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Orders Issued by the Board during 2014 under the Public Utilities Act Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 1 (2014)
Application:
Application for approval of the Rate
Stabilization Plan rules and components of the rates to be charged to Island
Industrial customers pursuant to section 71 of the Act for an award of costs to
Vale Newfoundland Limited pursuant to Order No. P.U. 29(2013).
Decision:
1.
The costs of Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited are
fixed at $60,451.63.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to Vale
Newfoundland and Labrador Limited in the amount of $60,451.63.
Date Issued:
January 21, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 2 (2014)
Application:
Application for approval of an
amendment to the terms and conditions under which Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydro supplies electricity to North Atlantic Refining Limited pursuant to
Section 71 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
Revisions to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s service
agreement with North Atlantic Refining Limited to add a provision to limit
Hydro’s liability, as set out in the attached Schedule A, are approved.
2.
Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application
Date Issued:
February 3, 2014
An Investigation and Hearing into
supply issues and Decision:
1.
The issues to be addressed in the proceeding are established
as set out in Schedule “A” to this Order, which may be amended by letter of the
Board.
2.
The process is established as set out in Schedule “B” to
this Order, which may be amended by letter of the Board.
3.
The intervenors in this proceeding are as set out in
Schedule “C” to this Order.
4.
The Rules of Procedure for the proceeding are as set out in
Schedule “D” to this Order.
Date Issued:
February 19, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 4 (2014)
Application:
Application for approval to treat costs
associated with repairs to the fuel oil system at the Holyrood Thermal
Generating Station as an extraordinary expense pursuant to sections 69, 78 and
80 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s proposal to treat the 2013 costs of repairs to the
fuel oil system at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station as a major
extraordinary repair such that the costs are amortized over a five-year period
with the unamortized balance to be included in rate base is not approved.
2.
Hydro shall expense the 2013 costs of the repairs to the
fuel oil system at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station in 2013.
3.
Hydro shall file a report with the Board no later than May
30, 2014 setting out the actions taken and future plans in relation to the
quality of fuel supplied to the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station.
4.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
February 26, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 5 (2014)
Application:
An application by
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro for an order: a) approving its 2014 capital
budget; b) approving its 2014 capital purchases and construction projects in
excess of $50,000; c) approving the estimated contributions in aid of
construction for 2014; and d) fixing and determining its average rate base for
2012 for an award of costs to Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited pursuant
to Order No. P.U. 42(2013).
Decision:
1.
The costs of Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited are
fixed at $27,402.93.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to Vale
Newfoundland and Labrador Limited in the amount of $27,402.93.
Date Issued:
March 13, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 6 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for an order: a) approving its 2014 capital budget; b) approving
its 2014 capital purchases and construction projects in excess of $50,000; c)
approving the estimated contributions in aid of construction for 2014; and d)
fixing and determining its average rate base for 2012 for an award of costs to
Island Industrial Customer Group to Order No. P.U. 42(2013).
Decision:
1.
The costs of the Island
Industrial Customer Group are fixed at $16,938.51.
2.
Hydro shall,
within thirty days, pay costs to the Island Industrial Customer Group in the
amount of $16,938.51.
Date Issued:
March 13, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 7 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for an Order of the Board providing for disposition of the balance in the
Demand Management Incentive Account pursuant to Sections 58 and 80 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Board
approves, pursuant to Sections 58 and 80 of the Act, the recovery of the 2013
balance in the Demand Management Incentive Account and related income tax
effects by means of a debit in the amount of $383,085 to the Rate Stabilization
Account as of March 31, 2014.
2.
Newfoundland
Power shall pay all costs and expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
March 20, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 8 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of:
(i)
revised distribution line costs per metre for Contributions
in Aid of Construction (CIACs);
(ii)
revised distribution plant upgrade cost for CIACs; and
(iii)
CIAC cost factors.
Decision:
1.
The revised cost factors contained in Schedules A, B, C and
D attached to this Order are approved to be used in the calculation of all
CIACs with effect from April 2, 2014, and, where advantageous to customers of
Newfoundland Power, on all CIACs quoted but unpaid as of April 2, 2014.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall submit a revised CIAC Policy in its
entirety incorporating the revisions approved herein.
3.
Newfoundland Power shall pay the expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
March 26, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 9 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of amendments to the Rate Stabilization Plan rules
and a refund to Newfoundland Power Inc. customers and certain Hydro Rural
customers.
Decision:
1.
The Newfoundland Power Rate Stabilization Plan Surplus shall
be refunded to all ratepayers, with the exception of the Island Industrial
customers, in the form of direct payment or rebate and in a manner to be
approved by the Board.
2.
Hydro shall pay the expenses of the Board incurred with this
matter.
Date Issued:
April 9, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 10 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for an Order of the Board providing for disposition of the balance in the
Optional Seasonal Rate Revenue and Cost Recovery Account pursuant to Sections
58 and 80 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Board approves the disposition of the balance in the
Optional Seasonal Rate Revenue and Cost Recovery Account as of December 31,
2013 by charging the balance of $137,344 to the Rate Stabilization Account as
of March 31, 2014.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all costs and expenses of the
Board in connection with this Application.
Date Issued:
April 9, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 11 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of: an Order of the Board for approval of the balance in the
Weather Normalization Reserve as of December 31, 2013 pursuant to sections
69(3) and 78 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
Newfoundland Power’s Weather Normalization Reserve of a
positive balance of $5,058,185 as of December 31, 2013 is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power
shall pay all costs and expenses of the Board in connection with this
Application.
Date Issued:
April 9, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 12 (2014)
Application:
Application for approval of the
Rate Stabilization Plan rules and components of the rates to be charged to
Island Industrial customers pursuant to section 71 of the Act for an award of
costs to Island Industrial Customer Group pursuant to Order No. P.U. 29(2013).
Decision:
1.
The costs of the Island Industrial Customer Group are fixed
at $92,586.81.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to the Island
Industrial Customer Group in the amount of $92,856.81.
Date Issued:
April 16, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 13 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval on an interim basis, effective January 1, 2014 of,
among other things, rate changes for certain customers and a deferral account
for others, and amendments to the Rate Stabilization Plan.
Decision:
1.
The Amended Interim Rate Application is hereby dismissed.
2.
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited are entitled to an
award of costs in an amount to be fixed by the Board, with cost submissions to
be filed within 30 days of this Order.
3.
Leave is granted to the remaining Intervenors to apply
within 30 days of this Order for an award of costs.
4.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro shall pay all expenses of
the Board arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
April 25, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 14 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a capital expenditure to proceed with the construction and
purchase of improvements and additions to its property pursuant to section
41(3) of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The capital expenditure of $2,892,000 for the proposed
distribution feeder improvements and substation refurbishment is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
April 28, 2014
The Board’s Investigation and
Hearing into Supply Issues Application:
Request by Grand Riverkeeper
Labrador, Inc. for intervenor status in the matter of an Investigation and
Hearing into supply issues and power outages on the Island Interconnected
system.
Decision:
1.
Grand Riverkeeper Labrador, Inc. is hereby granted intervenor
status in this proceeding.
Date Issued:
April 30, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 16 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of a capital project to supply and install 100 MW
of combustion turbine generation, pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s proposal to proceed with the purchase and
installation of 100 MW of combustion turbine generation at the Holyrood Thermal
Generating Station is approved, with the issues of costs and cost recovery to
be determined by the Board in a future Order.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
May 7, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 17 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve Domestic Customers in the cottage area known as Holiday Hills, near
the community of Blaketown pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Refundable
Contribution in Aid of Construction of six thousand eight hundred ninety six
dollars and seventy five cents ($6,896.75), excluding HST, to apply to Domestic
Customers located in the cottage area known as Holiday Hills is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
June 6, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 18 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of an
amendment to the Rate Stabilization Plan Rules.
Decision:
1.
The Rate
Stabilization Plan rules attached hereto as Schedule “A” are approved on an
interim basis.
2.
Hydro shall pay the expenses of the Board incurred in
connection with this matter.
Date Issued:
June 11, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 19 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval, pursuant to Section 70 of the Act, of the Rate
Stabilization Plan Adjustment in the rates to be charged to Newfoundland Power
Inc.
Decision:
1.
The rates to be
charged by Hydro to Newfoundland Power, as set out in Schedule “A” to this
Order, to be effective for electrical consumption on or after July 1, 2014, are
approved on an interim basis.
2.
Hydro shall pay the expenses of the Board incurred in
connection with this matter.
Date Issued:
June 11, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 20 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of: (1) a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line
extension to serve Domestic Customers in the cottage area known as Baie de
L’Eau Road, near the town of Bay L’Argent pursuant to section 41 of the Act;
and (2) a deviation from the Contribution in Aid of Construction applicable to
Domestic Customers in relation to the calculation of the participation
percentage as provided for in clause 6 (A)(II) of the policy.
Decision:
1.
The
Non-Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of six thousand nine hundred
thirty-one dollars and sixty-four cents ($6,931.64), excluding HST, to apply to
Domestic Customers located in the Cottage Area known as Baie De L’Eau Road is
approved.
2.
A deviation from the Policy requirement respecting down
payments to allow Newfoundland Power to commence construction of the Extension
is approved.
3.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
June 19, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 21 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. pursuant to Section 70 of the Act for approval of rate stabilization and
municipal tax adjustments for the period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 and a
schedule of rates, tolls and charges incorporating the rate stabilization and
municipal tax adjustments.
Decision:
1.
The Rate Stabilization Adjustment of 1.064 cents/kWh for the
period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, is approved.
2.
The Municipal Tax Adjustment Factor of 1.02370 for the
period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, is approved.
3.
Newfoundland Power’s Schedule of Rates, Tolls and Charges,
as set out in Schedule A to this Order, to be effective on all electrical
consumption on and after July 1, 2014, is approved.
4.
Newfoundland Power shall pay the expenses of the Board in
connection with this Application.
Date Issued:
June 19, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 22 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of a change in rates to be charged to Island
Interconnected and Isolated Rural customers.
Decision:
1.
The rates proposed by Hydro to be effective for all
electrical consumption on or after July 1, 2014 for its Island Interconnected
customers, excluding Burgeo School & Library (rate Classes 1.1, 2.1, 2.3,
2.4 and 4.1) and Isolated Rural customers (rate Classes 1.2D, 2.1D and 2.2D and
4.1D), as set out in Schedule A to this Order, are approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
June 26, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 23 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of a capital expenditure to supplement the
Allowance for Unforeseen Items for the construction and purchase of certain improvements
and additions to its property pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The addition of a supplementary amount of $580,000 to the
2014 Allowance for Unforeseen Items is approved.
2.
Hydro will establish a separate account to record the
expenditures associated with the Unit 3 east forced draft fan motor
refurbishment at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station, the overhaul of the
Sunnyside B1L03 230 kV breaker and the overhaul of the Holyrood B1L17 230 kV
breaker, with the recovery of these expenditures to be addressed in a
subsequent order of the Board following a further application by Hydro.
3.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
June 27, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 24 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a capital expenditure to proceed with refurbishment of
thermal generation assets, pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The capital expenditure of $1,698,000 for the refurbishment
of the Wesleyville and Greenhill gas turbine systems is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
July 11, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 25 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve domestic customers residing in the cottage area known as Witless Bay
Line West near the Town of Holyrood pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of
twenty-six thousand three hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents
($26,337.50), excluding HST, to apply to Domestic Customers located in the
Cottage Area known as Witless Bay Line West is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
July 11, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 26 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydro for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction from Cooke
Aquaculture Inc. for the upgrade of a distribution line from single-phase to
three-phase service in Daniel’s Harbour pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Contribution in Aid of Construction of three hundred and
twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred six dollars and seventy-two cents
($329,806.72), excluding HST, to provide three-phase service to the Cooke
Aquaculture Inc. Kelly Cove Salmon Fish Hatchery in Daniel’s Harbour is
approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
July 11, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 27 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro’s applications for an order of the Board fixing and determining
its:
(a)
2011 average rate
base; and
(b)
2012 average rate
base.
Decision:
1.
Pursuant to Section 78 of the Act Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydro’s rate base for the year ending December 31, 2011 is hereby fixed and
determined at $1,492,777,250.
2.
Pursuant to Section 78 of the Act Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydro’s rate base for the year ending December 31, 2012 is hereby fixed and
determined at $1,524,482,500.
Date Issued:
July 18, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 28 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve domestic customers residing in the cottage area near the community of
Winterbrook pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of
twenty-five thousand five hundred twenty-three dollars and thirteen cents
($25,523.13), excluding HST, to apply to Domestic Customers located in the
cottage area near the community of Winterbrook is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board.
Date Issued:
July 23, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 29 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro’s applications for approval, pursuant to section 41 of the Act,
of capital expenditures at the Sunnyside Terminal Station in 2014 and 2015 for
the purchase and installation of the Sunnyside T1 transformer and associated
equipment, modifications to the protection relay system, and the addition of a
230 kV breaker.
Decision:
1.
The proposed capital expenditures at the Sunnyside Terminal
Station in the amount of $7,197,800 in 2014 and $1,266,400 in 2015 for the
purchase and installation of the Sunnyside T1 transformer and associated equipment,
modification to the protection relay system and addition of a 230 kV breaker
are approved.
2.
Hydro will establish a separate account to record the
capital expenditures for the purchase and installation of the Sunnyside T1
transformer and associated equipment, modification to the protection relay
system and addition of a 230 kV breaker, with the recovery of these
expenditures to be addressed in a subsequent order of the Board following a
further application by Hydro.
3.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
July 30, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 30 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval on an interim basis, effective January 1, 2014 of,
among other things, rate changes for certain customers and a deferral account
for others, and amendments to the Rate Stabilization Plan for an award of costs
to Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited pursuant to Order No. P.U. 13(2014).
Decision:
1.
The costs of Vale are fixed at $51,461.32, exclusive of HST.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to Vale in the
amount of $51,461.32.
Date Issued:
July 31, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 31 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval on an interim basis,
effective January 1, 2014 of,
among other things, rate changes for certain customers and a deferral account
for others, and amendments to the Rate Stabilization Plan for an award of costs
by the Industrial Customers Group pursuant to Order No. P.U. 13(2014).
Decision:
1.
The costs of the Industrial Customers Group are fixed at $37,450.95,
exclusive of HST.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to the Industrial
Customers Group in the amount of $37,450.95.
Date Issued:
July 31, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 32 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of capital expenditures for the replacement of the
tap changer on transformer T5 at the Western Avalon Terminal Station pursuant
to section 41of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed capital expenditure in the amount of $1,452,500
to replace the T5 transformer on load tap changer at the Western Avalon
Terminal Station is approved.
2.
Hydro will establish a separate account to record the
capital expenditure to replace the T5 transformer on load tap changer at the
Western Avalon Terminal Station, with the recovery of the expenditure to be
addressed in a subsequent order of the Board following a further application by
Hydro.
3.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
August 1, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 33 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of capital expenditures for the replacement of
insulators on transmission lines TL-201 and TL-203 pursuant to section 41of the
Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed capital expenditure of $3,632,200 for the
replacement of all insulators on transmission line TL-201 and 30 insulators on
transmission line TL-203 is approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
August 1, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 34 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of capital expenditures for the replacement of the
excitation transformers at Bay d’Espoir pursuant to section 41of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The capital expenditures in the amount of $636,700 for 2014
and $360,000 for 2015 for the replacement of the excitation transformers at the
Bay d’Espoir generating station are approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
August 1, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 35 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval to issue debentures pursuant to section 91 of the
Act.
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s proposal to issue debentures in an amount of up to
$200,000,000 to finance 2014 capital expenditures is approved subject to the
following conditions:
(a)
The debentures shall be issued on or before October 31,
2014.
(b)
Hydro shall file with
the Board a report specifying the terms and conditions of the bond issue within
five (5) days after closing, setting out the following:
(i)
date of issue;
(ii)
term;
(iii)
maturity date;
(iv)
principal amount;
(v)
interest rate;
(vi)
particulars of sinking fund, if any;
(vii)
price to public and to the underwriters;
(viii)
yield to the public;
(ix)
underwriting fee;
(x)
actual cost (i.e. yield) to Hydro; and
(xi)
any other material terms or conditions.
(C)
Hydro shall file with the Board a copy of the Underwriting
Agreement relating to the debentures within five (5) days after closing.
(D)
Hydro shall file with the Board a copy of the Order in
Council providing approval to issue the debentures within five (5) days of
receipt of the Order in Council.
(E)
Hydro shall file with the Board a report on the disposition
of the proceeds no later than six months from the date of the closing.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
August 8, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 36 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of 2014 capital expenditures for the installation
of additional transformer capacity at the Wabush Substation pursuant to section
41of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed 2014 capital expenditure of $958,800 to install
additional transformer capacity at the Wabush Substation by relocating the
transformer from the Quartzite Substation and to make associated modifications
to the Wabush Substation is approved.
2.
Hydro shall file its long-term plan for the Wabush system no
later than August 31, 2015.
3.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
August 12, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 37 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve domestic customers residing in the cottage area known as Joe’s Lake,
near the town of Badger pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Non-Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of
four thousand one hundred fifty-nine dollars and sixty-three cents ($4,159.63),
excluding HST, to apply to Domestic Customers located in the cottage area known
as Joe’s Lake, near the Town of Badger is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
August 22, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 38 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of capital expenditures for replacement of an air
compressor at the Holyrood Thermal Generation
Station pursuant to section 41of
the Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed 2014 capital expenditure of $320,600 for the
approval to replace an Air Compressor at the Holyrood Thermal Generating
Station is approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
September 9, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 39 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro, dated May 12, 2014, for approval of, on an interim basis: i)
the transfer of $29.4 million to be recognized as revenue; and, ii) changes to
Island Industrial customer rates and rules.
Decision:
1.
The Application is denied.
2.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro shall pay all expenses of
the Board arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
September 17, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 40 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for for an Order pursuant to Sections 41 and 78 of the Act:
(a)
approving its
2015 Capital Budget of $94,211,000;
(b)
multi-year
projects involving future capital expenditures of $19,804,000; and
(c)
fixing and
determining its average rate base for 2013 in the amount of $915,820,000.
Decision:
1.
Newfoundland Power’s proposed construction and purchase of
improvements or additions to its property to be completed in 2015, as set out
in Schedule A to this Order, are approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power’s proposed multi-year construction and
purchase of improvements or additions to its property to begin in 2015, as set
out in Schedule B to this Order, are approved.
3.
Newfoundland Power’s 2015 Capital Budget for improvements or
additions to its property in an amount of $94,211,000, as set out in Schedule C
to this Order, is approved.
4.
Newfoundland Power’s average rate base for the year ending
December 31, 2013 is hereby fixed and determined at $915,820,000.
5.
Unless otherwise directed by the Board, Newfoundland Power
shall file an annual report to the Board on its 2015 capital expenditures by
March 1, 2016.
6.
Unless otherwise directed by the Board, Newfoundland Power
shall provide, in conjunction with the 2016 Capital Budget Application, a
status report on the 2015 capital budget expenditures showing for each project:
(i)
the approved budget for 2015;
(ii)
the expenditures prior to 2015;
(iii)
the 2015
expenditures to the date of the application;
(iv)
the remaining projected expenditures for 2015;
(v)
the variance between the projected total expenditures and
the approved budget; and
(vi)
an explanation of the variance.
7.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all costs and expenses of the
Board incurred in connection with the Application.
Date Issued:
October 9, 2014
The Board’s Investigation and
Hearing into Supply Issues
and Power Outages on the Island
Interconnected System P.U. 41 (2014)
Application:
A Notice of Motion by Newfoundland
and Labrador Hydro for a determination that certain Requests for Information
filed by Mr. Danny Dumaresque and Grand RiverKeeper Labrador, Inc. are not
relevant. in the matter of an investigation and hearing into supply issues and
power outages on the Island Interconnected system
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s motion with respect to the following Requests for
Information is accepted:
GRK-NLH-8,
GRK-NLH-10 to 20, GRK-NLH-23, GRK-NLH-28, GRK-NLH-29, GRK-NLH-42, GRK-NLH-47 to
50, GRK-NLH-53, GRK-NLH-54, GRK-NLH-56
2.
Hydro motion with respect to the following Requests for
Information is denied:
DD-NLH-10,
DD-NLH-11, DD-NLH-16, DD-NLH-52, DD-NLH-56, DD-NLH-58, DD-NLH-70, DD-NLH-73
GRK-NLH-21,
GRK-NLH-22, GRK-NLH-24 to 26, GRK-NLH-43 to 46, GRK-NLH-55, GRK-NLH-57
3.
Hydro shall pay the expenses of the Board associated with
this matter.
Date Issued:
October 16, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 42 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for single phase
service for Bell Mobility Inc. pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Contribution in Aid of Construction of sixty-seven
thousand two hundred seven dollars ($67,207.00), excluding HST, to provide single-phase
service to a cell phone tower for Bell Mobility Inc. is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
October 20, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 43 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for the deferred recovery of 2014 costs associated with its
energy conservation plan.
Decision:
1.
The deferred recovery of the 2014 costs related to Hydro’s
energy conservation plan, estimated to be $2.52 million, is approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
October 31, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 44 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve Domestic Customers in the cottage area known as Tom Penney’s Pond,
near Salmonier Line, pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of four
thousand and twenty two dollars ($4,022.00), excluding HST, to apply to Domestic
Customers located in the cottage area known as Tom Penney’s Pond, near
Salmonier Line is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
November 18, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 45 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of additional capital expenditures to complete the
Labrador City Voltage Upgrade pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The additional capital expenditures in the amount of
$608,900 for 2014 and $1,238,200 for 2015 to complete the Labrador City Voltage
Conversion are approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
November 20, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 46 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval to purchase critical spares for the Holyrood
Thermal Generating Station pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed 2014 capital expenditure in the amount of
$491,753 to purchase critical spares for the Holyrood Thermal Generating
Station is approved.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
November 27, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 47 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of revisions, on an interim basis, to the Utility
rate charged to Newfoundland Power Inc. pursuant to sections 70 and 71 of the
Act.
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s proposal to revise its Utility rate, on an interim
basis, to include a revised calculation of billing demand to reflect a
curtailable credit is approved for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
2.
Hydro shall within 7 days file revised Utility rate sheets
in accordance with the findings of the Board.
3.
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited is entitled to an
award of costs in an amount to be fixed by the Board, with cost submissions to be
filed within 30 days of this Order.
4.
Leave is granted to the Industrial Customer Group to apply
within 30 days of this Order for an award of costs.
5.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
November 27, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 48 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction. for a line
extension to serve domestic customers in the cottage area known as Square Pond
East, near the Town of Gambo pursuant to
section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Non-Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of
four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars and seventy-five cents ($4,350.75),
excluding HST, to apply to Domestic Customers located in the cottage area known
as Square Pond East, near the Town of Gambo, is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
November 28, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 49 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of a Capacity Assistance Agreement with Corner Brook
Pulp and Paper Limited pursuant to sections 70, 71 and 80 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The proposed Capacity Assistance Agreement with Corner Brook
Pulp and Paper Limited, effective December 1, 2014, is approved.
2.
Hydro will establish a separate account to record the
purchased power expenses, with the recovery of the expenditure to be addressed
in Hydro’s General Rate Application.
3.
Hydro shall file with the Board, no later than April 15 of
the year following each winter period December 1-March 31 while the agreement
is in place, a report setting out the dates, times, duration and system
conditions, including generation available and calculation of system reserve,
under which capacity assistance was requested, the capacity assistance
requested and provided, and the capacity and variable payments made.
4.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
November 28, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 50 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for an Order pursuant to Section 41 of the Act approving:
(a)
its capital
purchases and construction projects in excess of $50,000 beginning in 2015;
(b)
its 2015 Capital
Budget; and
(c)
its estimated
contributions in aid of construction for 2015 in the amount of $300,000.
Decision:
1.
Hydro’s proposed construction and purchase of improvements or
additions to its property in excess of $50,000 to be completed in 2015, as set
out in Schedule A to this Order, are approved.
2.
Hydro’s proposed multi-year construction and purchase of
improvements or additions to its property in excess of $50,000 to begin in
2015, as set out in Schedule B to this Order, are approved.
3.
Hydro’s proposed contributions in aid of construction for
2015 are approved.
4.
Hydro’s proposed 2015 Capital Budget for improvements or
additions to its property in an amount of $76,832,900, as set out in Schedule C
to this Order, is approved.
5.
Unless otherwise directed by the Board Hydro shall file, in
conjunction with the 2016 Capital Budget Application, an updated overview in
relation to the proposed capital expenditures for the Holyrood Thermal
Generating Station.
6.
Unless otherwise directed Hydro shall file, in conjunction
with the 2016 Capital Budget Application, a status report on the 2015 capital
expenditures.
7.
Unless otherwise directed by the Board Hydro shall file an
annual report with the Board in relation to its 2015 capital expenditures by
March 1, 2016.
8.
The Industrial Customer Group is entitled to an award of
costs in an amount to be fixed by the Board, with a cost submission to be filed
by the Industrial Customer Group within 30 days of this Order.
9.
Hydro shall pay all costs and expenses of the Board incurred
in connection with the Application.
Date Issued:
December 2, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 51 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of its 2015 forecast average rate base and rate of return on
rate base in accordance with Order No. P.U. 13(2013).
Decision:
1.
Newfoundland Power’s forecast average rate base for 2015 of
$1,009,527,000 is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power’s rate of return on rate base for 2015 of
7.50% in a range of 7.32% to 7.68% is approved.
3.
Newfoundland Power shall pay the expenses of the Board in
connection with this Application.
Date Issued:
December 2, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 52 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for approval of a
contribution in aid of construction for single phase service for the Town of
Wabana pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Contribution in Aid of Construction of fifty-three
thousand forty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($53,048.25), excluding HST,
to provide single-phase service to water pumps for the Town of Wabana is
approved
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
December 8, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 53 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for for approval to proceed with the construction of a 230kV
transmission line between the Bay d’Espoir and Western Avalon Terminal Station
pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The capital expenditures of $2,412,600 in 2014, $18,964,700
in 2015, $77,225,600 in 2016, $110,064,100 in 2017 and $82,991,000 in 2018 for
the construction of the 230 kV transmission line between the Bay d’Espoir and
Western Avalon terminal stations are approved.
2.
Hydro will file, with each capital budget application filed
until the completion of the project, a report on the construction of the 230 kV
transmission line addressing the work progress, the expenditure and budget
status, and an explanation for any deviations from the project scope and
budget.
3.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
December 12, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 54 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for an application by Newfoundland for approval of, on an
interim basis: i) the transfer of $29.4 million to be recognized as revenue;
and, ii) changes to Island Industrial customer rates and rules for an award of
costs to Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited.
Decision:
1.
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited is entitled to an
award of costs in the amount of $29,809.45.
2.
Hydro shall, within thirty days, pay costs to Vale
Newfoundland and Labrador Limited in the amount of $29,809.45.
Date Issued:
December 16, 2014
Newfoundland Power Inc. P.U. 55 (2014)
Application:
Application by Newfoundland Power
Inc. for approval of a Contribution in Aid of Construction for a line extension
to serve Domestic Customers in the cottage area known as Blue Jay Lane, near
Brigus Junction, pursuant to section 41 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The Refundable Contribution in Aid of Construction of two
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars and fifty-two cents ($2,867.52),
excluding HST, to apply to Domestic Customers located in the cottage area known
as Blue Jay Lane, near Brigus Junction is approved.
2.
Newfoundland Power shall pay all expenses of the Board
arising from this Application.
Date Issued:
December 19, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 56 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of the deferral and recovery of expenses associated
with increased capacity-related supply costs on the Island Interconnected
system in 2014 pursuant to sections 78 and 80 of the Act.
Decision:
1.
The creation of a deferral account for the additional
capacity-related supply costs of $9,650,000 incurred in the first quarter 2014
as set out in Schedule A is approved, with the recovery of these expenditures
to be addressed in a subsequent Order of the Board following a further
application by Hydro.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
December 24, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 57 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro approval of a proposed interim transmission demand rate for
Labrador industrial customers.
Decision:
1.
The rates to be charged by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
to Labrador industrial customers as set out in Schedule A to be effective for
electrical consumption on or after January 1, 2015, are approved on an interim
basis.
2.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
December 24, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro P.U. 58 (2014)
Application:
An application by Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro for approval of, among other things, to establish a deferral
account and transfer $45.9 million to this account, with recovery in 2014 from
the Rate Stabilization Plan.
Decision:
1.
The creation of a deferral account in relation to
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s proposed 2014 revenue requirement, as set out
in Schedule A, is approved.
2.
The segregation of $45.9 million as of December 31, 2014 in
the deferral account is approved, but recovery by Hydro of this amount, partial
or full, is not approved.
3.
The proposed 2014 Test Year cost of service study is not
approved.
4.
The proposed use of the credit balance in the RSP Hydraulic
Variation Account balance to provide recovery is not approved.
5.
The proposed transfer from the RSP Hydraulic Variation
Account to the deferral account is not approved.
6.
The Industrial Customer Group and Vale are entitled to an
award of costs in an amount to be determined by the Board with costs
submissions to be filed within 30 days of this Order.
7.
Hydro shall pay all expenses of the Board arising from this
Application.
Date Issued:
December 24, 2014
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