BR I T I S H COL U M BI A U TI LI TI E S COM M I SSI ON OR D E R NUM B E R G -159-07 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 Kyuquot Power Ltd. for Approval of a New Component of Cost of Service BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner P.E. Vivian, Commissioner December 13, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. The Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k:tles7et’h’ First Nations (“KCFN”) own and operate an electrical distribution system within the Houpsitas Reserve, and Kyuquot Power Ltd. (“KPL”) delivers electricity to KCFN at the commencement of the KCFN distribution system and meters the electricity at 14.4kV ; and B. KCFN has asked KPL to provide metering, billing, collection and customer communication services (“Services”) to individual accounts within the Houpsitas reserve; and C. On November 15, 2007, KPL filed an application (“Application”) to include the capital and operating expenses for providing the Services to the KCFN in KPL’s approved cost of service for defining its revenue requirements; and D. In the Application, KPL is also requesting approval of the addition of a Special Condition to Rate Schedule 1102 of the tariff to define the billing arrangement between KPL and the KCFN; and E. KPL is not applying for a rate increase at this time to recover the additional costs related to providing the Services; and F. The Commission has reviewed the Application and finds that approval is warranted.
2 NOW THEREFORE pursuant to Section 60 of the Act, the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission approves KPL’s request to include the capital and operating expenses for providing services to the KCFN in its cost of service for defining its revenue requirements. 2. The Commission approves for KPL the addition of the requested Special Condition to Rate Schedule 1102 to define the Services and the billing arrangement between KPL and the KCFN. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 18 Orders/G-159-07_Kyuquot Cost of Service KCFN Metering BR I T I S H COL U M BI A UTI LI TI E S COMM I SSI ON OR D E R NUM B E R G-159-07 th day of December 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
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