Ontario Energy Commission de l=énergie Board de l=Ontario EB-2007-0933 IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O.1998, c.15, Schedule B; AND IN THE MATTER OF an application pursuant to section 74 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 by Hydro One Networks Inc. to amend electricity distribution licence ED-2003-0043. By delegation, before: Jennifer Lea DECISION AND ORDER Hydro One Networks Inc. filed an application on December 3, 2007 with the Ontario Energy Board pursuant to section 74 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to amend electricity distribution licence ED-2003-0043 to reflect past decisions of the Board. On June 23, 2008, the applicant filed a summary of the requested amendments. A summary of forty -eight amendments is provided as Appendix A to this decision and order. The request consists of: • Thirty editorial amendments, i.e. replacement of “licensee” with “Licensee”; • Seventeen amendments to reflect current distributors and their current licences, i.e. replacement of Asphodel/Norwood Distribution Inc., licence ED-2002-0506 with Peterborough Distribution Inc., licence ED-2002-0504; and • An amendment to remove an exemption from the requirements of section 2.4.28 of the Distribution System Code as noted in Schedule 3 of the licence. The exemption was in effect until November 30, 2005. The forty-eight licence amendments noted in Appendix A are granted. - 2 - Ontario Energy Board Just prior to and during the course of this proceeding, the applicant was a party to other proceedings that required amendments to its distribution licence. These amendments were approved and documented on an older version of the distribution licence. For reference, the ten licence amendments associated with the other proceedings are noted in Appendix B. I have proceeded without a hearing pursuant to section 21(4)(b) of the Act since no other parties are adversely affected in a material way by the outcome of the proceeding and the applicant has consented to disposing of the proceeding without a hearing. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: Electricity Distribution Licence ED-2003-0043 is amended to reflect the amendments noted in Appendix A to this decision. The amended licence is attached to this Order. DATED at Toronto, June 26, 2008 ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD Original signed by Jennifer Lea Counsel, Special Projects - 3 - Ontario Energy Board Appendix A No Licence Revision From Revision To Reference Page 1 2 “licensee” “Licensee” 2 5 “licence” “Licence” 3 7 Municipalities where areas Municipalities in which a Editorial 50 are served by the Licensee portion of the municipality is Change by and other distributors served by the Licensee and HONI for Clarity another portion of the municipality is served by another distributor 4 7 Consumers located outside Consumers embedded within Editorial 88 the municipalities served by another distributor but served Change by the Licensee by the Licensee HONI for Clarity 5 22 Township of Township of Township of 6 22 Young Yonge 7 31 Municipality of New Liskeard- City of Temiskaming Shores Ministry of Haileybury-Dymond Municipal Affairs and Housing 8 58 1 industrial customer One industrial customer 9 58 Wavely Waverly 10 59 Ltd. Limited 11 65 Added former “Township of Ministry of Thompson” (Municipality of Municipal Huron Shores) Affairs and Housing 12 71 Deleted former “Township of Minto” (repeated) 13 72 1 industrial customer One industrial customer 14 72 Township of East Wawnosh Township of East Wawanosh (Township of North Huron) 15 72 1 industrial customer One industrial customer 16 73 2 industrial customers Two industrial customers 17 76 Town of Spanish River Township of the Spanish Ministry of River Municipal (Township of Sables-Spanish Affairs and Rivers) Housing 18 77 Township of Saugeen Shores Town of Saugeen Shores Ministry of Town of Saugeen Township of Saugeen Municipal Affairs and Housing 19 77 1 industrial customer One industrial customer 88 20 78 Added former “Town of Sioux Ministry of Lookout” Municipal (Municipality of Sioux Affairs and Lookout) Housing 21 80 Cornwall Street Railway Light Cornwall Street Railway Light - 4 - Ontario Energy Board No Licence Revision From Revision To Reference Page and Power Company Ltd. and Power Company Limited 22 80 Licence No. ED-1999-0273 Licence No. ED-2004-0405 23 81 Licence No. ED-1999-0273 Licence No. ED-2004-0405 24 81 Cornwall Street Railway Light Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company Ltd. and Power Company Limited 25 83 Town of Warwick Township of Warwick Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 26 85 Added former “Township of Ministry of Hibbert” (Municipality of West Municipal Perth) Affairs and Housing 27 86 The Towns The Town 28 86 Barrie Barrie Hydro Distribution Inc. 29 88 1 industrial customer One industrial customer 30 88 Note also that each Editorial municipality noted in Tab 5 is Change by a municipality served almost HONI for Clarity entirely by another distributor but in which the Licensee serves one or more consumers 31 51 Asphodel/Norwood Peterborough Distribution RP-2004-0209 Distribution Inc., ED-2002- Inc., Licence ED-2002-0504 0506 32 52 Collingwood Utility Service COLLUS Power Corp. EB-2005-0480 Corporation 33 56 ED-2005-2000 ED-2002-0496 EB-2003-0116 34 58 Collingwood Utility Services COLLUS Power Corp. EB-2005-0480 Corp. 35 62 Gravenhurst Hydro Electric Veridian Connections Inc., EB-2006-0023 Inc., ED-2002-0576 ED-2002-0503 36 63 Hamilton Hydro Inc., ED- Horizon Utilities Corp., ED- EB-2006-0031 2002-0566 2006-0031 37 66 Kenora Hydro Electric Kenora Hydro Electric RP-2003- Distribution Inc. Corporation Ltd. 0030/EB-2003- 0030 38 68 Eastern Ontario Power Inc., Canadian Niagara Power RP-2003-0202 ED-2003-0116 Inc., ED-2002-0572 39 69 Essex Powerlines Ltd. Essex Powerlines RP-2002- Corporation 0183/EB-2002- 0512 40 70 Eastern Ontario Power Inc., Canadian Niagara Power RP-2003-0202 ED-2003-0116 Inc., ED-2002-0572 41 72 Norfolk Power Distribution Norfolk Power Distribution RP 2002- Co. Ltd. Inc. 0192/EB-2002- 0521 42 74 Peninsula West Utilities Inc. Niagara Peninsula Energy EB-2007-0749 Inc. - 5 - Ontario Energy Board No Licence Revision From Revision To Reference Page 43 78 Scugog Hydro Electric Corp, Veridian Connections Inc., EB-2005-0480 ED-2002-0570 ED-2002-0503 44 78 Lakefield Distribution Inc., Peterborough Distribution RP-2004-0209 ED-2002-0505 Inc., ED-2002-0504 45 79 Rideau St. Lawrence Rideau St. Lawrence RP-2003- Distribution Ltd. Distribution Inc. 0016/EB-2003- 0003 46 85 Ottawa River Power Ottawa River Power Corp. RP-2003- Distribution Corp. 0032/EB-2003- 0033 47 88 Customer at 501 Wallrich EB-2005-0286 Avenue 48 9 The Licensee is exempt from The exemption the requirements of section has expired. 2.4.28 of the Distribution System code until November 30, 2005. - 6 - Ontario Energy Board Appendix B No Licence Revision From Revision To Reference Page 1 9 The Licensee is exempt from EB-2007-0792 the requirements of section 6.5.4 of the Distribution System Code until December 31, 2009 … 2 26 Deleted Township of King Added Township of King to EB-2007-0916 67 from Tab 1 Tab 4 3 34 Deleted Township of Puslinch Added Township of Puslinch EB-2007-0968 75 from Tab 1 to Tab 4 4 38 Deleted Township of Terrace Added Township of Terrace EB-2007-0688 82 Bay from Tab 4 Bay to Tab 1 5 51 Added Township of Atikokan EB-2007-0912 6 59 The area served by The area served by EB-2007-0792 Newmarket Hydro Ltd. Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd. 7 63 The area served by The area served by Guelph EB-2007-0968 Wellington Electric Hydro Electric Systems Inc. Distribution Inc. 8 68 The area served by EB-2007-0792 Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd as more particularly set out in Licence. No. ED-2007-0624 9 82 The area served by Tay The area served by EB-2007-0792 Hydro Electric Distribution Newmarket-Tay Power Company Inc described as Distribution Ltd as more the form Village of Port particularly set out in Licence. NcNicoll, the former village of No. ED-2007-0624 Victoria Harbour, the former Police Village of Waubaushene and part of the former Township of Tay 10 86 Deleted Town of East EB-2007-0792 Gwillimbury – repeated on page 58 Electricity Distribution Licence ED-2003-0043 Hydro One Networks Inc. Valid Until September 28, 2024 Original signed by _____________________________ Jennifer Lea Counsel, Special Projects Ontario Energy Board Date of Issuance: September 29, 2004 Date of Last Amendment: June 26, 2008 Ontario Energy Board Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario P.O. Box 2319 C.P. 2319 2300 Yonge Street 2300, rue Yonge 27th Floor 27e étage Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Hydro One Networks Inc. Electricity Distribution Licence ED-2003-0043 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Board File No. Date of Amendment EB-2005-0286 October 12, 2005 EB-2007-0688 November 26, 2007 EB-2007-0912 February 1, 2008 EB-2007-0916 February 27, 2008 EB-2007-0968 March 20, 2008 EB-2007-0792 April 4, 2008 Hydro One Networks Inc. Electricity Distribution Licence ED-2003-0043 Table of Contents Page No. 1 Definitions ...........................................................................................................................1 2 Interpretation.......................................................................................................................2 3 Authorization .......................................................................................................................2 4 Obligation to Comply with Legislation, Regulations and Market Rules ..............................2 5 Obligation to Comply with Codes........................................................................................2