No. Comm ss n r No. G- 3-82 l s Or No G-28 2 A - No e f Hea i 3 s s Brit a Suoolemental Su to it Utilit s ss 5 of 9-170- 7 17 and 73 of the Mun Act 6 Letter from Be and i Accountan s to Mr. Mose r f tv o Ne1 7 r i form :t r t s e rtme t of Mun Affa 8 Util c t 1 s i ti l l B. . s Koote Rate 2 West Kootenay Powe and , L i 198 3
I. ON Ci f "Citv"), loc Kootenay Lake, s 1 s lectr e Citv rur areas Util t s Commiss n Act mun itv crov ng se vice not a mun lPali pr Pre this s tuat n exi ts due to res are ote Ci of Nelson commenc e to rate suff nt lectr until 195 to mee jace t rural nc inc eas amoun of ene t , L ina increased dramatica afte 1 77 and cu excess of 50% of results from a restrict the Plant reernent and West Kootenay, Nelson of generati ili , inc stream flow. a it at n awar of resulti rom ia on Arm serv e to custome s ithin acent e t . f om egulat1on a i i s a s s ng serv e out e i fac Ci 1 Ac . t v e 1898 was from its own sourc s t se i n - 0 Po we s Koo II ) to mee v e rea. se a n am a inc ease after 1977 genera i c bili caused tween B.C. o, Comi Ltd. t d Ci the ut lizat of from B.C. ro us terest c ul at 4%, n ocedur s 1
Ci cur ent thi its it a s, on is Koote West Koote , nd Mr. inc s South re, Kootenay not oppose the Ci l at n but a oviding t as a i Section 65 of Act, h Area E initial r termined a rate increase result, c ed thei pos ion II. APPLICATION l at n dated ust 27, 198 , under Sec 103(3) o Act. G-28-82 ing commenci June 8, 1982 at G-28-82 instruc i Not e of Hea ing in ssue in it se v e ea. ss n nas cons ea is of i a c f an ex on the int where Commiss of rur custome e te 4,300 c storners t ve , outsi s. No sno .f om Ci senti Ar a E inte veno . Wes 's f the on s not ex from s to disc na on rate . t, n it was Sou re customer uld opposed i . Ci r sted Utili s Comm s ation was set down C tv of Nelson. Nelson to ize newsPaPer i c ev1aence iven Ci r may me it in s no sa i f nte s te orotec
However, ss ace City accounti systems use co a e iffere more one set of statement process. also ate r at1on, fairs s n, is not in III. DECI ION ss lieves n in _ n t r manv vea cost-effective re outs c tv ar e . ex.isti tern nee ates ing a mult li r the Ci SSlOn f reaso a is , to must ied to custome s on If in future this iff rent al i nsuffic nt or ex.cess ve an ss to ust the diff ent l. After consi at ion part1es sent 1 at a ument .rwa a to to rna nta n -c eciate concer i r st. i ting tern, h i mo t eff be Sou r 1 ate i r s s in nsu tr to be r at ld be e ev nee a urnent for is de
In conjunct ith denial consi r th rates for bo fi s existing rates on reasonabie i ects new Tari f Rate S s to 0 r • Ace i , exc on epresented West Kootenay Powe nter ates, t ter inclusive of aoor r ate iff rent DATED Ci Vancou r, Col a f Ju Commi s s Nor and Sou No shor to Ci 7 a POS , fi f arne r te if re ia t on h i and t , L te ate be i ate Sou s r . Prov nee f Br t sh 8 •
c..\-\ co,,, A.,.\'-' (( ~ ) " ~~: )~n ~ ) ' ... < 'r >; s l ( ! / f . ~ .._,.,\t'r '-/. ~- ·~· . 'J ~(-:( 0 <(_ . • •.·• • . //-/ <::scot!~~ PROVINCE OF IN THE Hr\TTER OF the Utili ties Co::unission .A.ct, S.B.C. 1980, c. 60 and IN THE HATTER OF an J,pplication by c:he Corporation of the City of Nelson BEFORE: H. Taylor, Chairman; and J.D.V. Newlands, Deputy Chairman 0 R D E R WHEREAS the Corporation of the City of Nelson ("City of Nelson") applied August 24, 1981, pursuant to Section 103(3) of the Act, for an Order of the Commission exempting from Part 3 of the Act the electric utility operations of the City involved in the provision of eleccric service to areas outside the City boundaries; \\IHEREAS Commission Order No. G-28-82 dated Harch 19, 1982 established that a public hearing concerning the Exemption Application by the City of Nelson, would commence in that City on Tuesday, June 8, 1982 at 10:00 a.m.; and \·mEREAS the Commission heard the Application in public forum on June 8 and 9, 1982; t'•"l r i•·ii.(l; ., '>< !,', 'Vlt, ~ "' : "'1 · : ;._ : ' " :\: .f " .. ( ·t::) ' <: 0' . \0 ORDER G-49-82 -~--- ----·~~~---. CON!HSSION July 9, 1982 and and • 2 't.
\'IHEREAS the Comn,i ssion had considered the Application and the evidence adduced thereon all as set forth in a Decision issued concurrently with this Order. NO\'i' 'J'BEHEFORE t:he Commission hereby orders the City of Nelson as follows: 1. The Commission denies the Exemption Application and directs that the existing system pertaining to rate regulation of the City's electric utility continue in effect, modified only to include South Shore customers in the same relationship as North Shore customers effective September 1, 1982, from which time both North and South Shore customers' rates will embody the same differential over City customer rates. 2. In order to clarify the matter of interim rates declared effective from time to time in the past the Commission accepts as firm, effective immediately all such past interim rates, save and except those arising from pass-through of interim awards by West Kootenay Power. Therefore the interim rates included in the following Commission Orders are declared firm effective immediately: G-47-78; G-46-80; U-G-28-80; G-25-81; G-13-82 (a 4% G-71-81 and G-28-82. The interim rates included in the following Commission Orders remain interim rates awaiting a Decision arising from a West Kootenay Power Hearing concluded on October 16 G-17-79; G-48-80; U-G-24-80; and G-13-82 (a 7.9 together with a 0.316¢/Kwh increase only). DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 9~ day of July, 1982. BY ~?DE;:J / vf-ol2t~) Cllain~pn BR1'!1· , P ·' I . U ·n '# l ilf , ! i I 6 I UTILIT! · . ! . ' ll " \ ~ l I ' S S'I ll J d l b ' ORDER 2 1 NUI.kiER ! interim increase only); 1 1981: interim increase,
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