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37 | Thursday, August 13, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF UNION GAS LIMITED Union Gas Limited has applied for approval to change its gas commodity, storage and transportation rates effective January 1, 2016. Learn more. Have your say. Union Gas Limited has applied to change its rates to better reflect how it supplies natural gas to its customers. The proposed changes include the following: · A change in the reference price used to set rates on a quarterly basis for a majority of its customers; and · A change to how it allocates costs to the different types of customers that it serves. An average residential customer would see the following annual bill impact, but these impacts would only start in 2018: Residential Customer ­ Service Area Southern Ontario (Windsor to Hamilton) Northern Delivery Area (North Bay to Kapuskasing) All Other Delivery Areas Approximate Bill Impact Decrease of $20 Increase of $26 Decrease of $1.50 ­ $51.50 Other customers in Union Gas Limited's service area, including businesses, will also be affected. THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will hold a public hearing to consider the application filed by Union Gas. We will question Union Gas on the case. We will also hear arguments from individuals and from groups that represent the customers of Union Gas. At the end of this hearing, the OEB will decide whether to approve the changes that Union Gas has requested in this application. The OEB is an independent and impartial public agency. We make decisions that serve the public interest. Our goal is to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector that provides you with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost. BE INFORMED AND HAVE YOUR SAY You have the right to information regarding this application and to be involved in the process. · You can review the application filed by Union Gas on the OEB's website now. · You can file a letter with your comments, which will be considered during the hearing. · You can become an active participant (called an intervenor). Apply by August 25, 2015 or the hearing will go ahead without you and you will not receive any further notice of the proceeding. · At the end of the process, you can review the OEB's decision and its reasons on our website. LEARN MORE Our file number for this case is EB-2015-0181. To learn more about this hearing, find instructions on how to file letters or become an intervenor, or to access any document related to this case, please select the file number EB-2015-0181 from the list on the OEB website: www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/notice. You can also phone our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727 with any questions. ORAL VS. WRITTEN HEARINGS There are two types of OEB hearings ­ oral and written. The OEB will determine at a later date whether to proceed by way of a written or oral hearing. If you think an oral hearing is needed, you can write to the OEB to explain why by August 25, 2015. PRIVACY If you write a letter of comment, your name and the content of your letter will be put on the public record and the OEB website. However, your personal telephone number, home address and e-mail address will be removed. If you are a business, all your information will remain public. If you apply to become an intervenor, all information will be public. This hearing will be held under section 36 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998 c.15 (Schedule B). Ontario Energy Commission de l'énergie Board de l'Ontario