In this decision, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) denies an application by the Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate (UCA) to review and vary Decision 26212-D01-2021, which approved the return on equity (ROE) and set the deemed equity ratios for certain Alberta utilities.
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.
On March 31, 2021, TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) submitted its 2019-2021 General Tariff Application (GTA) to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) for Proceeding 26436. Within this application, TransAlta requests the Commission’s approval of Transmission Facility Owner (TFO) rates for 2019 through 2021, as well as TransAlta’s Direct Assign Capital Deferral Account (DACDA) compliance filing for 2016 through 2018.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) released a decision explaining its rationale for approving parts of AltaLink Management Ltd.’s (AML’s) 2021-2023 Tariff Refund Application. The Commission issued an initial decision in March 2021 without explanation in recognition of the AESO’s timeframe for implementing the tariff.
The Commission released a decision regarding the first stage of the University of Calgary’s (the University’s) duplication avoidance tariff application (ID 25926) and therefore its opportunity to receive a bypass avoidance rate. Readers may recall an earlier industry update discussing the details of the application.
The Commission has released two decision reports regarding Proceeding 24964. Readers may recall previous updates pertaining to the submissions filed in this proceeding.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) received submissions from DFOs and intervenors on the structure of the 2023 Cost-of-Service (COS) Proceeding, focussed mainly on more efficient alternatives to the traditional line-by-line forecast reviews.