Qulliq Energy Corp. customers could get refund

Qulliq Energy Corporation, Nunavut'spower generation and distribution utility, may be giving money back tocustomers over the next five months.

This is the first time the power utilityhas applied for a fuel stabilization rider refund.QEC has appliedfor a rider refund of 1.8 centsper kilowatt hour.

A QEC news release says the move is because oflower worldwidefuel prices.

The fuel stabilization rider is aimed at recovering or refunding the difference between the approved electricity rate and the actualprice of fuel.

Moneycollected from the rider isput into the fuel stabilization rate fund and usedtooffset fuel costs related to fluctuations in fuel prices.

George Hickes, the minister responsible for QEC,says the application proposes a refund from Nov. 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.

The refund would not apply to customers in public housing because they are subsidized under the User Pay Program.