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SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited for Approval to Pass-through Increased Power Purchase Costs BEFORE: K.L. Hall, Acting Chair and Commissioner P.G. Bradley, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 9, 2002, Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited (“PLP”) applied to the Commission for approval to pass-through increased power purchase costs from its supplier Aquila Networks Canada (British Columbia) Ltd. (“Aquila”), effective January 1, 2003 (“the Application”); and B. Commission Order No. G-83-02 approved an interim rate increase of 5 percent for Aquila, effective January 1, 2003; and C. The Application requests a 5 percent increase to the energy component of rates for all customers, effective January 1, 2003. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Pursuant to Sections 60, 61 and 91 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission approves for PLP, effective January 1, 2003, a 5 percent interim increase to the energy component of rates for all customers. 2. The interim increase is subject to refund with interest calculated at the average prime rate of the principal bank with which PLP conducts its business. The final rate determination will be made by way of a future Commission order. 3. PLP is directed to provide all customers with information on the rates resulting from the pass-through of increased power purchase costs from Aquila. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this Order/PLP-Pass-through BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-93-02 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 ) ) December 12, 2002 ) 12 th day of December 2002. BY ORDER Original signed by:
APPENDIX B to Order No. G-XX-02 Page 2 of 2 Kenneth L. Hall Acting Chair and Commissioner
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