B R IT I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R G-64-96 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 a TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, S.B.C. 1980, c. 60, as amended and Applications by West Kootenay Power Ltd. for Approval of its Revenue Requirements and Integrated Resource Plan BEFORE: L.R. Barr, Deputy Chairperson; and ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) June 13, 1996 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On NovemberÊ29, 1995 West Kootenay Power Ltd. ("WKP") filed with the Commission, pursuant to Sections 64 and 67 of the Utilities Commission Act ("the Act"), a draft Revenue Requirements Application (the "Application") for approval of rates effective JanuaryÊ1, 1996; and B. The Commission issued Order No. G-111-95 approving an average interim increase in rates of 3.85Êpercent effective JanuaryÊ1, 1996; and C. The Final Application, filed on FebruaryÊ27, 1996, included a request for Orders concerning automatic adjustment mechanisms to replace cost of service regulation with incentive regulation; and D. WKP also requested the implementation of a negotiated settlement process ("NSP"); and E. The Commission issued Orders No. G-10-96 and G-27-96 setting down a regulatory timetable, including a series of Workshops, Information Requests and Negotiated Settlement dates; and F On MayÊ24, 1996 a proposed negotiated settlement was reached among certain of the participants and circulated to all Registered Intervenors, Interested Parties and the Commission; and G. Letters of concern or objection to the proposed settlement were received from some participants. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. A public hearing to review the impacts of, and any objections to, the proposed settlement is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., June 27, 1996 at The Riverbelle, 1350 Esplanade, Trail, B.C. 2. Registered Intervenors and Interested Parties intending to participate in the public hearing are to give written notice of intention to do so to the Commission Secretary and to the Applicant by JuneÊ21, 1996. 3. WKP is to prepare a panel of witnesses capable of speaking to the Application and to the issues raised by opponents to the proposed settlement, including contracting-out as raised by the Electrical Contractors Association of British Columbia in its JuneÊ7, 1996 submission. . . ./2
2 4. Following examination of the WKP panel, pursuant to the Negotiated Settlement Process Policy, Procedures and Guidelines, the Commission will hear evidence and examination of intervenor groups opposed to the proposed settlement, together with final argument by all parties. 5. Based in the record generated, the Commission will determine if the proposed settlement should be accepted or if a full public hearing should proceed at a later date. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, thisÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ17thÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊday of June, 1996. ORDERS/WKP - NSPB R IT I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L IT I E S C O M M IS S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R G-64-96 BY ORDER Original signed by: Kenneth L. Hall Commissioner
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