Evaluating Performance-Based Regulation

On March 1, the Alberta Utilities Commission issued Bulletin 2021-04 to announce its intention to evaluate performance-based regulation (PBR) in Alberta and to determine process to establish 2023 rates for distribution facility owners. The review contains two parts: (i) review and assessment of legacy PBR performance; and (ii) a cost-of-service review to establish 2023 rates. The Commission established Proceeding 26356 to address the first part and parties filed their initial submissions on April 22.



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Enmax 2021-22 Transmission Tariff

On September 11, 2020, Enmax Power Corporation (Enmax) filed a Transmission Facility Owner general tariff application for 2021-22, initiating Proceeding 25726. Following initial information requests, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the AUC) suspended the process until February 2021 over a disagreement regarding Enmax’s reporting of 2020 expenses, the year prior to the proposed tariff. Enmax filed the application with an estimate of 2020 expenses from May 2020, but in December the AUC directed Enmax to update the 2020 forecast based on nine months of recorded 2020 expenses.



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Distribution Contributions to AESO

On April 23, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) released Decision 26061-D01-2021 on the “Commission-Directed Examination of Distribution Facility Owner Payments under the Independent System Operator Tariff Customer Contribution Policy.” Initiated in January, this generic, policy-oriented decision considers transmission contributions paid to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) by a distribution utility. The decision examines:

  • Whether it is permissible in the legislation for a distribution utility to pay a contribution for transmission capital,
  • If it is legally permissible, whether it should be done, and
  • If it should be done, what should be the regulatory and accounting treatment once the distribution utility pays the contribution?


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EEA’s 2021-2024 EPSP Application

EPCOR Energy Alberta Inc. (EEA) is applying for approval of a new Energy Price Setting Plan (EPSP), which, if successful, will replace the 2018-2021 EPSP and stay in effect until June 30, 2024. [1]



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The Commission’s Decision on ATCO Pipeline’s 2021-23 General Rate Application

The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) released a decision on ATCO Pipeline’s (AP’s) 2021-2023 General Rate Application (GRA) in Proceeding 25663.



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The Commission’s Decision on AltaLink’s 2021-23 Tariff Refund: Part I

The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) released a decision on AltaLink Management Ltd.’s (AML’s) 2021-2023 Tariff Refund Application.



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Distribution System Inquiry AUC Final Report

The Commission released its final report on the distribution system inquiry addressing the complexity surrounding the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into Alberta’s electric distribution system. DERs are defined as any technology connected to the distribution grid that affects the supply, demand, or storage of electricity.



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DERS 2020-2022 EPSP NSA Decision

In February 2021, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) accepted a negotiated settlement agreement (NSA) submitted by Direct Energy Regulated Services (DERS). The NSA describes the Energy Price Settlement Plan (EPSP) that DERS will implement from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.



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The Commission’s Decision on ATCO Gas’s 2020 Phase II GRA

The Commission released a decision in Proceeding 25428: ATCO Gas and Pipeline Ltd.’s (AGPL’s) 2020 Phase II General Rate Application (GRA). AGPL submitted the application to the Commission in March 2020. The CCA, the UCA, Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. (DEML), and the City of Calgary intervened in the proceeding.



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