Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta’s (IPPSA) evidence was struck down by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for Proceeding 23828, related to the approval of a settlement agreement between the Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) and the Balancing Pool (BP).
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The Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) commissioned Charles River Associates (CRA) to determine whether offer behaviour guidelines during the capacity market transition period are necessary.
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Effective December 1, 2018, Bill 14: An Act to Empower Utility Consumers (“Bill”) will expand the role of the Utilities Consumer Advocate (UCA) to include water utilities as part of its services.
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On October 24, 2018, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) made a ruling on participation applications for Proceeding 23828 related to the approval of a settlement agreement between the Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) and the Balancing Pool (BP).
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Capacity market consultations continue as the DOE, AESO and AUC work to develop and approve rules that will implement and govern the capacity market.
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In order to develop the ISO rules to implement the capacity market, the AESO has hosted a succession of technical meeting, and requests for stakeholder feedback on three iterations of Market Rules.
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On July 3, 2018, following the passage of Bill 13, the Commission initiated a proceeding to consider rules to implement and operate the capacity market.
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On July 23, 2018 the AUC issued a ruling on the CCA’s complaint against the AESO related to the first version of the comprehensive market design proposal for the capacity market.
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The Electric Utilities Act (EUA) requires the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to establish a process for interested parties to propose new or modify existing Independent System Operator (ISO) rules. The AESO outlined plans for a process on October 18, 2018.
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The Government of Alberta (GOA) directed the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to review and assess the potential need for dispatchable renewables and energy storage due to significant intermittent generation being added to the grid by renewables.
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