Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473

and

An Application by Stargas Utilities Ltd.

to Alter Rates

BEFORE:               L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner

                                N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner                               September 27, 2012

                                R.D. Revel, Commissioner

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      By Order C-4-00 dated March 30, 2000, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the Commission) approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Stargas Utilities Ltd. (Stargas) to operate a natural gas distribution system at the resort community of Silver Star;

B.      On August 17, 2012, Stargas applied for Commission approval to decrease the residential and both classes of commercial commodity rates by $1.51 per GJ and increase the residential and both classes of commercial delivery rates by $0.53 per GJ, for an aggregate decrease to residential and both classes of commercial rates of $0.98 per GJ, effective November 1, 2012 (the Application);

C.      The Application requests approval to include the amortization of the accumulated unpaid dividends on Stargas’ preferred shares and the estimated cost of short-term borrowing in the revenue requirement, which both contribute to the requested delivery rate increase of $0.53 per GJ;

D.      Commission Order G-119-12 established a written hearing process for the review of the Application and directed that a Regulatory Timetable be established following the deadline for registration of Intervenors and Interested Parties;

E.       No Intervenors or Interested Parties registered with the Commission by the September 24, 2012 deadline set by Order G-119-12;

F.       The Commission has determined that a Regulatory Timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 60 and 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission establishes a Regulatory Timetable, attached as Appendix A, for review of the Application.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      27^th      of September 2012.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                            Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                L.F. Kelsey

                                                                                                                                Commissioner

Attachment

APPENDIX A

to Order G-136-12

Page 1 of 1

An Application by Stargas Utilities Ltd.

to Alter Rates

REGULATORY TIMETABLE