QC : Decision by the Régie de l’Énergie on Annual Contributions to ETQ

On July 25, 2018, the Régie de l’Énergie issued a provisional decision on the priority request to determine the annual contribution payable to Energy Transition Québec (ETQ) by energy distributors and a procedural decision on the applications for intervenor status, processing schedule and fees for intervenors.

The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) and the Association québécoise du propane (AQP) were granted intervenor status in this matter.

The Régie has established the following on a provisional basis until its final decision:

Total annual contribution of distributors of $85.2 million
Distribution of the annual contribution by distributors according to types of energy based on ETQ ratios
Annual contribution of distributors as follows:

DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION BY DISTRIBUTORS

Electricity	$58.7880 M (69.0%)
Natural gas	$16.2732 M (19.1%)
Light fuel oil	$3.8340 M (4.5%)
Gas	$2.7264 M (3.2%)
Diesel fuel	$1.9596 M (2.3%)
Heavy fuel oil	$0.8520 M (1.0%)
Propane	$0.7668 M (0.9%)

The Energy Transition Québec 2018-2023 master plan is available on their website. For more information on the decision issued by the Régie, click here (in French).