B R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T IL I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R G-33-99 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Centra Gas Whistler Inc. for Approval of its 1999 Revenue Requirements, 1998 Actual Results and 1999 Propane System Expansion Plan BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) March 18, 1999 F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 23, 1998, Centra Gas Whistler Inc. (“Centra Whistler”) applied to the Commission for approval of its 1999 Revenue Requirements (“the Application”) pursuant to Sections 58 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and B. The Application forecasted a 1999 revenue surplus and proposed that current rates become interim effective January 1, 1999, and following an Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) process, proposed to decrease the commodity charge per gigajoule by 14.5 percent, from $10.769 to $9.2077, effective April 1, 1999; and C. The Commission, by Order No. G-2-99, set the current Centra Whistler rates as interim effective January 1, 1999, and held a pre-hearing conference on January 21, 1999; and D. The Commission, by Order No. G-13-99, approved an ADR process and set down a timetable for public review of the Application; and E. On February 26, 1999, Centra Whistler applied for approval of a 1999 Propane System Expansion Plan which involved the lease and installation of four propane storage tanks and looping of 2.7 kilometers of distribution main; and
2 F. On March 3, 1999, a settlement agreement was reached between Centra Whistler and the registered Intervenors regarding Centra Whistler’s 1999 Revenue Requirements, 1998 Actual Results and 1999 Propane System Expansion Plan; and G. On March 9, 1999, the Commission was informed by Centra Whistler, the registered Intervenors and Commission staff that a settlement agreement had been reached; and H. The Commission has reviewed the settlement proposal and considers that approval of the settlement is in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE the Commission Orders as follows: 1. The Commission approves for Centra Whistler the Negotiated Settlement attached as Appendix A, which includes a 1999 revenue surplus of $1,247,095 resulting in a reduction of the energy charge for all customers of $2.044 per gigajoule, approximately 19%, effective January 1, 1999. 2. Centra Whistler is to refund any overpayment in rates with interest calculated at the prime rate of the principal bank with which it conducts its business. Centra Whistler is to inform all customers of the rate decrease and refund by way of a customer notice. 3. Centra Whistler is to file a permanent Gas Tariff Rate Schedule that is in accordance with the terms of the Negotiated Settlement and this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23 AttachmentB R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T IL IT IE S C O M M IS S I ON O R D ER N U M B ER G-33-99 rd day of March 1999. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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