On December 23, 2017, the Commission issued a decision in proceeding 22367 regarding Enel Alberta Wind Inc’s complaint against the AESO regarding connection costs at their Castle Rock Ridge (CRR) Wind Farm.
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2018 GCOC
The Commission has proposed to expand the scope of the 2018 Generic Cost of Capital (GCOC) proceeding to include a discussion of what should happen if a utility’s credit rating falls below investment grade[1] given that the deemed equity ratio is designed to support a credit rating at the A level.
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AESO 2018 Tariff
On January 19, 2018 the AUC issued a letter suspending the 2018 AESO Tariff proceeding until the AESO is able to file a revised application that includes evidence and analysis related to the CP12 (coincident peak) method for allocation and recovery of bulk system costs.
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Termination of the Keephills STS Agreements
On November 24, 2017, the AESO submitted an application with the AUC requesting legal determinations around Supply Transmission Service (STS) at the Keephills generating units 1 and 2.
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AESO Capacity Market Design Update
On December 11, 2017, the AESO hosted the stakeholder session to provide updates on the Alberta Capacity Market Straw Model (SAM 3.0).
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AESO Line Loss Rule – Module C Decision
The AUC has issued a decision on Module C (Decision 790-D06-2017) in the AESO Line Loss Rule hearing. In this decision, the Commission approves a methodology for calculating final loss factors for January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2016.
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DOE Capacity Market Engagement Session (Cost Allocation)
On December 12, 2017 the Department of Energy hosted its final Capacity Market stakeholder consultation session. The topic of discussion for this consultation was cost allocation.
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ENMAX 2016-2017 GTA
The AUC has released decision 22238-D01-2017 on ENMAX Energy’s 2016-2017 general tariff application.
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2018 Generic Cost of Capital
The AUC initiated 2018 generic cost of capital (GCOC) proceeding is underway with Alberta Utilities and customer groups submitting evidence in support of their proposed return on equity (ROE) and debt-to-equity ratios.
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DOE Capacity Market Engagement Session (Stakeholder Involvement)
On November 17, 2017 the DOE hosted a second stakeholder consultation session on overarching policy decisions that will guide the capacity market design. The first, on resource adequacy, took place on October 27, 2017 and the final session on cost allocation will take place sometime in mid-December.
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