Message: D07-2143

From: BoardSec
To: Janet Sakauye
Cc:
Sent: 2007-03-19 at 9:41 AM
Received: 2007-03-19 at 9:41 AM
Subject: FW: E.L.K Energy Inc 2007 Distribution Rate Application Board File No. EB-2007- 0521 Clarification requested





Giovanna J. Dragic

Senior Case Administrator

Ontario Energy Board

Board Secretary

2300 Yonge St. 27th Floor

Suite 2701

Toronto, ON M4P 1E4



Direct Dial: 416-440-7611

Toll Free: 1-888-632-6273

Email: giovanna.dragic@oeb.gov.on.ca

Official Board Secretary Address: boardsec@gov.on.ca <mailto:boardsec@gov.on.ca>



________________________________

From: Sandra Slater [mailto:sslater@elkenergy.com]
Sent: March 19, 2007 9:03 AM
To: BoardSec
Cc: Angela Pachon; Michael Audet
Subject: RE: E.L.K Energy Inc 2007 Distribution Rate Application Board File No. EB-2007- 0521 Clarification requested







Further to our correspondence below, we wish to clarify that we agree with the rate adder of $0.27 for the 2007 IRM which is consistent with the 2006 EDR rate adder.



Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.



Sandra Slater, CA

Director of Finance



E.L.K. Energy Inc.

172 Forest Ave

Essex ON N8M 3E4

Tel: 519-776-5291 x13

Fax: 519-776-5640

________________________________

From: Sandra Slater
Sent: March 12, 2007 4:30 PM
To: 'Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca'
Cc: 'Angela Pachon'; Michael Audet
Subject: RE: E.L.K Energy Inc 2007 Distribution Rate Application Board File No. EB-2007- 0521 Clarification requested



See attached response, original will follow by mail.



Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.



Sandra Slater, CA

Director of Finance



E.L.K. Energy Inc.

172 Forest Ave

Essex ON N8M 3E4

Tel: 519-776-5291 x13

Fax: 519-776-5640

________________________________

From: Angela Pachon [mailto:Angela.Pachon@oeb.gov.on.ca]
Sent: March 05, 2007 3:45 PM
To: Sandra Slater
Cc: Mike Audet; Janet Sakauye
Subject: E.L.K Energy Inc 2007 Distribution Rate Application Board File No. EB-2007- 0521 Clarification requested



Dear Mrs Slater,



Board staff has undertaken a preliminary review of your application. As a result of this review, staff would request clarification from you of the following aspects of your application:

O On sheet 4, column F of your 2007 IRM Model, you entered for the year 2007 a smart meter rate adder of $0.30 for each customer on each metered rate class. In your letter of February 7, 2007 you applied for the continuation of the 2006 smart meter rate adder. A review of your current Board approved rate model shows this rate adder as $0.27.

There is no reference in your application as to why this rate adder was entered differently to what the Board approved in 2006. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for using this rate adder.

O On Sheet 3 in Row 186 of Column F of your 2007 IRM Model, your have entered a Distribution volumetric rate of general service 50-4999 kW TOU of $0.0785/kW. A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows this rate as $0.7849/kW.

There is no reference in your application as to why this rate was entered differently to what is on the Board approved tariff sheet. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for using this level of charge.

O A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows that in General Service 50-4999 kW the following rates were omitted on Sheet 3 of your 2007 IRM Model :

. Retail Transmission Rate - Network Service Rate Interval Metered

. Retail Transmission Rate - Line and Transformation Connection Service Rate Interval Metered.

There is no reference in your application as to why these rates were omitted. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for this omission.

O A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows that On Sheet 3 in Column C of your 2007 IRM Model under Specific Service Charges, Customer Administration the "Charge to certify cheque" was omitted.

There is no reference in your application as to why this service charge was omitted. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for this omission.



O A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows that on Sheet 3, Column C, Rows 181, 198, 214, 230 and 246 of your 2007 IRM Model under General Service 50-4999 kW, General Service 50-4999 kW TOU, Unmetered Scattered Load, Sentinel Lighting and Street Lighting, the words "if applicable" are missing after Regulated Price Plan- Administration Charge.

There is no reference in your application as to why these words were omitted. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for this omission.



O A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows that on On Sheet 3, Column C, in Rows 191 and 192 of your 2007 IRM Model under General Service 50-4999 kW TOU the words "Interval Metered" are missing after Retail Transmission Rate - Network Service Rate and Line and transformation Connection Service rate.

There is no reference in your application as to why these words were omitted. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for this omission.



O A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows that on Sheet 3 in Rows 201, 217 and 233 of Column C of your 2007 IRM Model under Unmetered Scattered Load, Sentinel Lighting and Street Lighting, the words "per connection" are missing.

There is no reference in your application as to why these words were omitted. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for this omission.



O On Sheet 3 in Row 448 of Column C of your 2007 IRM Model under Primary Metering Allowance for transformer losses - applied to measured demand & energy, the unit $/kW was imputed. A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows this unit as %.

There is no reference in your application as to why this unit was used. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for using this unit.



O On Sheet 3 of your 2007 IRM model the unit $/kWh was imputed under General Service 50-4999 kW, General Service 50-4999 kW TOU, Sentinel Lighting and Street Lighting rate classes, for the following rates:

O Distribution volumetric

O Regulatory asset recovery

O All the Retail Transmission categories

A review of your current Board approved Tariff of Rates and Charges shows this unit as kW.

There is no reference in your application as to why this unit was used. Please clarify whether this was a simple transcription error. If not, please provide a full and complete explanation of the basis for using this unit.



Please file a response letter by e-mail to the Board Secretary's Office, copying me as the case manager, providing these clarifications. The format of the response should repeat each of the issues and references contained in this request (and any other relevant references) and clearly set out the nature of the clarification, not merely make a general statement replying to this e-mail.

Due to the very tight timeframes that are involved in processing these applications, please provide these clarifications/amendments at your earliest convenience.

Please also file a hard copy of your response with the Board Secretary. Your response will form part of the record of your application, and should specifically refer to the relevant section or sheet of the application. If you are filing a revised model, the covering letter should indicate where changes have been made.

Please remember that your application remains your application and this letter does not constitute any advice or instruction from staff.

The items listed in this letter are not intended to constitute a complete list of potential errors/issues that may arise with your application. It is possible that staff may require further clarifications from you as the Board's review process continues, and there may be other errors or issues of this kind with your application that are not outlined in these communications. Furthermore, issues other than those raised in these communications may form part of the Board's Decision.



If you wish to discuss this request for clarification, do not hesitate to contact me.



Sincerely



Angela Pachon

Regulatory Policy Advisor

Ontario Energy Board

2300 Yonge Street, 27th Floor

Toronto ON M4P 1E4

Tel: (416) 440-7626

Fax: (416) 440-7656

E-mail: angela.pachon@oeb.gov.on.ca <mailto:angela.pachon@oeb.gov.on.ca>