R-6.01 - Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie

Article 79.2 Versions de la disposition

2025-06-07

79.2. On the application of a natural gas distributor having obtained an exemption under section 79.1, the Régie shall, when establishing the rate base and determining the overall amounts of expenditure in accordance with subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of section 49 for the purpose of fixing a distribution rate for the distributor’s natural gas, also give due consideration, in relation to the distribution referred to in section 79.1, up to a maximum amount determined by the Régie, which must not increase the natural gas distribution rate, to the fair value of the assets the Régie considers prudently acquired and useful, the overall amounts of expenditure it considers necessary and the unamortized research and development and marketing expenditures, as well as to the operating revenues collected by the natural gas distributor. However, the fair value of the assets that is attached to the injection points and the facilities and equipment useful for injecting gas from renewable sources referred to in subparagraph a of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 79.1 shall not be included in the rate base except for the purposes described in section 52.6.

2025, c. 24, s. 69.