BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -6-06 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and A Submission by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for Review of its of 2005 Resource Plan Update and An Application by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to convert its propane grid system to natural gas and approval to enter into a Natural Gas Transportation Service Agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. and An Application by Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a natural gas pipeline lateral from Squamish to Whistler BEFORE: A.J. Pullman, Panel Chair and Commissioner R. Milbourne, Commissioner January 25, 2006 P.E. Vivian, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On December 12, 2005, Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. (“TGW”) filed with the Commission its 2005 Resource Plan Update (“the Resource Plan”) that provides an assessment of the current and future energy requirements at the Resort Municipality of Whistler (“RMOW”) and concludes that the existing propane grid system should be converted to natural gas; and B. On December 16, 2005, TGW filed with the Commission its application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to convert its system to natural gas and for approval to enter into a long-term natural gas transportation agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”). In the application, TGW also requests approval to make a capital contribution to TGVI and to add the contribution to rate base, to amortize the net book value of the propane facilities and to recover pipeline study costs incurred prior to 2004 (“the TGW Application”); and . . ./2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-6-06 2 C. Also, on December 16, 2005, TGVI filed with the Commission its application for a CPCN for construction of a natural gas pipeline lateral to connect RMOW to the TGVI transmission system at Squamish and to enter into a Transportation Service Agreement with TGW (“the TGVI Application”). The Resource Plan Application, the TGW Application and the TGVI Application will be referred to collectively as the “Applications”; and D. In the submission, TGW and TGVI (“the Companies”) requested that the Commission review the Applications concurrently through a joint proceeding. TGW recommended a written review process and proposes a regulatory timetable; and E. A Procedural Conference was held on January 17, 2005 and all intervenors who wished to make written submissions to the Commission on the proposals outlined during the conference were invited to submit these to the Commission by Friday, January 20, 2005 with the Companies response being due on Monday, January 23, 2006; and F. The Commission received responses from British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, the Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Squamish Nation, The British Columbia Public Advocacy Centre and the Vancouver Island Gas Joint Venture. The Companies responded to these submissions on Monday, January 23, 2005; and G. The Commission has reviewed the submissions from the Companies as well as the intervenors and determines that an oral public hearing is needed for the regulatory review of the Applications. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Applications will be examined through an Oral Public Hearing commencing at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2006 at the Second Floor Hearing Room, 855 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C. 2. The Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this Order is established for this proceeding. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25 th day of January 2006. BY ORDER Original signed by: A.J. Pullman Panel Chair and Commissioner Order/TGW-TGVI_RP_Pipeline_Regualtory Timetable
A Submission by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. (“TGW”) for Review of its of 2005 Resource Plan Update and An Application by Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to convert its propane grid system to natural gas and approval to enter into a Natural Gas Transportation Service Agreement with Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. and An Application by Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a natural gas pipeline lateral from Squamish to Whistler REGULATORY TIMETABLE Action Workshop Applications for Participant Funding Intervenors Information Requests No. 1 issued to TGW and TGVI Commission Information Request No. 2 issued to TGW and TGVI Commission Information Request No. 1 issued to the Squamish Nation TGW and TGVI Response to Intervenors and Commission Information Requests No. 1 and No. 2 respectively Squamish Nation Response to Commission Information Request No. 1 Intervenors to File Evidence and issue Information Request No. 2 to TGW and TGVI Information Requests to Intervenors Intervenors, TGW and TGVI Responses to Information Requests Second Procedural Conference commencing 3:00 p.m. (if required) Commission Oral Public Hearing at 9:00 a.m. APPENDIX A to Order No. G-6-06 Page 1 of 1 Date Thursday, February 2 Monday, February 6 Wednesday, February 8 Wednesday, February 8 Wednesday, February 8 Friday, February 17 Friday, February 17 Friday, February 24 Thursday, March 2 Thursday, March 9 Tuesday, March 14 Thursday, March 23
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