Order No. P.000111-2A

IN THE MATTER of the Petroleum Products Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-5.1;

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IN THE MATTER of an application filed under Section 32 of the Petroleum Products Act, supra, by Superior Propane Inc. for increases of 1.6 cents per litre in propane prices in all categories.

Tuesday, the 11th day of January, A.D., 2000

BEFORE

Wayne D. Cheverie, Q.C., Chair
Ginger Breedon, Vice-Chair

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Decision and Order

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Further to the Commission's Decision and Order No. P.991014-2A, Michael (Mike) Doyle, Branch Manger of Superior Propane Inc. ("Superior") filed with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") on 10 January 2000 an application requesting permission to increase the price of propane in Superior’s pricing categories by 1.6 cents per litre. This application required slight amendments, which were filed on the same day. This application was supported by a declaration of Mike Doyle, Branch Manager, Charlottetown and a covering letter which indicated that propane acquisition costs are presently 1.6 cents per litre higher than they were at the time Superior’s prices were last approved.

This Declaration was supported by a Schedule entitled "Sarnia-Amoco Wholesale Propane Posted Price", which Schedule indicated that the Company had experienced a net increase of 1.6 cents per litre since prices were last adjusted.

The Commission considered this application and supporting documentation this date, and approved the requested increases, effective 12:01 a.m., Thursday, 13 January 2000.

THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS that the propane prices to be charged by Superior Propane Inc., effective 12:01 a.m., Thursday, the 13th day of January 2000, be in accordance with Appendix "A" to this Order, and that the authorized prices appear on all invoices accompanying propane deliveries and remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

AND THE COMMISSION FURTHER ORDERS that copies of the invoices for product delivery as ordered to be filed in the Commission’s Decisions and Orders No. P.990804-2A and P.991014-2A, as well as that invoice covering the next delivery of propane to Superior following the effective date of the prices approved by this Order be submitted to the Commission on or before 1 February 2000.

AND THE COMMISSION FURTHER ORDERS that a document entitled "Sarnia-Amoco Wholesale Propane Posted Price of Propane" (which similar schedule has been filed in support of all previous applications for price changes by Superior Propane Inc.) containing posted prices to the end of the previous month, be submitted to the Commission by the 15th of every second month, whether or not an application for pricing adjustments is submitted (next filing due 15 February 2000).

DATED at CHARLOTTETOWN this 11th day of JANUARY, A.D., 2000.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Chair

Vice-Chair

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APPENDIX "A"

SUPERIOR PROPANE INC.

EFFECTIVE: 13 JANUARY 2000 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGION