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:               L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner

                                N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner                               October 18, 2012

                                B.A. Magnan, Commissioner

                                R.D. Revel, Commissioner

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 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 has provided 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.       The Commission has reviewed the Application and has determined that a written hearing process is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows:

1.       A written hearing process is established for the review of the Application, following the Regulatory Timetable attached in Appendix A of the Order.

2.       The Application, supporting material and a copy of this Order will be made available for inspection at various Kicking Horse Mountain Resort centers and at the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC., V6Z 2N3.

3.       Cal-Gas will provide a copy of this Order by way of letter to all customers no later than Friday, October 26, 2012.

4.       Interveners and Interested Parties should inform the Commission Secretary in writing, or on-line via the Commission’s website at http://www.bcuc.com, by Friday, November 2, 2012, of their intention to actively intervene in the proceeding, or become Interested Parties. 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this           19^th           of October 2012.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                                Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                L.F. Kelsey

                                                                                                                                Commissioner

Attachment

An Application by Cal-Gas Inc.

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

REGULATORY TIMETABLE