P.U. 20 (2000-2001)
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ACT, R.S.N. 1990,
Chapter P-47, (THE AACT@);
AND
IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION BY
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR HYDRO
(THE AAPPLICANT@) FOR APPROVAL OF AN
AMENDMENT TO ORDER
P.U. 19 (1999-2000)
PURSUANT TO S.41(3)(b)
AND 76 OF THE ACT.
WHEREAS Section 41 (3) of the Act requires that a
public utility shall not proceed with the construction, purchase or lease of
improvements or additions to its property where
(a) the
cost of the construction or purchase is in excess of $50,000; or
(b) the cost of the lease is in excess of
$5,000 in a year of the lease without the prior approval of the Board; and
WHEREAS in Order P. U. 19
(1999-2000), dated November 25, 1999, the Board approved the Applicant’s
Capital Budget for the year 2000 (the
“Capital Budget Order”);
and
WHEREAS in Order P. U. 9 (2000-2001) dated
June 16, 2000 and P. U. 16 (2000-2001) dated July 31, 2000 the Board
subsequently approved amendments to the Capital Budget Order; and
WHEREAS on August 16, 2000 the Applicant
applied to the Board for approval of three additional proposed capital projects
for the year 2000; and
WHEREAS
Hydro has provided additional information as requested by the Board; and
WHEREAS
Hydro has estimated that the cost of the additional capital projects in 2000
will be $1,404,600 and shall include:
·
the
upgrade to the generation and distribution facilities at Charlottetown
($953,000);
·
the
additional generation and fuel storage capacity at Davis Inlet ($449,500); and
·
changes
to the diesel plant substation transformer capacity at Black Tickle ($2,100).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Pursuant
to Section 41 (3) of the Act, the Board approves:
(i)
the
upgrade to the generation and distribution facilities at Charlottetown;
(ii)
the
additional generation and fuel storage capacity at Davis Inlet; and
(iii)
changes
to the diesel plant substation transformer capacity at Black Tickle
at a cost of
$1,404,600.
2. Order
P. U. 19 (1999-2000), as amended by Orders No. P. U. 9 & 16 (2000-2001), is
hereby amended, mutatis mutandis.
DATED at St. John=s, Newfoundland, this 30th day of
August 2000.
David Vardy,
Chair and Chief Executive Officer.
Darlene Whalen, P.Eng.,
Vice-Chairperson.
G.
F. Saunders,
Commissioner.
Barbara Thistle,
Assistant Board Secretary.