B R IT I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L IT I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B ER G-13-99 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Centra Gas Whistler Inc. for Approval of its 1999 Revenue Requirements BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) January 28, 1999 F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 23, 1998, Centra Gas Whistler Inc. (“Centra Whistler”) applied to the Commission for approval of its 1999 Revenue Requirements (“the Application”) pursuant to Sections 58 and 89 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and B. The Application forecasts a 1999 revenue surplus and proposes that current rates become interim effective January 1, 1999, and following an Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) process, to decrease the commodity charge per gigajoule by 14.5 percent, from $10.769 to $9.2077, effective April 1, 1999; and C. The Commission reviewed the Application, was satisfied that current Centra Whistler rates should be interim effective January 1, 1999, and issued Order No. G-2-99. A Pre-hearing Conference was established for January 21, 1999, to discuss various facets of the Application along with the proposed regulatory timetable; and D. At the January 21, 1999 Pre-hearing Conference, the participants, including Centra Whistler, intervenors and Commission staff, identified issues and established a further regulatory timetable; and E. The Commission requires that a regulatory process to deal with the Application be established. . . ./2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission Orders as follows: 1. An ADR process, with respect to the Application, will commence at 9:00 a.m., Monday, March 1, 1999, at the Coast Whistler Hotel, Regency Room, 4005 Whistler Way (Lower Village), Whistler, B.C. 2. Participants involved in the ADR process may be eligible for participant funding under the Participant Assistance/Cost Award Guidelines as established by the Commission in Order No. G-97-98. As set out in the Guidelines and Commission Order No. G-2-99, a budget will be required to be submitted to the Commission by February 1, 1999. Participants unfamiliar with the Guidelines should contact the Commission to obtain a copy. 3. A Regulatory Timetable for the Application is attached as Appendix A to this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 29 Attachment Order/CGWhistler-1999 RR ADR OrderB R I T I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M IS S I O N O R D ER N U M B ER G-13-99 th day of January, 1999. BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair
REGULATORY TIMETABLE Centra Gas Whistler Inc. 1999 Revenue Requirements Application ACTION Intervenor Information Requests Issued Response to BCUC Staff Information Request Response to Intervenor Information Requests ADR process begins in Whistler APPENDIX A to Order No. G-13-99 Page 1 of 1 DATE (1999) Friday, February 5 Monday, February 15 Friday, February 19 Monday, March 1
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