B R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L IT I E S C O M M I S S I ON O R D ER a N U M B ER G-92-98 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 BC Gas Utility Ltd. for Approval of the Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program for 1998/99 BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) October 14, 1998 P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) C.J. Kinsley, Commissioner ) F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. The Commission, by Order No. G-98-95, approved for BC Gas Utility Ltd. (“BC Gas”) the Off-System Incentive Program (“OSIP”) for a two-year period commencing January 1, 1996; and B. As part of its May 5, 1997 application for 1998 to 2002 Revenue Requirements, BC Gas filed a revised incentive plan. During the Alternative Dispute Resolution process, it was agreed by all parties to deal with the form of gas cost incentive plan(s) that would succeed OSIP in a series of separate meetings. Order No. G-125-97 approved a Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program (“GSMIP”) for the 1997/98 gas contract year; and C. In 1998, the Commission, BC Gas and Intervenors held a series of negotiating meetings concerning a gas cost incentive plan for the 1998/99 gas contract year (“GSMIP 98/99”); and D. On September 15, 1998, the Commission distributed a copy of the GSMIP 98/99 settlement to all participants in the revenue requirements proceeding and requested all parties to provide their comments on the filing by September 24, 1998; and E. On September 18, 1998, the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre advised the Commission that it agreed with the GSMIP 98/99 for 1998/99; and F. The Commission has reviewed the filing and is satisfied that BC Gas' GSMIP 98/99 should be approved. . . . /2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves for BC Gas the Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program for the 1998/99 gas contract year commencing November 1, 1998 through October 31, 1999, which is attached as Appendix A to this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of October, 1998. Attachment Orders/BCG-GSMIP 98-99B R I T I S H C O L U 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 E R N U M B E R G-92-98 BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair
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