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Under the authority of section 5.1 of the Electric Power Control Act, 1994, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to direct the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, upon application from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, to adopt a policy resulting in the implementation of an energy rebate to offset the costs of the monthly basic customer charge and lifeline block (or equivalent) of energy consumption for Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s Labrador rural isolated diesel and Labrador Straits/L’Anse-au-Loup area residential electricity customers.  This policy will bring these customers’ costs for the basic customer charge and the lifeline energy block equivalent to that paid by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s residential Happy Valley – Goose Bay Labrador Interconnected electricity customers.  None of the rebate or other associated costs shall be recovered through rates or charges to electricity customers. The Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities will take the necessary steps to ensure implementation of this rebate to impact customer electricity bills issued on and after July 1, 2007.