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2007/2008 Transmission Revenue Requirement & Rate Application — Stakeholder Consultation Program

Hydro One Networks has begun to prepare its 2007/2008 Transmission Revenue Requirement & Rate Application for submission to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for rates effective some time in 2007. The stakeholder process will consist of a minimum of three formal stakeholder meetings between May and July 2006 in the Toronto area. The main objectives for this consultation program will be to:

• inform key stakeholders about our transmission business, and the approaches and methodology used to run our business and determine revenue requirement, and cost allocation and rate design;
• provide stakeholders a range of opportunities to provide input and feedback on all aspects of the application; and
• ensure stakeholder concerns and views are identified, understood and considered in the preparation of the application.

All consultations will be carried out on a without prejudice basis.

The first stakeholder meeting will be held on May 3-4, 2006, with stakeholders who have a material interest in our transmission rate application. The groups invited to participate are organizations that had participated in previous Hydro One transmission rate proceedings and include local transmission companies, large industrial customers, generators, environmental and public advocacy groups, aboriginal organizations and energy industry representatives. Stakeholders invited to the discussion sessions will be provided with Terms of Reference, which set the framework for participation and a Preliminary Issues List to begin the dialogue.

Hydro One recognizes that other stakeholders and customers might share an interest in its rate application and consultation process. To ensure that other stakeholders and customers are informed about the process and allowed to provide us with feedback, materials made available at the stakeholder discussion sessions will also be posted on this Web page.

Stakeholder Discussion Sessions

The first stakeholder meeting took place on May 3 and 4, 2006 at the Doubletree International Plaza, Toronto. Presentations, meeting notes, stakeholder evaluations and a stakeholder consultation report summarizing the process are available for download below:

Presentations - Session 1
 

• Agenda
• Process & Application Overview
• Context for Regulatory Filing
• Overview of Hydro One Transmission Business
• Asset Condition Assessment/Sustaining Capital and OM&A
• Approach to Transmission Development Program:
• Ontario Electricity Industry: Planning Ahead
• Tx Development Capital
• Transmission Business Performance
• Hydro One Business Planning & Work Program Prioritization
• Revenue Requirement Overview
• Load Forecast/Conservation and Demand Management
• Cost Allocation and Rate Design
• Overview of Transmission Application & Exhibit List
  
  
• Session One Meeting Notes

The second stakeholder meeting is scheduled for June 1, 2006 at the Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto. The agenda and presentations are available for download below. Meeting notes, stakeholder evaluations and a stakeholder consultation report summarizing the process will be posted to this web page following the meeting.

Presentations - Session 2


• Agenda
• Hydro One Business Strategy
• Transmission Benchmarking
• Working Capital Study
• Depreciation Study
• Transmission Cost Allocation and Rate Design
  
  
• Session Two Meeting Notes

The third stakeholder meeting took place on July 5-6, 2006 at the Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto. The agenda and presentations are available for download below. Meeting notes, stakeholder evaluations and a stakeholder consultation report summarizing the process will be posted to this web page following the meeting.

Presentations - Session 3


• Agenda
• Revenue Requirement
• Transmission Capital Investments
• Primary Drivers for Transmission OM&A
• Cost Allocation and Rates
• Transmission Benchmarking Study
• Transmission Reliability
• Transmission Power Quality
• Incentive Regulation
  
  
• Session Three Meeting Notes

Additional discussion sessions were held with members of the First Nations between July 17-20, 2006 in three locations across the province. The agenda and presentations are now available for download.

Need More Information?

If you have any questions about our stakeholder consultation process, please contact Ms. Enza Cancilla, Manager, Public Affairs at 416-345-5892 or by e-mail at enza.cancilla@HydroOne.com.

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