FEI-FEVI 2010 EEC Report filed March 31, 2011 - FortisBC

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CONFIDENTIAL
NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
TERASEN GAS (VANCOUVER ISLAND) INC.
DATED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
13. New tariff offerings and economic tests for Compression and Refuelling and
Transportation Services for Natural Gas Vehicles ("NGV"), geo-exchange, solar
thermal and district energy systems and a pilot program for Biogas; and
C. A complete listing of the relief sought by TGVI in the Application was included in Section E
(pages 436-443) 1 of the Application; and
D. In accordance with Commission Order No. G-84-09 issued on July 2, 2009, a Workshop
was held on July 13, 2009 for a review of the Application, a procedural conference was
held on July 15, 2009, and TGVI responded to two rounds of Information Requests; and
E. In accordance with Commission Order No. G-90-09 issued on July 20, 2009, a second
procedural conference was held on September 25, 2009; and
F. On October 2, 2009, the Commission issued Order G-120-09 establishing a Negotiated
Settlement Process (“NSP”) for the Application; and
G. The Parties to the NSP were TGVI, British Columbia Old Age Pensioners et al. (“BCOAPO”),
Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (“CEC”) and British
Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”) (collectively referred to in this Agreement
as the “Parties”); and
H. At the outset of the NSP on November 3, 2009, Commission Staff provided the Parties with
a document prepared by the Commission Panel titled “Issues of Particular Concern to the
Commission Panel”, a copy of which is appended as Appendix 1 to this Agreement; and
I. The NSP was held on November 3-5, 2009; and
J. The Parties have negotiated in good faith to achieve a compromise settlement, reflected in
this Agreement, of the issues raised by the Application, and further consider the Agreement
reached to be fair, just and reasonable; and
K. This Agreement consists of four sections:
Part I includes general provisions;
APPENDIX A
to Order G-140-09
Page 6 of 102
Part II includes the items agreed to that differ from what was requested in the
Application;
Part III includes the items agreed to that remain as proposed by TGVI in the Application;
and
Part IV includes revised financial schedules reflecting all items set out in the Agreement.
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Pages 436 and 437 of the Application were amended on July 23, 2009 and pages 438 to 443 were
amended on September 22, 2009.