Gazifère Inc.
Impact on Gazifère’s Rates resulting from the decision D-2009-151
Cause tarifaire 2010
2010 Final Distribution Rates
Following the Régie’s decision D-2009-151, the Company has designed distribution rates to
recover a distribution revenue deficiency of $677,900. The rates are designed in accordance to
the evidence filed at GI-27, document 1 and incorporate the findings of the Régie’s decision
D-2009-151. The distribution rates are effective January 1, 2010. The exhibits supporting the
2010 distribution rates and the resulting revenue to cost ratios can be found at Exhibit GI-27,
documents 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 and GI-26, document 2, revised on December 04, 2009 following the
decision D-2009-151.
January 1, 2010 Commodity, Load Balancing, Transportation and Distribution Rates
In addition to the 2010 final distribution rates, the Company has designed rates to reflect the
impact of the gas cost consequences stemming from the approval of the 2010 volumetric
forecast, contract demand and lost and unaccounted for gas forecast. The impact of the gas cost
changes results in a revenue sufficiency of ($70,200) for a net deficiency inclusive of gas costs
of $607,700 effective January 1, 2010. The ($70,200) is based on October 1, 2009 Rate 200 gas
costs. The derivation of the $(70,200) was presented in evidence at Exhibit GI-28, document 1,
revised on September 25, 2009. The rates including the October gas costs resulting from the
decision D-2009-151 can be found at Exhibit GI-36, document 4.
The Company will be filing a QRAM application to reflect new gas costs which will be effective
on January 1, 2010. The rates including the decision D-2009-151 and the effects of the
January 1, 2010 gas costs will be implemented in the first billing cycle in January.
Original : 2009-12-04
GI-36
Document 1
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Requête 3692-2009
D-2009-151
GAZIFÈRE INC
CALCULATION OF GAS SUPPLY, LOAD BALANCING AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES BY RATE CLASS
January 1, 2010 with October 1, 2009 Rate 200
Item
No.
Description
1.1
1.0
GAS SUPPLY ALLOCATION ($000)
Annual Commodity - Cost of Service
Total Gas Supply - Cost of Service
2.1
2.0
Annual Commodity - Return on Rate Base
Total Gas Supply - Return on Rate Base
3.0
Total Commodity
4.1
4.2
4.0
LOAD BALANCING ALLOCATION ($000)
Transmission - Cost of Service
Storage - Cost of Service
Total Load Balancing - Cost of Service
5.1
5.2
5.0
Transmission - Return on Rate Base
Storage - Return on Rate Base
Total Load Balancing - Return on Rate Base
Rate
1
Rate
2
23,413.5
23,413.5
9,631.6
9,631.6
13,694.6
13,694.6
87.2
87.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44.0
44.0
18.1
18.1
25.8
25.8
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
23,457.5
9,649.7
13,720.4
87.4
0.0
0.0
3,960.9
1,891.3
5,852.2
1,628.3
743.0
2,371.3
2,103.7
1,131.3
3,235.0
6.2
1.2
7.4
149.4
15.0
164.5
73.2
0.8
74.0
16.2
3.6
19.8
6.3
1.4
7.7
7.9
2.1
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
1.2
0.8
0.0
0.8
Total
Rate
3
Rate
5
Rate
9
6.0
Total Load Balancing
5,872.0
2,379.0
3,245.1
7.4
165.7
74.8
7.0
Transportation
4,774.9
1,964.3
2,792.9
17.8
0.0
0.0
19.91
19.91
19.91
19.91
19.91
19.91
UNIT GAS COSTS (Cents/m3)
8.0
Gas Supply Unit Rate
9.0
Load Balancing Unit Rate
3.83
4.05
4.70
1.69
1.17
0.69
10.0
Transportation Unit Rate
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.05
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GAZIFÈRE INC.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RATE CHANGE BY RATE CLASS
RATE CASE 2010
ITEM
NO.
DESCRIPTION
January 1, 2010
Rates with
October 1, 2009
Rate 200
D-2009-151
October 1, 2009
Final Pass-On
Rates
D-2008-144
Proposed
Adjustment
col.1
col.2
col.3
Rate 1:
1
Monthly Fixed Charge ($)
16.66
0.47
17.13
2
3
4
5
6
7
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
from 0 to 100 m³
from 100 to 320 m³
from 320 to 1,000 m³
from 1,000 to 3,200 m³
from 3,200 to 10,000 m³
in excess of 10,000 m³
20.02
18.93
17.85
16.73
14.58
12.94
0.39
0.36
0.33
0.30
0.24
0.19
20.41
19.29
18.18
17.03
14.82
13.13
8
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
9
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
9.73
0.32
10.05
20.96
20.38
19.79
0.47
0.45
0.43
21.43
20.83
20.22
Rate 2:
10
11
12
13
Monthly Fixed Charge ($)
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
from 0 to 50 m³
from 50 to 100 m³
from 100 to 320 m³
14
15
from 320 to 1,000 m³
in excess of 1,000 m³
19.21
18.62
0.41
0.39
19.62
19.01
16
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
17
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
20.45
0.23
20.68
Rate 3:
18
Monthly Fixed Charge:
(¢/m³ of the subscribed volume)
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
For all volumes delivered
8.65
0.08
8.73
19
20
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
21
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
20.71
0.23
20.94
6.78
5.75
0.06
0.04
6.84
5.79
Rate 4:
22
Monthly Fixed Charge:
(¢/m³ of the subscribed volume)
23
24
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
Load factor less or equal to 70%
Load factor higher than 70%
25
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
26
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
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Original: 2009-12-04
GAZIFÈRE INC.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RATE CHANGE BY RATE CLASS
RATE CASE 2010
ITEM
NO.
DESCRIPTION
January 1, 2010
Rates with
October 1, 2009
Rate 200
D-2009-151
October 1, 2009
Final Pass-On
Rates
D-2008-144
Proposed
Adjustment
col.1
col.2
col.3
31.16
0.60
31.76
Rate 5:
27
Monthly Fixed Charge:
(¢/m³ of the subscribed volume)
28
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
For all volumes delivered
3.30
0.03
3.33
29
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
30
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
20.64
0.30
20.94
3.44
0.46
0.03
(0.01)
3.47
0.45
Rate 6:
31
32
33
Monthly Fixed Charge:
(¢/m³ of the subscribed volume)
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
Maximum
Minimum
34
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
35
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
Monthly Fixed Charge
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
36 from 0 to 100 m³
37 from 100 to 320 m³
20.83
0.59
21.42
21.12
20.03
0.43
0.39
21.55
20.42
38
39
40
41
from 320 to 1,000 m³
from 1,000 to 3,200 m³
from 3,200 to 10,000 m³
in excess of 10,000 m³
18.94
17.86
15.68
14.04
0.36
0.33
0.27
0.22
19.30
18.19
15.95
14.26
42
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
43
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
9.16
1.67
0.12
0.00
9.28
1.67
Rate 7:
Tarif 8:
44
45
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
Maximum
Minimum
46
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
47
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
3.10
0.05
3.15
2.26
2.09
0.01
0.01
2.27
2.10
Tarif 9:
48
49
50
Monthly Fixed Charge:
(¢/m³ times the maximum daily volume)
Delivery Charge (¢/m³):
from 0 to 1,000,000 m³
in excess of 1,000,000 m³
51
Transportation Charge
4.04
0.01
4.05
52
Gas Supply Charge
19.92
(0.01)
19.91
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Original: 2009-12-04
GAZIFÈRE INC.
OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE RATE
RATE CASE 2010
D-2009-151
Line
no
Description
1
Billing of the deficiency in minimum and annual volume
2
Rate 3
3
Rate 4
4
load factor less
or equal to 70%
5
load factor higher than 70%
Average
unit rate
of last block of
the proposed rate (1)
Unit
load balancing
rate (2)
Proposed
rate
of other
components
¢/m3
1
¢/m3
2
¢/m3
3=1+2
12.78
(5.62)
7.16
10.89
(5.91)
4.98
9.84
(5.91)
3.93
6
Rate 5
7.38
(5.53)
1.85
7
Rate 9
6.15
(4.98)
1.17
12.78
s/o
12.78
10.89
s/o
10.89
9.84
s/o
9.84
8
Maximum charge on a prorated basis of any annual
minimum bill incurred by Gazifère
9
Rate 3
10
Rate 4
11
load factor less
or equal to 70%
12
load factor higher than 70%
13
Rate 5
7.38
s/o
7.38
14
Rate 9
6.15
s/o
6.15
Notes:
(1) Average unit rate = Last Block of Delivery Charge + Transportation rate per proposed rates included in exhibit GI-36, document 4.
(2) Unit Load Balancing Rate = (Allocated Load Balancing and Transportation Costs including Return & Taxes by Rate Class)/Volume
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Gazifère Inc.
Unit Rates and Revenues by Component and Rate class
2010 Rate Case
D-2008-144 - Oct 1/09 Pass On
Line No.
Unit rate
cents/m3
Col. 1
Total
$ '000 (2)
Col. 2
January 10 with October 09 Gas Costs (D-2009-151)
Unit rate
cents/m3
Col. 3
Total
$ '000
Col. 4
Variance
% (1)
Col. 6
$'000
Col. 5
Rate 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
19.92
4.10
4.04
11.84
39.90
9,651
2,409
1,960
6,962
20,983
19.91
4.05
4.05
12.18
40.19
9,650
2,379
1,964
7,158
21,151
(1)
(30)
4
196
169
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.8%
0.7%
19.92
4.76
4.04
20.80
49.52
13,723
3,288
2,787
14,368
34,165
19.91
4.70
4.05
21.48
50.14
13,720
3,245
2,793
14,835
34,594
(2)
(43)
6
467
429
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
1.3%
19.92
1.69
4.04
8.00
33.65
87
8
18
35
148
19.91
1.69
4.05
8.06
33.72
87
7
18
35
148
(0)
(0)
0
1
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.2%
19.92
2.15
4.04
5.93
32.04
-
19.91
2.15
4.05
5.93
32.04
-
19.92
1.18
4.04
3.35
28.50
169
475
644
19.91
1.17
4.05
3.41
28.55
166
484
650
-
19.92
0.70
4.04
3.29
27.94
76
357
433
19.91
0.69
4.05
3.34
27.99
-
75
(1)
363
438
5
4
19.92
3.88
4.04
14.47
42.31
23,461
5,949
4,764
22,198
56,372
19.91
3.83
4.05
14.92
42.71
23,458
5,872
4,775
22,876
56,980
Rate 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
Rate 3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
-
Rate 4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
-
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
-
Rate 5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
(3)
9
6
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.2%
Rate 9
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
0.2%
Gazifère Total
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.0
Gas Supply Commodity
Gas Supply Load Balancing
Transportation
Distribution
Total
(4)
(77)
11
679
608
Note:
(1) The % variance depicts the change in the unit rates.
(2) Revenues based on October 1, 2009 gas costs as per GI-28, document 1, revised on september 25, 2009.
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.1%
0.9%