- Updated to: February 25, 2004 -

(Includes Amendments Approved February 10, 2004)

EC2004-85

ELECTRIC POWER ACT

CITY OF SUMMERSIDE ELECTRIC UTILITY

EXEMPTION REGULATIONS

  Pursuant to section 46 of the Electric Power Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-4, Council made the following regulations:

Definitions

1.  In these regulations:
Act   (a)    "Act" means the Electric Power Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-4;

utility

 

(b)    "utility" means the City of Summerside electric utility;

outside customer

 

(c)    "outside customer" means a customer of the utility who is located outside the boundaries of the City of Summerside.

Exemption

2.    The utility is exempted from sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 21.1, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of the Act if the utility complies with the following terms and conditions:

    (a) the utility shall, by March 31 of each calendar year, file with the Commission its audited financial statements for the immediately preceding calendar year;
   

(b)    the utility shall, before charging new rates, tolls and charges, file with the Commission a copy of the new rates, tolls and charges;

   

(c)    the utility shall not charge outside customers any rates, tolls and charges that exceed the rates, tolls and charges that the utility charges customers located inside the boundaries of the City of Summerside;

   

(d)    the utility shall, within 30 days of the coming into force of this section, file with the Commission all of the rules and regulations relating to the kind of service to be supplied to outside customers and the manner by which the service shall be supplied;

    (e)    the utility shall, before changing the rules and regulations relating to the kind of service to be supplied to outside customers and the manner by which the service shall be supplied, file with the Commission all of the new rules and regulations;
    (f)    the utility shall file with the Commission only rules and regulations for outside customers that are the same as those that apply to customers located inside the boundaries of the City of Summerside;
    (g)    the utility shall comply with the rules and regulations most recently filed with the Commission in accordance with clause (d) or (e).

Revocation

3.    The Electric Power and Telephone Act City of Summerside Electric Utility Exemption Regulations (EC594/01) are revoked.

Commencement

4.    These regulations come into force on February 21, 2004.

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