B 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 ER N U M B E R G-18-01 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 Squamish Gas Co. Ltd. for Approval to Increase Propane Rates BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) February 8, 2001 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) N.F. Nicholls, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On January 26, 2001, Squamish Gas Co. Ltd. (“Squamish Gas”) applied to the Commission to increase rates to its bottled propane customers as a result of higher liquid propane prices paid to its supplier and to draw down the debit balance in the Propane Cost Deferral Account; and B. The Squamish Gas application requested a rate increase of $1.610/Ccf and an increase of $0.15/litre in the Propane Cost Deferral Account reference price from $0.2095/litre to $0.3595/litre, effective February 1, 2001; and C. The Commission has reviewed the application and finds that approval to increase propane rates is required. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Pursuant to Section 61(4) of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission approves for Squamish Gas an increase in propane rates of $1.610/Ccf to all propane customers, effective February 1, 2001. The reference price of the Propane Cost Deferral Account is to be set at $0.3595/litre, effective February 1, 2001. 2. Squamish Gas is to file, in a timely manner, an amended Gas Tariff rate schedule in accordance with this Order. 3. The difference between the actual cost of propane and the cost recovered in rates is to be recorded in the Propane Cost Deferral Account. 4. Squamish Gas is to inform all affected customers of the propane rate increase. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 13 th day of February 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair Order/SQG-PropaneRateIncrease Feb.
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