Thank you, Madam Chair. So right now, Madam Chair, the rates that are built in were built at a time that reflect a much lower amount -- of price on diesel. So there's obviously a couple of drivers that are making that now no longer accurate. And what happens is there is a rate stabilization fund approach, which is a standard utility approach to help when there are costs overages of this nature. Of what that would do, it would create a rider and if there is a rider imposed, that would then of course raise the rates. Rather than have individual residents face increased rates at this time given, you know, the number of uncertainties and economic challenges around Canada for individuals over the last couple of years, we've proposed this solution here to have this one-time amount to help offset some of those costs and avoid the rider. And to be clear, Madam Chair, there's two main drivers here.
There's firstly, of course, the price of fuel, which I've mentioned. But also there's very low water levels in the Snare hydro system which I'm told does happen on a cyclical nature. But as a result of low water, of course we then have to burn more diesel to make up for that. So you're getting a double hit on the cost of fuel with that as well. Thank you, Madam Chair.