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Docket UE20944
Order UE19-05

IN THE MATTER of an application by Maritime Electric Company, Limited to approve the rates, tolls and charges for electric service for the period beginning March 1, 2019, pursuant to section 20 of the Electric Power Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-4; 

AND IN THE MATTER of an application for intervener status made by the Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation pursuant to Rules 15 and 17 of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Rules of Practice & Procedure for Hearings.     

BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON Thursday, the 4th day of July, 2019.

J. Scott MacKenzie, Q.C., Chair
M. Douglas Clow, Vice-Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner

Order

WHEREAS on or about June 27, 2019, the Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation ("PEIEC") filed with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") an application seeking approval to act as a "Friend of the Commission Intervener" in the General Rate Application in Commission Docket UE20944;

AND WHEREAS the application for intervener status complies with the requirements set forth in Rules 15 and 17 of the Commission's Rules of Practice & Procedure for Hearings (the "Rules");

AND WHEREAS the applicant, Maritime Electric Company, Limited, has been served with a copy of the application for intervener status and has been provided with the opportunity to reply, in accordance with Rule 18;

AND WHEREAS Maritime Electric Company, Limited has advised the Commission that it does not object to the application for intervener status;

AND WHEREAS the Commission has considered the application for intervener status and is satisfied that PEIEC is an organization that represents the public interest and can meaningfully contribute to the proceeding;

AND WHEREAS the Commission is prepared to grant the application for intervener status;

AND WHEREAS a public hearing has been scheduled in the General Rate Application, and the Commission has therefore determined it is prudent to establish a timeline in which PEIEC may file any pre-filed evidence;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT

1. The application for intervener status is approved as filed and PEIEC is hereby granted Friend of the Commission Intervener status in the General Rate Application.

2.  PEIEC shall be entitled to participate in the General Rate Application in the manner set forth in the application for intervener status.

3.  PEIEC shall file any pre-filed evidence with the Commission on or before Monday, July 15, 2019. 

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 4th day of July, 2019.

BY THE COMMISSION:

J. Scott MacKenzie, Q,C., Chair

M. Douglas Clow, Vice-Chair

John Broderick, Commissioner

Notice:

Section 12 of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act reads as follows:

12. The Commission may, in its absolute discretion, review, rescind or vary any order or decision made by it, or rehear any application before deciding it.

Parties to this proceeding seeking a review of the Commission's decision or order in this matter may do so by filing with the Commission, at the earliest date, a written Request for Review, which clearly states the reasons for the review and the nature of the relief sought.

Sections 13.(1), 13(2), 13(3), and 13(4) of the Act provide as follows:

13.(1)   An appeal lies from a decision or order of the Commission to the Court of Appeal upon a question of law or jurisdiction.

(2) The appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal in the Court of Appeal within twenty days after the decision or order appealed from and the rules of court respecting appeals apply with the necessary changes. 

(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a party to the appeal.

(4) No costs shall be payable by any party to an appeal under this section unless the Court of Appeal, in its discretion, for special reasons, so orders.

NOTE:

In accordance with IRAC's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule, the material contained in the official file regarding this matter will be retained by the Commission for a period of 5 years.