Mr. Speaker, I fully
understand the need to take action when it comes to power generation in the Northwest Territories. Hopefully, as we look at the initiative as the Assembly, we’ll be able to look at options. I know that through the Ministerial Energy Coordinating Committee we’re looking at bringing a paper forward that looks at all options that we should look at here in the Northwest Territories.
As for the General Rate Application that is before the PUB right now, one of the other circumstances that we have to realize is the PUB has placed, for example, a 15 per cent cap on increases or decreases — more on the increases side for the costs. For example, if in one of our communities the actual cost of power generation is in the 30 per cent range from the previous rate application, then they’re capped at that 15 per cent, and that further impacts the delivery throughout the rest of the territory. So there are a number of implicating factors here, and as I stated, much of this cost on the fuel situation is going out to recapture costs that have already been spent by the Power Corporation. I will get the full details for the Member on this.