Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

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

and

An Application by Cal-Gas Inc.

for Approval of an Increase to Propane Rates at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

BEFORE:               R.D. Revel, Commissioner                                            January 17, 2013

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      By Order C-16-01 dated November 12, 2001, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for Cal-Gas Inc. (Cal-Gas) to construct and operate an underground propane grid system at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR or the Resort) near Golden, British Columbia;

B.      By Order C-19-06 dated October 27, 2006, the Commission issued a CPCN that expanded the area at the Resort to be served by the propane grid system, and approved an Amended Agreement with Kicking Horse Mountain Development Corporation and Terms and Conditions of Service and Rate Schedules for the Resort;

C.      By letter dated October 3, 2012, Cal-Gas applied to the Commission for approval to increase the variable delivery and margin components of propane rates for customers at KHMR by 2.41 cents per liter and charge a fixed monthly administration fee of $14.00 per monthly invoice (the Application);

D.      Cal-Gas provided a customer notice of the Application and the requested rate increase to all propane customers at KHMR by way of letter dated October 4, 2012;

E.       By Order G-153-12A dated October 18, 2012, the Commission established a Written Hearing process for review of the Application and a Regulatory Timetable for submissions;

F.       By Order G-164-12 dated November 1, 2012, the Commission established an amended Regulatory Timetable in order to allow additional time for Intervener and Interested Party registration and submissions;

G.     By letter dated January 16, 2013, Cal-Gas requested approval to withdraw the sections of Exhibit B-1-1 that pertain to the proposed fixed monthly $14 administration fee, pursuant to Section 88.1 of the Utilities Commission Act (Cal-Gas Letter);

H.      The Commission has reviewed the Cal-Gas Letter and has determined that a further amended Regulatory Timetable is warranted in order to allow for Intervener comments on the Cal-Gas Letter.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows:

1.       The Amended Regulatory Timetable established by Order G-164-12 is further amended and attached as Appendix A to this Order.

2.       The Commission requests written comments from Interveners on the Cal-Gas Letter by Thursday, January 24, 2013.

3.       The Commission requests that Cal-Gas reply to Intervener comments on the Cal-Gas Letter by Wednesday, January 30, 2013.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this         17^th             of January 2013.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                R.D. Revel

                                                                                                                                Commissioner

Attachment

An Application by Cal-Gas Inc.

for Approval of an Increase to Propane Rates at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

FURTHER AMENDED

REGULATORY TIMETABLE