LETTER NO. L-35-08
SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250
ERICA HAMILTON
VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3
COMMISSION SECRETARY
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Log No. 25818
VIA E-MAIL
regulatory.affairs@terasengas.com
July 10, 2008
Mr. Tom Loski
Chief Regulatory Officer
Terasen Gas Inc.
16705 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC V3S 2X7
Dear Mr. Loski:
Re: Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc.
2008 Annual Gas Contracting Plan – November 2008 – October 2009
On June 23, 2008, Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”) filed its 2008/09 Annual Gas Contracting Plan
(“ACP”). The primary objectives of TGVI’s ACP are consistent with previous years’ filings and are outlined as
follows:
1. To contract for cost-effective supply resources that ensure safe and reliable natural gas deliveries to meet
core customer design peak day while militating against upstream and downstream supply disruptions.
2. To develop a portfolio resource mix with price diversity that incorporates contracting flexibility for both
short and longer-term planning.
The Commission accepts the 2008/09 ACP and the major components as described in the confidential document
on pages 15 and 16. A summary is as follows:
• An increase of 1.7 TJ/day or 1.6% to 110.4 TJ/day from the 2007/08 ACP.
• Increase in Huntingdon seasonal and peaking purchases due to the increase in the peak day.
• The storage and transportation portfolio to remain unchanged from 2007/08.
The information exclusive of the Executive Summary will be treated as confidential. All individual gas supply
contracts and amendments will continue to be filed in a timely manner pursuant to Section 71 of the Utilities
Commission Act. TGVI will continue to be expected to justify that each contract is consistent with meeting the
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needs of the core customers at the lowest cost and will also be required to file a report with the Commission at the
end of the 2008/09 ACP that will analyse whether the objectives of the plan have been met.
A copy of the non-confidential 2008/09 ACP Executive Summary is attached.
RB/cms
Attachment
TGVI/Cor/L-35-08_AnnualGasContracting Plan 2008-09
LETTER NO. L-35-08
Yours truly,
Original signed by
Erica Hamilton
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