BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -23-06 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 A Submission by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for Review of its of 2005 Resource Plan Update and An Application by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to convert its propane grid system to natural gas and approval to enter into a Natural Gas Transportation Service Agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. and An Application by Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a natural gas pipeline lateral from Squamish to Whistler BEFORE: A.J. Pullman, Panel Chair and Commissioner R.J. Milbourne, Commissioner March 15, 2006 P.E. Vivian, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 12, 2005, Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. (“TGW”) filed with the Commission its 2005 Resource Plan Update (“the Resource Plan”) that provides an assessment of the current and future energy requirements at the Resort Municipality of Whistler (“RMOW”) and concludes that the existing propane grid system should be converted to natural gas; and B. On December 16, 2005, TGW filed with the Commission its application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to convert its system to natural gas and for approval to enter into a long-term natural gas transportation agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”). In the application, TGW also requests approval to make a capital contribution to TGVI and to add the contribution to rate base, to amortize the net book value of the propane facilities and to recover pipeline study costs incurred prior to 2004 (“the TGW Application”); and …/2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-23-06 2 C. Also, on December 16, 2005, TGVI filed with the Commission its application for a CPCN for construction of a natural gas pipeline lateral to connect RMOW to the TGVI transmission system at Squamish and to enter into a Transportation Service Agreement with TGW (“the TGVI Application”). The Resource Plan Application, the TGW Application and the TGVI Application will be referred to collectively as the “Applications”; and D. In the submission, TGW and TGVI (“the Companies”) requested that the Commission review the Applications concurrently through a joint proceeding. TGW recommended a written review process and proposes a regulatory timetable; and E. Order No. G-6-06 dated January 25, 2006 set out the Regulatory Timetable; and F. The Squamish Nation and the Companies have reached an Accommodation Agreement and the Squamish Nation has withdrawn its intervention in respect to the Applications in its letter dated March 8, 2006; and G. The Commission held the Second Procedural Conference on March 14, 2006 and the Companies and the Intervenors were asked to provide submissions on whether to proceed to, and the timetable for, an oral or written hearing and issues which have not been reviewed adequately through information requests and responses; and H. The Companies undertook to file the provisions of the Accommodation Agreement that affect the capital cost of the Applications by March 17, 2006; and I. The Companies anticipated filing the executed Capital Contribution and Transportation Service Agreements between TGW and TGVI at a later date. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Applications will be examined through a written hearing process. 2. The Companies are to file the executed Capital Contribution and Transportation Service Agreements between TGW and TGVI by March 31, 2006. 3. The Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this Order is established for this proceeding. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 15 th day of March 2006. BY ORDER Original signed by: A.J. Pullman Panel Chair and Commissioner Attachment Order/TGW-TGVI_RP_Pipeline_Revised RegTimetable
APPENDIX A to Order No. G-23-06 Page 1 of 1 A Submission by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. (“TGW”) for Review of its of 2005 Resource Plan Update and An Application by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to convert its propane grid system to natural gas and approval to enter into a Natural Gas Transportation Service Agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. and An Application by Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a natural gas pipeline lateral from Squamish to Whistler REVISED REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION DATE Second Procedural Conference commencing 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 TGW and TGVI Written Submissions and executed Capital Contribution Friday, March 31 and Transportation Services Agreements to be filed Intervenor Written Submissions to be filed Thursday, April 13 TGW and TGVI Reply Written Submissions to be filed Friday, April 21 Oral Phase of Argument (if necessary) to be announced
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