51. For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 49, the fair value of the assets that may form part of the rate base of a natural gas distributor for projects expanding its distribution system to introduce the injection of gas from renewable sources does not include the value attached to the injection points and to the installations and equipment useful for injection.
Similarly, for the purposes of that subparagraph, the Régie shall give due consideration to the fair value of the assets referred to in the first paragraph that it considers prudently acquired and useful for such expansion projects, up to, for each of them, the lesser of an amount resulting from the application of a rate or a maximum amount determined by the Régie, on the proposal of the distributor concerned, in order to allow the distributor to recover part of that value from consumers.
1996, c. 61, s. 51; 2000, c. 22, s. 13; 2025, c. 242025, c. 24, s. 391.