Order No. P.920623

IN THE MATTER of the Petroleum Products Act, Stats. P.E.I. 1990, c. 43;

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IN THE MATTER of an application filed under Section 32 of the Petroleum Products Act, supra, by Atlantic Speedy Propane Limited for increases in its propane pricing schedule.

Tuesday, the 23rd day of June, A.D., 1992

BEFORE

Linda Webber, Chairman
John Blakney, Vice-Chairman

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Interim Order

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WHEREAS further to the Commission's Interim Order No. P.920110 and the in camera hearing into propane pricing by Atlantic Speedy Propane Limited ("Atlantic") conducted on 7 February 1992, Mr. Eugene P. Rossiter, on behalf of Atlantic, filed an application under the Petroleum Products Act, supra, to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") on 22 June 1992 requesting approval of increases in the price of propane to its customers amounting to 1.0 cent per litre;

AND WHEREAS a declaration made in the supporting Affidavit of Anne-Marie van de Brand-Gammon, Comptroller of Atlantic, dated 19 June 1992 indicated that propane acquisition costs would increase on 19 June 1992 by 1.0 cent per litre;

AND WHEREAS supporting information by way of copy of a letter dated 18 June 1992 to Atlantic from Mr. Robert Johnston of Irving Oil Limited ("Irving"), its supplier, confirmed that Irving would in fact increase the price of propane to Atlantic on 19 June 1992 by 1.0 cent per litre;

AND WHEREAS the Commission was earlier advised by the Applicant's Counsel that an increase in propane acquisition costs effective 24 April 1992 of .56 cents per litre was absorbed by the Company;

AND WHEREAS the Commission considered this application and supporting documentation this date;

THE COMMISSION HEREBY ORDERS THAT the propane prices to be charged by Atlantic Speedy Propane Limited, effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday, 27 June 1992, be increased by 1.0 cent per litre in accordance with Appendix "A" appended to this Interim Order, until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

DATED at CHARLOTTETOWN this 23rd day of June, A.D., 1992.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Chairman
Vice-Chairman

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APPENDIX A

SCHEDULE OF PROPANE GAS RATES - METRIC

ATLANTIC SPEEDY PROPANE

Province of Prince Edward Island

Effective June 27, 1992

Domestic Propane Rates
Cylinder Exchange System
	Price Per Cylinder (Based on 89.1 litres per cylinder)	Equivalent Per Litre
1 to 15 Cylinders per year	$41.05	$0.4607
16 to 50 Cylinders per year	$37.74	$0.4236
50 Y over Cylinders per year	$37.05	$0.4158
Bulk Delivery System		(10 week delivery schedule) P.E.I.
At each delivery -	First 36 litres	$0.4730
	Next 36 litres	$0.4378
	All the rest	$0.3850
	***Minimum charge at any delivery is $15.00***
Special Home Heating Rates		Price Per Litre
a) Total Home Heat		$0.3534
b) Partial Home Heat (auxiliary and space heating)		$0.3787
Industrial and Warehouse Heating
10,000 litres and over		$0.3095
Gas Rates for Portable Cylinders
Size	Weight	Price Per Cylinder
2 LB & smaller	1.0 KG	$2.60
5 LB	2.3 KG	$3.45
10 LB	4.5 KG	$5.70
20 LB	9.0 KG	$9.60
25 LB	11.3 KG	$11.65
30 LB	13.6 KG	$14.30
33 LB	15.0 KG	$15.75
40 LB	18.1 KG	$18.95
Commercial and Industrial Rates
Bulk Rates		Price Per Litre
Annual Consumption
First 4,500 litres		$0.4029
4,500 to 22,800 litres		$0.3765
22,801 to 34,000 litres		$0.3721
34,001 to 60,000 litres		$0.3655
Over 60,000 litres		$0.3611
Swimming Pools	Price Per Litre
Up to 2,300 litres	$0.3809	Rental on 420's is $25.00 per cyl. per year
Over 2,300 litres	$0.3721
Laundromats
Annual Consumption
Up to 45,000 litres	$0.3677
Over 45,000 litres	$0.3611
Dispensing Unit Gas Prices (Excluding Irving Oil Dispenser Operator)
Annual Consumption
Up to 45,500 litres	$0.3633	Yearly rentals on unit - See Policy Instruction #30
Over 45,500 litres	$0.3589
Carburetion Cylinder Rates
Customer's Own Cylinders	$0.4176
***Plus $2.50 monthly rental per cylinder on company owned cylinders***
Installation Charges
All installations will be charged on the basis of time and materials used.
Time will be figured on the inclusion of travel time and shop time, where applicable.
Services Labour Rates (Policy #53)
$36.00 per hour, commercial effective March 19, 1991.
$29.50 per hour, domestic effective March 19, 1991.
Mileage Fee (Policy #52)
a)  Minimum fee for up to 8 km	$2.80
b)  Standard fee for over 8 km	$0.35 per km
c)  Maximum fee for over 70 km	$25.00
Yearly Rental on Cylinders and Tanks
100 lb	cylinder	$10.00 each
200 lb	cylinder	$15.00 each
420 lb	cylinder	$25.00 each
334 gallons	tank	$40.00 each
500 gallons	tank	$75.00 each
1,000 gallons	tank	$125.00 each
1,750 & 1,800 gallons	tank	$175.00 each
2,000 gallons	tank	$175.00 each
Propane Motive Fuel Pricing - June 27, 1992
A)  Motor fuel propane prices for fleet owners only with their own dispensing units of not less than 2,000 USWG          capacity or 7,570 litres
Litres
From 0 to 22,750 litres	$0.3556 + tax
From 22,751 to 45,500 litres	$0.3512 + tax
From 45,501 to 68,250 litres	$0.3468 + tax
From 68,251 to 113,750 litres	$0.3424 + tax
From 113,751 litres and over	$0.3380 + tax
B)  Individual retail prices (non-fleet users)
Per litre	$0.3952 + tax
C)  Irving Oil dispenser operators
Per litre	$0.3613 + $0.1050/litre for rent
D)  Provincial motive fuel taxes
Motive fuel tax per litre	P.E.I. $0.1160	(Effective April 1, 1992)