Orders in Council Database

Under the authority of section 5.1 of the Electrical Power Control Act, 1994, the Lieutenant Governor in Council hereby directs the Public Utilities Board to:

i) conduct a hearing, on receipt of a complaint of discriminatory rates from one or more municipalities in Labrador West, into the appropriate rate calculation methodology for the Labrador Interconnected System;

ii) provide full opportunity for Labrador West (Labrador City, Wabush and/or Iron Ore Company of Canada and Wabush Mines, and the residents and representatives thereof) and other interested parties to present arguments/evidence before such hearing; and,

iii) provide a full and formal decision, with detailed reasons, with respect to Labrador Interconnected rates;

with the hearing to be held separately, but before the hearing for Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s general rate application, or the two may be combined with the proviso that the decision on the Labrador West issue will be incorporated into the final decision on Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s rate application.