BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -90-07 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 Terasen Gas Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. for Approval to Amend their System Extension and Connection Policies BEFORE: A.J. Pullman, Commissioner August 11, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. In Reasons for Decision attached to Order No. G-126-05, the Commission accepted Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”)’s proposals to adopt the Terasen Gas Inc. (“TGI”) Main Extension (“MX”) test (with appropriate revisions to the inputs) and TGI customer connection policies commencing January 1, 2006; and B. On April 30, 2006, TGVI filed its “Review of the Main Extension Test,” updating the MX test inputs; and C. During the proceedings to review the TGVI 2006 Negotiated Settlement Update, TGVI explained that TGVI and TGI would be reviewing their MX tests as part of a comprehensive review of their system extension and customer connection policies in 2007; and D. By Order No. G-160-06 and Reasons for Decision, the Commission approved the TGI 2006 Annual Review and Mid-Term Settlement Review wherein the Commission agreed that TGI should conduct a review of its system extension and customer connection policies including the MX test in 2007 in conjunction with TGVI for submission by the end of the second quarter of 2007; and E. By letter dated June 28, 2007, TGI, TGVI and Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. (“TGW”), jointly (“Terasen Utilities”) filed an application for Commission approval to delay the submission of their system extension and customer connection policies application, stating that preparing a single consolidated report encompassing all three Terasen Utilities would result in the most efficient review process for the Terasen Utilities, stakeholders and the Commission; and F. By Letter No. L-61-07, the Commission agreed that submission of a consolidated application was desirable and directed the Terasen Utilities to submit the application no later than July 31, 2007; and G. On July 31, 2007, pursuant to the Utilities Commission Act, TGI and TGVI jointly filed an application (“Application”) to amend the Terms and Conditions of each utility’s Tariff with respect to charges for system extensions and customer attachment and connections for TGI and TGVI; and . . ./2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-90-07 2 H. In the transmittal letter submitting the Application, the Companies state that “[a]fter further consideration and in light of the introduction of natural gas to the Whistler area during the latter half of 2008, TGW is of the view that it would be reasonable to retain the current policy while it remains a propane system, and bring forth an application to review its Policies after the successful conversion and implementation of the natural gas system; and I. The Application requests approval for changes to the respective Tariffs to be effective January 1, 2008; and J. TGI and TGVI submit that the most appropriate review process for this Application is by way of a written process, and request a review process be established that would allow a decision on the Application by the middle of October, 2007. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Application will be examined through a written process. 2. Any party intending to intervene in the written hearing process to review the Terasen Utilities’ System Extension and Customer Connection policies is directed to provide the Commission with notice of its intent to intervene by Friday, August 17, 2007. 3. If a party wishes to file evidence in the proceedings, it should notify the Commission of its intent to do so by Friday, August 17, 2007. 4. The Commission establishes the Regulatory Timetable (attached as Appendix “A”). DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 13 th day of August 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by: A.J. Pullman Commissioner Attachment ORDERS/G-90-07_TGI-TGVI_SystemXtn & CustomerConnectionPolicies
DRAFT REGULATORY AGENDA AND TIMETABLE Action Intervenor Registration (and Declaration of Intervenor Intention to File Evidence) BCUC and Intervenor Information Requests TGVI-TGI Response Information Requests BCUC and Intervenor Information Requests #2 TGVI-TGI Response Information Requests #2 If No Intervenor Evidence is to be filed: TGVI-TGI Final Argument Submission Intervenor Argument Submission TGVI-TGI Reply Argument Submission If Intervenor Evidence is to be filed: Intervenor Evidence Information Requests on Intervenor Evidence Intervenor Response to Information Requests TGVI-TGI Final Argument Submission Intervenor Argument Submission TGVI-TGI Reply Argument Submission APPENDIX A to Order No. G-90-07 Page 1 of 1 Date (2007) Friday, August 17 Friday, August 31 Friday, September 14 Tuesday, September 18 Friday, September 21 Friday, October 5 Friday, October 12 Friday, October 19 Friday, October 5 Friday, October 12 Friday, October 19 Friday, October 26 Friday, November 2 Friday, November 9
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