BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -62-06 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 Recovery of Commission Costs for the 2006/07 Fiscal Year BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner June 1, 2006 L.A. Boychuk, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. Section 125 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”) enables the British Columbia Utilities Commission (“the Commission”) to recover its expenses arising in each fiscal year commencing April 1 from the administration of the Act, and to fix and collect levies from public utilities and other persons so defined. B.C. Regulation 283/88 dated July 29, 1988, authorizes the Commission to collect and retain all levies collected under the Regulation and to base the amount of a levy on the value and the volume of the energy transmitted or distributed or the service furnished; and B. The current year’s levy for recovering Commission expenses is based on its 2006/07 approved budget minus 2005/06 deferred revenue and expected recoveries. That figure is then divided by the total energy sales of the regulated energy utilities; and C. The Commission’s recovery of its apportioned costs to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) and British Columbia Transmission Corporation (“BCTC”) requires a different method of cost recovery rather than by way of a levy on energy sales; and D. The Commission will recover its expenses from the levy calculation on a quarterly basis and may adjust the fourth quarter billing in order to account for additional revenues received or expenses incurred during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007. The final adjustment for the year will occur commencing with the first quarter billing in the following fiscal year of 2007/08; and E. For ICBC and BCTC the Commission has estimated the costs of the service furnished, including its Commissioner, staff and apportioned administrative office costs for 2006/07, and may adjust the last quarterly billing to these companies. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: . . . /2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-62-06 2 1. A levy, at the rate of $0.0080605353 per GJ equivalent of energy sold for the calendar year 2005 shall be paid by, and collected from, the public utilities listed below for the recovery of Commission expenses in the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2006. 2. The following public utilities are required to pay the levy fixed for the 2006/07 fiscal year, to be billed in installments as set out in Appendix A attached to this Order. Electric Utilities British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority FortisBC Inc. Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited The Corporation of the City of Nelson (rural areas) Hemlock Valley Electrical Services Limited The Yukon Electrical Company Limited Silversmith Power & Light Corporation Terasen Multi-Utility Services Inc. – Sun Rivers Gas Utilities Terasen Gas Inc. Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. Terasen Gas (Squamish) Inc. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Big White Gas Utility Port Alice Gas Inc. Sun Peaks Utilities Co. Ltd. Terasen Multi-Utility Services Inc. – Sun River, Panorama and Sonoma Pines Stargas Utilities Ltd. Cal Gas Inc. - Kickinghorse Steam Heat Utility Central Heat Distribution Limited . . . /3
3 3. Pursuant to Section 125 of the Act and the regulation of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) and British Columbia Transmission Corporation (“BCTC”), ICBC and BCTC shall pay the Commission’s 2006/07 allocated budgeted expenses of $600,000 each, in quarterly installments. 4. The Commission’s cost recovery for ICBC and BCTC for 2006/07 will be reviewed in the last quarter to ensure the apportioned costs to these companies is appropriate. 5. Pursuant to Levy Regulation 283/88 and Letter No. L-39-96, the following upstream natural gas processors and intraprovincial oil pipelines shall pay the following amounts for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2006: Keyera Energy (Formerly Coastal Canada Field Services Inc.) Duke Energy Field Services Canada Ltd. - Westcoast Gas Services Inc. Canadian Natural Resources Limited - West Stoddart Plant JJH Equipment Trust (Jedney I, II, Highway Transportation & Processing Facility) Plateau Pipeline Ltd. - Sunset Prairie Pipeline - Taylor to Dawson Creek Pipeline - Blueberry - Northeast BC and Boundary Lake Pipelines - Western System Enerplus Resources Fund - Inga Oil Pipeline Terasen Pipelines (Jet Fuel) Inc. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this day of June 2006. Attachment Orders/BCUC-Fiscal 06-07 Recovery BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-62-06 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 BY ORDER L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION - 2006/07 LEVY CALCULATION A B C D E Regulated Regulated Converted Utility Sales $000 Volume Unit To GJ B.C. Hydro & Power Authority 2,695,585.00 50,756.01 GW.h 182,722,000 B.C. Transmission Corporation City of Nelson (Rural) 3,903.00 57.53 GW.h 207,100 Hemlock Valley 221.00 1.35 GW.h 4,900 Princeton Light & Power 5,371.00 72.89 GW.h 262,400 FortisBC Inc. 141,627.00 2,051.00 GW.h 7,383,600 Silversmith Power & Light Corporation 28.00 0.06 GW.h TMUS Sun Rivers (Electric) 281.00 4.40 GW.h 15,800 Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. (Lower Post) 107.68 0.68 GW.h 2,400 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) Terasen Gas Inc. Lower Mainland Division 1,060,236.00 117,024,000 GJ 117,024,000 Inland Division 328,598.00 52,704,000 GJ 52,704,000 Columbia Division 34,689.00 6,013,000 GJ 6,013,000 Fort Nelson Division 5,210.00 920,000 GJ 920,000 Terasen Gas (Squamish) Inc. 3,753.00 332,000 GJ 332,000 Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. Vancouver Island, Powell River and Sunshine Coast areas 164,010.00 33,618,000 GJ 33,618,000 CalGas - Kickinghorse 130.00 10,000 10,000 Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Dawson Creek and Fort St. John 33,272.00 4,450,000 GJ 4,450,000 Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Tumbler Ridge 2,043.00 690,000 GJ 690,000 Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. 2 124,125.00 7,685,000 GJ 7,685,000 Big White Gas Utility 742.00 38,000 GJ 38,000 Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. 10,690.00 753,000 GJ 753,000 Port Alice Gas Inc. 355.00 13,400 GJ 13,400 Sun Peaks Utilities 1,521.00 73,900 GJ 73,900 Central Heat Distribution Limited 5,432.00 1,176,000 GJ 1,176,000 Stargas Utilities Ltd. 525.00 31,700 GJ 31,700 Terasen Multi-Utility Services 908.00 46,800 GJ 46,800 Sun Rivers (gas), Panorama & Sonoma Pines TOTAL 4,623,362.68 416,177,200 2006/07 BCUC Budget $5,527,000.00 Less: 2005/06 Deferred Revenue (carried forward) (561,389.00) 4,965,611.00 Less estimated recoveries from: Intra-Provincial Oil Pipeline Companies & Upstream Gas Processors (11,000.00) Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (600,000.00) B.C. Transmission Corporation (600,000.00) Expected direct recoveries from Public Hearings (400,000.00) BCUC 2005/06 Budget to be recovered through the Levy $3,354,611.00 Levy Calculation: $3,354,611.00 416,177,200 GJ = $0.0080605353 /GJ APPENDIX A to Order No. G-62-06 Page 1 of 1 F I J K L 2006/07 Annual Billing Billing Billing Billing Assessment $ 1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 3 1,472,837.13 368,209.28 368,209.28 368,209.28 368,209.28 150,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 1,669.34 417.33 417.33 417.33 417.33 39.50 9.87 9.87 9.87 9.87 2,115.08 528.77 528.77 528.77 528.77 59,515.77 14,878.94 14,878.94 14,878.94 14,878.94 200 1.61 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 127.36 31.84 31.84 31.84 31.84 19.35 4.84 4.84 4.84 4.84 150,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 943,276.08 235,819.02 235,819.02 235,819.02 235,819.02 424,822.45 106,205.61 106,205.61 106,205.61 106,205.61 48,468.00 12,117.00 12,117.00 12,117.00 12,117.00 7,415.69 1,853.92 1,853.92 1,853.92 1,853.92 2,676.10 669.02 669.02 669.02 669.02 270,979.08 67,744.77 67,744.77 67,744.77 67,744.77 80.61 20.15 20.15 20.15 20.15 35,869.38 8,967.35 8,967.35 8,967.35 8,967.35 5,561.77 1,390.44 1,390.44 1,390.44 1,390.44 61,945.21 15,486.30 15,486.30 15,486.30 15,486.30 306.30 76.58 76.58 76.58 76.58 6,069.58 1,517.40 1,517.40 1,517.40 1,517.40 108.01 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 595.67 148.92 148.92 148.92 148.92 9,479.19 2,369.80 2,369.80 2,369.80 2,369.80 255.52 63.88 63.88 63.88 63.88 377.23 94.31 94.31 94.31 94.31 3,354,611.01 1,138,652.75 1,138,652.75 1,138,652.75 1,138,652.75 1 Deferred Revenue from 2005/06 is applied to the 2006/07 assessment. 2 Pursuant to Order No. G-16-06, the Commission has used PNG's forecast 2006 gas deliveries rather than the actual 2005 sales volumes that have been used for other energy utilities in this schedule 3 The 4th Quarterly assessment and billing will be reviewed by the Commission at the beginning of the last quarter for all utilities including ICBC and BCTC
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