B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T IL IT I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B ER G-124-01 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 BC Gas Utility Ltd. for Approval of a Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program for the 2001/02 Gas Contract Year BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) R.D. Deane, Commissioner ) November 15, 2001 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) N.F. Nicholls, 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. The following Commission Orders approved a Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Programs (“GSMIP”) for each subsequent gas contract year: Order No. G-125-97 for 1997/98, Order No. G-92-98 for 1998/99, Order No. G-82-99 for 1999/2000 and Order No. G-106-00 for 2000/01; and C. In 2001 Commission staff, BC Gas and Intervenors held a series of negotiating meetings concerning a gas supply mitigation incentive plan for the 2001/02 gas contract year, and reached agreement on the methodology, terms and conditions set out in the Settlement document that is Appendix A to this Order (“GSMIP 2001/02”); and D. By letter dated October 31, 2001, the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre advised that it agreed with and supported the GSMIP 2001/02 Settlement; and
2 E. On November 1, 2001, the Commission distributed a copy of the GSMIP 2001/02 Settlement to all participants in the revenue requirements proceeding and requested that their comments, if any, be filed by November 9, 2001. No additional comments were received; and F. The Commission has reviewed the filing and is satisfied that the GSMIP 2001/02 should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves for BC Gas the Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program 2001/02 that is Appendix A to this Order, for the gas contract year from November 1, 2001 through October 31, 2002. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 20 Attachment ORDERS/BCG-GSMIP 01/02B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L IT I E S C O M M IS S I O N O R D ER N U M B E R G-124-01 th day of November 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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