Order No. P.930119-2

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 in its propane pricing schedule.

Tuesday, the 19th day of January, A.D., 1993

BEFORE

Linda Webber, Chairman
John Blakney, Vice-Chairman

Decision and Order

WHEREAS further to the Commission's Decision and Order No. P.930112-1, Superior Propane Inc. ("Superior"). filed with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") an application dated 15 January 1993 requesting permission to increase the price of propane to its customers in the amount of 2.4 cent per litre;

AND WHEREAS a declaration made in the supporting Affidavit of Ralph Wilson, Branch Manager of Superior, dated 15 January 1993 confirmed that propane acquisition costs had increased a total of 2.4 cents per litre since the recently approved price adjustment;

AND WHEREAS the above-noted Affidavit was supported by Schedule "A" entitled "Wholesale Propane Price", which Schedule indicated the pricing fluctuations since Superior's last pricing application, which application was approved by the Commission and authorized a 1.6 cents per litre increase effective 14 January 1993;

AND WHEREAS the Applicant submitted with its application Schedule "B", which indicated currently authorized prices as well as proposed prices;

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

THE COMMISSION HEREBY ORDERS that the propane prices to be charged by Superior Propane Inc., effective 12:01 a.m., Thursday, 21 January 1993, be increased by 2.4 cents per litre, in accordance with Appendix "A" to this Order, until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

DATED at CHARLOTTETOWN this 19th day of January, A.D., 1993.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Chairman

Vice-Chairman

APPENDIX "A"

SUPERIOR PROPANE INC.

EFFECTIVE: 21 JANUARY 1993 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGION

CATEGORY CENTS PER LITRE

BULK SALES

  

ADS (Automatic Delivery Service)

  
1st 50

60.88
2nd 50 53.38
3rd 50 50.38
Balance 47.88
House Heating 40.98
Auxiliary Heating 40.98
Pool Heating 41.58
Commercial  
0-5000 L 47.83
5,001-15,000 L 43.98
15,001-50,000 L 39.53
Over 50,000 L 34.48
Commercial Heating  
0-50,000 L 38.98
Over 50,000 L 34.48
Roofing 41.68
Construction Heating  
Base Price 37.58
Over 50,000 L 36.68
Tobacco Curing 32.78
Grain Drying 32.78
Brooding 39.58
Carburetion Lift Truck (Customer's Bulk Storage) 45.58
Agent Traditional 39.88
Auto Propane  
Retail 45.48
Fleet 45.48
Agent 44.48
CYLINDERS  
Carburetion Lift Truck  
33 Lb.  
0-10,000 L 49.55
10,001-50,000 L 48.87
Over 50,000 L 47.51

20 Lb.

 
0-10,000 L 58.49
10,001-50,000 L 56.80
80 Lb. 61.44
60 Lb. 61.49
40 Lb. 61.30
33 Lb. 61.47
30 Lb. 61.49
25 Lb. 61.53
20 Lb. 61.30
14 Lb. 61.31
10 Lb. 72.54
5 Lb. 128.81
100 Lb. 54.50
100 Lb. (Delivered) 60.35
Commercial & Roofing  
100 Lb. User 47.76
40 Lb. User 61.30
20 Lb. User 61.30
Construction Heating  
100 Lb. User 47.76
Agent Traditional  

Pick-Up

  
100 Lb. 43.28
40 Lb. 49.78
33 Lb. 53.30
20 Lb. 49.78
Delivered  
100 Lb. 44.44
40 Lb. 52.59
33 Lb. 56.70
20 Lb. 55.40