Final reply arguments in the 2018 GCOC proceeding were submitted in mid-May.
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AESO Capacity Market Design 2
On May 1, 2018 the AESO hosted a session to present on the Comprehensive Market Design version 2.0 (CMD 2). As the design process goes on, more and more technical details are worked out; however, the overall design remains largely unchanged from previous iterations.
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Court of Appeal Decision: Alberta vs ENMAX Energy Corporation
On April 26, 2018 the Court of Appeal of Alberta issued a decision related to the amount of interest a company can charge it’s affiliates given that the interest amount can be applied as a deduction against PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) charges.
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CCA Complaint against the AESO
The CCA has filed a complaint against the AESO relating to Capacity Market design decisions. While the complaint is presented as a list of concerns about specific design parameters the underlying complaint is that mass market consumers voices have been under-represented in the AESO’s design process.
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Bill 13
On April 20, 2018 DOE hosted a webinar to share information on the recently passed Bill 13. The primary purpose of this bill is to amend five acts in order to enable the AUC, AESO And MSA to fulfill their roles in setting up the capacity market.
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AESO 2018 Tariff (12 CP and Customer Contribution Issue)
On April 24, 2018 the AESO presented to stakeholders their intended response to the AUC regarding the 12 CP and Customer Contribution issues:
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EPCOR ENERGY ALBERTA 2018-2021 EPSP
On March 16, 2018 the AUC approved most aspects of EPCOR Energy Alberta (EEA) proposed 2018-2021 Energy Price Setting Plan (EPSP) in Decision 22357-D01-2018.
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AESO 12 CP Issue – April 9, 2018 Session
On April 9, 2018 the AESO hosted a second stakeholder session on the 12 Coincident Peak cost allocation method issue.
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Customer Complaint Against Fortis Terms & Conditions
Readers may recall that the Commission recently heard a complaint against FortisAlberta’s Payment in Lieu of notice charge by BURNCO rock products. That particular proceeding is still awaiting a decision by the AUC, however, the Commission recently (February 9, 2018) decided on a similar complaint by a hay processing plant (Dalziel Enterprises).
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MSA Complaint Against the AESO Mothball Rule
The MSA has filed a complaint with the AUC against the ISO Rule in Section 306.7 (Mothball Outage Reporting). It is the MSA’s position that the rule is contrary to the fair, efficient and openly competitive operation of the market because it allows for physical withholding, dampens the price signal and creates barriers for new market entrants.
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