On June 23, 2021, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) made a decision regarding the 2019-2021 General Tariff Application (GTA) application of TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) in Proceeding 26436. Within this decision, the Commission was satisfied most of the application and only directed TransAlta to make a significant adjustment regarding their escalation rate for non-union salary, contractor, and general inflation for 2021.
On August 17, 2021, Kalina Distributed Power Ltd., Lionstooth Energy Inc., Signalta Resources Ltd., & Campus Energy Partners LP. (KLSC), and Bluearth Renewables Inc., & Elemental Energy Renewables Inc. (BE) made their reply submissions to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) regarding Proceeding 26660. In this proceeding, KLSC and BE are seeking a review and variance of the Commission’s decision to discontinue the rate Demand Transmission Service (DTS) portion of Distribution-Connected Generation (DCG) credits [1].
The Alberta Utilities Commission made a ruling on Proceeding 26649 on August 3rd, 2021. In this proceeding, Melcor Entities seeks interim relief of payments to FortisAlberta Inc. because Melcor Entities assumed the cost that Fortis was not able to cover the construction of facilities that adhered to Fortis’s revised design standard.
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.