ORDER NO. G-79-97 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 a BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and Recovery of Commission Costs BEFORE: L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair and ) Acting Chair ) July Ê9, 1997 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. Section 125 of the Utilities Commission Act (Òthe ActÓ) authorizes the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Òthe CommissionÓ) to recover its expenses arising in each fiscal year commencing AprilÊ1, out of the administration of the Act and to fix and collect levies from public utilities and other persons so defined; and B. The recovery of expenses is based on the CommissionÕs approved 1997/98 budget and is net of 1996/97 over-recoveries and under-spent budget carried forward; and C. The levy will be calculated using each utilityÕs total gross energy equivalent sales for the calendar year ending December 31, 1996 and will be billed by the Commission on a quarterly basis; and D. The Commission may adjust the fourth quarter fiscal year billing to utilities to reflect, amongst other matters, additional revenue received or, expenses incurred, during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1998. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. A levy, at the rate of 0.0060434 per GJ equivalent of energy sold for the calendar year 1996, shall be paid by, and collected from the public utilities (listed below), for the recovery of Commission expenses in the fiscal year commending April 1, 1997. .../2
2 2. The following public utilities shall be billed and shall pay to the Commission the levy fixed for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 1997 by quarterly installments: Electric Utilities British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited West Kootenay Power Authority The Corporation of the City of Nelson Hemlock Valley Electrical Services Limited Yukon Electric Company Limited Gas Utilities BC Gas Utility Ltd. Centra Gas British Columbia Inc. Centra Gas Whistler Inc. Centra Gas Fort St. John Inc. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Squamish Gas Co. Ltd. Steam Heat Utility Central Heat Distribution Limited DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ9thÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊday of July, 1997. BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair and Acting Chair Order/CommCostsRcvyFiscalÕ97/98
B.C. UILITIES COMMISSION - 1997/98 LEVY CALCULATION Regulated Regulated Utility Sales $ Volume B.C. Hydro & Power Authority 2,176,858,000 43,854.40 City of Nelson 2,956,000 50.28 Hemlock Valley 190,000 1.47 Princeton Light & Power 3,549,000 50.24 West Kootenay Power 92,025,000 1,788.62 Yoho Power (added to B.C. Hydro) 424,000 1.39 Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. 87,000 0.72 B.C. Gas Utility Ltd. Lower Mainland Division 522,413,000 128,116,000.00 Inland Division 157,045,000 65,960,000.00 Columbia Division 18,115,000 8,903,000.00 Fort Nelson Division 2,133,000 925,000.00 Squamish Division 2,440,000 355,000.00 Centra Gas British Columbia Inc. Vancouver Island, Powell River and Sunshine 73,168,000 25,105,000.00 Coast areas Centra Gas Fort St. John Inc. (PNG) 8,711,000 3,000,000.00 Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) 6,982,000 1,881,000.00 Pacific Northern Gas 55,409,000 37,589,000.00 Centra Gas Whistler Inc. Port Alice & Whistler 4,709,000 466,000.00 Central Heat Distribution 8,378,000 1,081,000.00 B. C. Gas Utility Ltd. Squamish Gas & Granisle 241,000 27,000.00 TOTAL 3,135,833,000 273,453,747.12 Annual Budget less Def Revs $3,790,000 - 1,142,386 = $2,647,614 = LEVY PER GJ 438097632 = BCUC/CCR/97/98LEVYCALC Page 1Converted Annual Quarterly Unit To GJ Assessment $ Assessment $ GW.H 157,875,840 954,112 238,528 GW.H 181,008 1,094 273 GW.H 5,292 32 8 GW.H 180,864 1,093 273 GW.H 6,439,032 38,914 9,728 GW.H 5,004 30 8 GW.H 2,592 16 4 GJ 128,116,000 774,261 193,565 GJ 65,960,000 398,625 99,656 GJ 8,903,000 53,805 13,451 GJ 925,000 5,590 1,398 GJ 355,000 2,145 536 GJ 25,105,000 151,720 37,930 GJ 3,000,000 18,130 4,533 GJ 1,881,000 11,368 2,842 GJ 37,589,000 227,167 56,792 GJ 466,000 2,816 704 GJ 1,081,000 6,533 1,633 GJ 27,000 163 41 438,097,632 2,647,614 661,904 0.006043
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