The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the sale of AltaLink, L.P. transmission assets and business (AltaLink) to MidAmerican (Alberta) Canada Holdings Corporation (MC Alberta), a unit of Berkshire Hathaway.
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EDTI Transmission 2015-17 GTA
On November 25, 2014 EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Incorporated (EDTI) submitted their 2015-17 transmission tariff application. EDTI requests Commission approval for revenue requirement of $100.84M in 2015; $102.14M in 2016; and $107.79M in 2017.
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TAC Deferral Account – Quarterly Applications
Recall from the previous Industry Update that the Commission initiated a consultation with distribution utilities Fortis Alberta (Fortis), Enmax Power Corporation (ENMAX), ATCO Electric (ATCO) and EPCOR Distribution and Transmission (EPCOR) to discuss possible refinements to the standardized methodology for quarterly AESO demand transmission service (DTS) deferral account rider applications as well as the potential for harmonizing the content and structure of the distribution facility owner’s (DFO) annual transmission access charge (TAC) deferral account applications.
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Transmission Constraint Management Cost Recovery
Recall from the previous industry update that the AESO has been conferring with market participants on a revised Transmission Constraint Management (TCM) Rule. Part of the revision includes modifying how the AESO recovers costs related to Real Time Transmission must run (RTMR). In October, the AESO responded to stakeholder comments on proposed changes.
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APPEAL OF AESO TARIFF
In September, both ATCO Power and TransCanada submitted applications to the Alberta Court of Appeal to appeal the AESO 2014 Tariff decision.
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ASSET DISPOSITION APPEAL
The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted the Alberta Utilities (ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd, AltaGas Utilities Inc., FortisAlberta Inc., ATCO Electric, Enmax Power & Distribution and EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc.) leave to appeal two Commission decisions related to utility asset disposition.
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Langdon Water Works Interim Rates
The Commission’s decision on LWW’s requested interim rates was released on August 19, 2014 (Decision 2014-240).
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ATCO I-Tek Costs and Sale
On July 17, 2014 ATCO Ltd. announced that it was selling its ATCO I-Tek assets to global information technology company Wipro Ltd.
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AESO Rider I Consultations
The AESO is once again considering applying to the AUC for approval of Rider I.
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Transmission Constraint Management
Recall from previous Industry Updates that in 2013 (Decision 2013-135), the Alberta Utilities Commission found that the AESO’s Transmission Constraint Management (TCM) rule is not infrequent or of a short duration, nor is the price impact minimal.” Moreover, the Commission determined that the rule is technically deficient and not in the public interest due to the “significant and unnecessary” costs of congestion management borne by the customer. Consequently, the AESO was ordered to change the current TCM rule according to guidelines set out in the decision.*
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