B R IT 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 O N O R D E R N U M B E R G-82-99 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 BC Gas Utility Ltd. for Approval of the Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program for 1999/2000 BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) August 19, 1999 F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. The Commission, by Order No. G-92-95, 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 Revenue Requirements application for 1998 to 2002, 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 Order No. G-92-98 approved a GSMIP for the 1998/99 gas contract year; and C. In 1999 Commission staff, BC Gas and Intervenors held a series of negotiating meetings concerning a gas supply mitigation incentive plan for the 1999/2000 gas contract year (“GSMIP 1999/2000”); and D. By letter dated July 20, 1999, the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Center advised that it agreed with the GSMIP 1999/2000; and E. On July 23, 1999, the Commission distributed a copy of the GSMIP 1999/2000 settlement to all participants in the revenue requirements proceeding and requested that their comments, if any, be filed by August 5, 1999. No additional comments were received; and . . ./2
2 F. The Commission has reviewed the filing and is satisfied that the BC Gas GSMIP 1999/2000 should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves for BC Gas the GSMIP 1999/2000 plan for the 1999/2000 gas contract year of November 1, 1999 through October 31, 2000, which is attached as Appendix A to this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25 Attachment Order/BCG-GSMIP-1999-2000B 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 IS S I ON O R D E R N U M B E R G-82-99 th day of August 1999. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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