SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Terasen Gas Inc. for Approval of a Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program for the 2003/04 Gas Contract Year BEFORE: L.A. Boychuk, Commissioner L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. The Commission, by Order No. G-92-95, approved for Terasen Gas Inc. (“Terasen Gas”) (formerly known as BC Gas Utility Ltd.) 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, Terasen 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 Program (“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, Order No. G-106-00 for 2000/01, Order No. G-124-01 for 2001/02 and Order No. G-79-02 for 2002/03 which included the GSMIP settlement document attached as Appendix A; and C. On October 8, 2003, Terasen Gas proposed to continue the existing 2002/03 GSMIP for the 2003/04 gas contract year without any revisions to the formula or the Service Quality Indicators; and D. By letter dated October 14, 2003, The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre advised that it agreed that the 2002/03 GSMIP should continue for a further year; and BRITISH CO LUMBIA UTILITIES CO MMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-67-03 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 ) ) October 16, 2003 .../2
2 E. The Commission has reviewed the filing and is satisfied that the 2002/03 GSMIP should be approved for the 2003/04 gas contract year. NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves for Terasen Gas the 2002/03 Gas Supply Mitigation Incentive Program that was attached as Appendix A to Order No. G-79-02, for the gas contract year from November 1, 2003 through October 31, 2004. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23 Orders/TGI_GSMIP 2003-04 BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-67-03 rd day of October 2003. BY ORDER Original signed by: Lori Ann Boychuk Commissioner
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