P. U. 14 (2001-2002)

 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF the Public Utilities

Act (the “Act”); and

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF an application by

Newfoundland Power Inc. (Newfoundland Power)

for an Order pursuant to Sections 41

and 53 of the Act, and all other enabling powers:

 

(a)    for approval of the purchase by Newfoundland

Power of certain additions to its property and

Assets; and

(b)   for approval of an agreement concerning the terms

and conditions upon which Aliant Telecom (“Aliant”)

shall jointly use certain facilities of Newfoundland

Power; and

 

IN THE MATTER OF Order P.U. 6 (2001-2002)

and an application by Newfoundland Power to re-open

the application to receive further evidence.

 

 

WHEREAS Newfoundland Power applied to the Board by Application dated May 8, 2001 for approval of the purchase by Newfoundland Power of Aliant’s Support Structures in the Applicant’s service territory and other related matters; and

 

WHEREAS the Board held a public hearing into the original application on June 7 and 8 where Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Glovertown Cable appeared as Intervenors; and

 

WHEREAS following the public hearing, by Order P.U. 6 (2001-2002), the Board declined to permit the inclusion of the Aliant non-joint use poles in Newfoundland Power’s rate base and denied Newfoundland Power’s request for approval of the capital expenditures to purchase Aliant’s joint use poles; and

 

WHEREAS in Order P.U. 6 (2001-2002) the Board indicated that it would require additional evidence from Newfoundland Power prior to determining whether to approve the capital expenditures for the 69,848 joint use poles in light of its decision with respect to the non-joint poles; and

 

WHEREAS following further negotiation with Aliant, Newfoundland Power has applied to the Board, pursuant to Regulation 28 of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities Regulations, 1996, seeking to re-open the original application to receive further evidence contained in the Application with respect to the proposed acquisition by Newfoundland Power of the joint use support structures contained in Newfoundland Power’s service territory; and

 

WHEREAS Newfoundland Power has filed with the Board additional evidence and revisions to documents previously filed, including Exhibit 10 (Economic Analyses) and the Facilities Partnership Agreement, to reflect only the joint use support structures; and

 

WHEREAS Newfoundland Power has provided copies of the application for re-opening and revised documents to the Intervenors in the original application; and

 

WHEREAS the Board is prepared to deal with this application on the basis of the documentation before it, provided all parties are in agreement.

 

 

It is therefore ordered that:

 

1.                  Leave is hereby granted to Newfoundland Power for the re-opening of the original application.

 

2.                  The Board will, in the absence of objection from the parties, re-hear the application on the basis of the original record and the additional information before it.

 

3.                  Parties should file with the Board any notice of objection and reasons for such objection by August 17, 2001.

 

4.                  Submissions in reply to the Application should be filed with the Board no later than August 22, 2001.

 


 

 

Dated at St. John’s, Newfoundland this 2nd day of August 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

Darlene Whalen, P.Eng.,

                                                                                                Vice-Chairperson.

 

 

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                _______________________

                                                                                                William B. Crosbie, P.Eng.,

                                                                                                Commissioner.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Gerard Martin, Q.C.,

                                                                                                Commissioner.

 

 

 

__________________________

Barbara Thistle,

Assistant Board Secretary.

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