| Hydro PUB Hearings Underway | 25 January 11 |
Manitoba Public Utilities Board (PUB), the administrative tribunal that regulates public utilities, commenced Manitoba Hydro General Rate Application hearings for a two-year period (2010-12) on January 5, 2011. The goal of the hearings is to determine what Hydro should be charging its Manitoba customers for electricity. The hearings are anticipated to last until March 23, 2011.The PUB hearings will also examine Hydro's overall risk management and financial position, including a probe into allegations made by a New York-based consultant who warned of outdated resource analytics, blackouts and financial bungling. February 2010 the PUB ordered an interim rate hike of 2.9% to take effect April 1, 2010. Hydro has also applied for a 2.9% rate increase to take effect April 1, 2011. The PUB has said that if the interim increase is eventually deemed to have been unjustified, it might order Hydro to issue a refund to customers. View January 6, 2011 Winnipeg Free Press articleView January 5, 2011 Winnipeg Free Press article View January 3, 2011 Winnipeg Sun article View Manitoba Public Utilities Board, Manitoba Hydro - 2010-11 Filings View Manitoba Public Utilities Board, Order No. 18/10 (PDF) View April 1, 2010 Great Canadian Talk Show Hydro whistleblower interview Sources: Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun |
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