B R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T IL I T I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D ER a N U M B E R G-10-98 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 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, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. for Approval of Rate Changes for Tumbler Ridge Division effective January 1, 1998 BEFORE: L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) January 15, 1998 P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 29, 1997, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. ["PNG(N.E.)"] applied to the Commission for approval to pass-through certain costs related to the increased cost of gas, a reduced return on equity for 1998 and to amortize the 1997 accumulated gas supply cost deferral account balance, on a permanent basis effective January 1, 1998, for the Tumbler Ridge Division; and B. The new Gas Tariff rates resulted from the following Commission approvals: • Order No. E-17-97 approved gas supply contracts for the 1997/98 gas contract year; • Letter No. L-73-97, dated December 2, 1997, approved an allowed Return on Equity of 10.75 percent for 1998; C. On January 12, 1998, PNG(N.E.) amended its December 29, 1997 submission with amendments to its application for rate changes effective January 1, 1998; and D. The Commission has reviewed the Application and is satisfied that approval of the rate changes identified are necessary and in the public interest. . . . /2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Changes to PNG(N.E.)'s Gas Tariff Rate Schedules, to reflect the rate changes contained in the December 29, 1997 application, as amended January 12, 1998, are approved for the Tumbler Ridge Division on a permanent basis effective January 1, 1998. 2. PNG(N.E.), by way of Customer Notice, is to provide all affected customers with an explanation of the January 1, 1998 rate changes. 3. The Commission will accept, subject to timely filing, amended Gas Tariff Rate Schedules in accordance with the terms of this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23rd day of January, 1998. ORDER/PNG-RateChge-Tumbler RidgeB 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 ER G-10-98 BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair
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