BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER F -17-06 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 An Application for a Participant Assistance/Cost Award in an Application by Terasen Gas Inc. for Reconsideration of Order No. G-98-05 and Reasons for Decision Denial of Recovery of Inland Pacific Connector Development Costs BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner L.A. Zaozirny, Commissioner October 5, 2006 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On August 23, 2006, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) issued Order No. G-104-06 setting out its decision on the application of Terasen Gas Inc. (“Terasen Gas”) for a reconsideration of Commission Order No. G-98-05 and Reasons for Decision denying the recovery of Inland Pacific Connector Development Costs from Terasen Gas customers; and B. On July 6, 2006, Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd., Teck Cominco Metals Ltd., Zellstoff Celgar Limited and Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (“the Inland Industrials”) filed a Participant Assistance/Cost Award (“PACA”) Application for a cost award of $3,420.00 for their participation in the proceeding on the Terasen Gas application for reconsideration of Order No. G-98-05 and Reasons for Decision; and C. On October 3, 2006, Terasen Gas provided its comments on the Inland Industrials’ PACA application and stated its view that the PACA request is not unreasonable; and D. The Commission has reviewed the Inland Industrials’ PACA application with regard to the criteria and rates set out in the Guidelines in Commission Order No. G-15-04 and has concluded that the amount of cost award requested in the PACA application should be approved. …/2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Pursuant to Section 118(1) of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission awards funds in the amount of $3,420.00 to the Inland Industrials for their participation in the proceeding for the application to reconsider Order No. G-98-05 and Reasons for Decision. 2. Terasen Gas is directed to reimburse the Inland Industrials for the total amount awarded in a timely manner. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 6 Orders/F-17-06_TGI_IPC Reconsider – Inland Industrials BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER F-17-06 th day of October 2006. BY ORDER Original signed by L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
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