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Under the authority of section 5.1 of the Electrical Control Power Act, 1994, the Lieutenant Governor in Council hereby directs the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities to adopt a policy for Non-Government Rural Isolated Domestic and General Service customers of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro that:

i)  any change in rates charged to these customers shall be equal to the change approved for equivalent rate classes of Newfoundland Power customers on or after January 1, 2007;

 ii)  notwithstanding (i), commencing January 1, 2008 rate changes for these customers shall be made in accordance with a two-year plan to be filed with the Board by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro during 2007 so that by January 1, 2009, rates for these customers shall be those that would have come into effect but for this directive.

iii)  The provisions of this direction do not apply to rates to be established for these customers following a subsequent general rate application of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.