Photo Richard Mahoney
A lower borrowing capacity would in
This aging Hydro Hawkesbury transmission station on
turn reduce the town’s ability to carry out
Main Street is slated to be upgraded between now and
future infrastructure improvements,Mayor
2014.
René Berthiaume observed at a recent
council meeting.
Town worried
Chief administrator and treasurer
Normand Beaulieu will ask the Ontario
Municipal Board for assurance the Hydro
loanwillnotjeopardizethetown’sstanding.
about financial
HydroHawkesburyisplanningtoupdate
its two transmission stations, one of which
is45yearsold.Theimprovementswillresult
jolt from Hydro
in a more reliable and safer system.
An exact price tag on the improvements
isnotyetavailable,saysHydroHawkesbury
work
manager Michel Poulin.
Workhasalreadystartedonoverhauling
a 30-year-old facility on Tessier Street. This
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
job is scheduled tobewrappedupbyMarch
H AWKESBURY
2012.
The utility is awaiting Ontario Energy
Board approval to proceed with work on
The town of Hawkesbury is seeking help from the
the Main Street station, which has been
province to insulate itself against apotential financial jolt.
operating for about 45 years.
The municipality is endorsing a long-term loan Hydro
This two-year project would wrap up in
Hawkesbury is taking out to finance improvements to its
2014.
transmissionstations.Asaco-signer, themunicipalitycould
The stations distribute power from
have its own borrowing limit affected by the Hydro
generatingstationsinCornwallandOttawa.
commitment.
Ontario Energy Board Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARING 2012-2014 DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION INC.
EB-2011-0295
Filing Information for Intervenors If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board’s web portal at https://www.errr.ontarioenergyboard.ca. Additionally, two paper copies must be submitted to the address set out below. If you do not have a user ID, visit the Board’s website under e-Filing Services and complete a user ID/password request form. For instructions on how to submit documents and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB/Industry, e-Filing Services. The Board also accepts interventions by e-mail, at the address below. Additionally, two paper copies must be submitted to the address set out below. Those who do not have internet access are required to submit their intervention request on a CD in PDF format, along with two paper copies. Need more information? For more information on how to participate please click on “Get Involved” under the “OEB and You” menu on the Consumer page of the Board’s website, or call the Board at 1-888-632-6273 (toll-free). How to Contact the Board or Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. Please reference Board file number EB-2011-0295 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your letter. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date.
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (“Enbridge”) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (the “Board”) seeking approval of its 2012-2014 Demand Side Management (“DSM”) plan. The application was filed on November 4, 2011, under section 36 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.15 (Schedule B). The Board has assigned file number EB-2011-0295 to this application. The application has been filed pursuant to the Board’s DSM Guidelines that were issued on June 30, 2011. Enbridge is seeking approval for a 2012 DSM budget of $30.91 million. How to see Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.’s Application To see a copy of the application, go to the Consumer page of the Board’s website and enter the case number EB-2011-0295 in the “Find an Application” box. Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board’s office in Toronto and at Enbridge’s office and on its website, www.enbridgegas.com/ratecase. Written Hearing The Board intends to proceed with this matter by way of a written hearing unless a party satisfies the Board that there is a good reason for not holding a written hearing. If you object to the Board holding a written hearing in this matter, you must provide written reasons why an oral hearing is necessary. Any submissions objecting to a written hearing must be received by the Board and copied to the applicant within 10 days of the publication date of this notice. How to Participate You may participate in this proceeding by requesting either intervenor or observer status, or by submitting a letter of comment: 1. Intervenors participate actively in the proceeding (i.e., submit written questions, evidence, and arguments, and cross-examine witnesses at an oral hearing). You may request intervenor status by sending a letter of intervention to the Board and copying Enbridge no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The letter of intervention must include: a. A description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; b. If you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership; and c. Whether you intend to seek an award of costs and the grounds for your cost award eligibility. 2. Observers do not participate actively in the proceeding but receive documents issued by the Board in the proceeding. (There is no fee for observers to receive documents issued by the Board.) You may request observer status by sending a request to the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. 3. Letters of Comment are to be sent to the Board no later than 30 days from the publication or service date of this notice. All letters of comment will be placed on the public record, subject to the privacy terms for personal information stated below. This means that the letters will be available for viewing at the Board’s offices and will be placed on the Board’s website. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS TREATED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON HOW YOU CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING: • Intervenors - everything you file with the Board, including your name and contact information, will be placed on the public record (i.e., the public file and the Board’s website). • Letters of comment or observers - the Board removes any personal (i.e., not business) contact information from the letter of comment or the request for observer status (i.e., address, fax number, phone number, and e-mail address of the individual), however, your name and the content of the letter of comment or of the request for observer status will become part of the public record.
ADDRESSES
The Applicant: Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.
The Board: Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 27th Floor 2300 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: https://www.errr.ontarioenergyboard.ca E-mail: boardsec@ontarioenergyboard.ca Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll-free) Fax: 416-440-7656
500 Consumers Road Toronto, ON M2J 1P8 Attention: Mr. Norm Ryckman E-mail: EGDRegulatoryProceedings@enbridge.com
Tel: 416-495-5499 Fax: 416-495-6072
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr. Dennis M. O’Leary Aird & Berlis LLP Barristers and Solicitors Brookfield Place, Box 754 Suite 1800, 181 Bay Street Toronto, ON M4J 2T9 E-mail: doleary@airdberlis.com
Tel: 416-865-4711 Fax: 416-863-1515
IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OBJECTING TO A WRITTEN HEARING OR DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING BY FILING WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE IN THIS PROCEEDING.
ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD Original Signed By
DATED at Toronto, November 16, 2011
Kirsten Walli Board Secretary
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