In November 2021, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) published their findings related to pilot programs with time-of-use pricing and other methods besides price to affect customer behaviour. Programs were evaluated locally and Guidehouse Consulting analyzed the results for insight into what features worked best.
Proceeding 26615 follows ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO) and FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis) in their 2023 cost-of-service (COS) applications. Of note is the new hybrid format being used to evaluate costs, where individual distribution facility owners (DFOs) have the discretion to construct broad or detailed cost categories as the see fit. DFOs are to streamline the categorization of routine costs and provide a higher degree of detail on complex issues as they assign categories.[1]
Proceeding 26509 follows AltaLink Management Ltd. (AltaLink) in its application for the approval of a 2022-2023 General Tariff Application (GTA) for each of Altalink, L.P. (ALP), PiikaniLink, L.P. (PLP), and KainaiLink, L.P. (KLP), as well as a Deferral Accounts Reconciliation Application for ALP. Evidentiary submissions and argument summaries have now been submitted in this proceeding.
On October 6, 2021, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) issued Decision 26521-D01-2021, in which it evaluated potential accounting treatments for transmission contributions paid by distribution utilities. Among the issues addressed in this proceeding is when to expense and when to finance transmission contributions, including the potential risks of either option.
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In Proceeding 26356, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) has released its decision evaluating the first and second terms of performance-based regulation (PBR) in Alberta. While ultimately approving the continuation of PBR, the decision outlines areas of success and areas for improvement when determining future PBR parameters.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) initiated Proceeding 26090 in November 2020 as a module of FortisAlberta Inc.’s (Fortis) 2022 Phase II Distribution Tariff Application (ID 25916). The goal of this proceeding was to determine if distribution-connected generation (DCG) credits should be continued in their current form, altered, or discontinued.
In Proceeding 26318, EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. (EPCOR) is seeking an order from the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) indicating the amount of compensation that EPCOR must pay to the Battle River Cooperative REA Ltd. (Battle River) in exchange for facilities that will be transferred from Battle River to EPCOR.
In proceeding 26360, ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO Electric) and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (ATCO Gas) (collectively referred to as “ATCO”) are applying to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) for the approval of a 2021 Performance Based Regulation (PBR) Rate Implementation Application.
In Proceeding 26509, AltaLink Management Ltd. (AltaLink) is applying to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) for the approval of four separate applications. These applications include a 2022-2023 General Tariff Agreement (GTA) for each of AltaLink, L.P. (ALP), PiikaniLink, L.P. (PLP), and KainaiLink, L.P. (KLP), as well as a Deferral Accounts Reconciliation Application for ALP.