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Under the authority of section 5.1 of the Electrical Control Power Act, 1994, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to direct 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 changes in rates charged to these customers shall be equal to changes approved for equivalent rate classes of Newfoundland Power customers on or after January 1, 2007;

ii) notwithstanding (i), commencing January 1, 2015 rates for these customers shall be those that would have come into effect but for this directive and directives OC2006-512 and OC2008-365 and OC2009-390 and OC2010-322; and

iii) the provisions of this directive do not apply to rates to be established for these customers following the earlier of an Order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities with respect to a subsequent general rate application of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro or an application for interim rates for all customers, or December 31, 2014.