B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M I S S I O N a O R D E R N U M B E R G-40-99 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 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 British Columbia Inc. for Approval to Increase Pioneer Customer Rates BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) B. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) April 15, 1999 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) D. Rayner, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On April 7, 1999, Centra Gas British Columbia Inc. (“Centra Gas”) applied to the Commission for approval to increase customer rates to all Pioneer customers effective May 1, 1999, pursuant to the Special Direction and the terms of the Vancouver Island Natural Gas Pipeline Act; and B. As a result of higher competitive fuel oil prices in the service area, effective April 1999, the heating oil-based natural gas rates to Centra Gas customers will increase between 2.03 and 2.30 percent for Pioneer General Service customers and between 7.90 and 9.41 percent for Apartment Customer Rates (“ACR-1”) effective May 1, 1999; and C. The Commission has reviewed Centra Gas’ April 7, 1999 application and proposed rate changes and finds that an increase in Pioneer customer rates should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves the following for Centra Gas: 1. An increase in rates, effective May 1, 1999, for Pioneer General Service customers between 2.03 and 2.30 percent and for ACR-1 customers between 7.90 percent and 9.41 percent. . . . /2
2 2. Centra Gas is to advise all affected customers of the increased rates with the following notice: “Until 2002, your natural gas rate is set by a mechanism which follows changes in the local market price of fuel oil, less a 10 percent discount. The B.C. Utilities Commission has approved the following rate change: Effective May 1, 1999 you will pay ____ percent more for natural gas.” DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 22 Orders/CG(BC)-IncrPioneerRatesB R IT I S H C O L U 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 ER G-40-99 nd day of April 1999. BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair
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