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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AESO 2018 Tariff – 12CP
On March 12, 2017, the AESO hosted a facilitated discussion on the 12-Coincident Peak (12CP) methodology. This issue was most recently raised during the AESO’s 2018 tariff application, and the AESO was directed to research and address the issue in advance of the tariff application moving forward. As part of meeting the Commission’s directive, the AESO asked interested parties to make presentations on the effectiveness of 12CP as well as potential alternatives.
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DOE Capacity Market Update
On March 15, 2018, the Department of Energy hosted an information session to update stakeholders on the government’s policy directions for the capacity market.
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ENMAX 2014-2015 Transmission & Distribution Deferral Account
The Commission has directed ENMAX Power Corporation to file a compliance application for the disposition of 2014 distribution and 2014-15 transmission deferral account balances.
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AESO 2017 Long-Term Transmission Plan
The AESO hosted an information session on the long-term transmission plan (LTP) on February 8, 2018.
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Direct Energy 2017-2018 RRT & DRT Application
In the 2017-2018 Default Rate Tariff (DRT) and Regulated Rate Tariff (RRT) application, Direct Energy Regulated Services (DERS) has applied for approval of DRT and RRT rates, all energy-related costs, and a newly introduced “reasonable retail margin”.
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ENEL Wind Connection Complaint Against the AESO
On December 23, 2017, the Commission issued a decision in proceeding 22367 regarding Enel Alberta Wind Inc’s complaint against the AESO regarding connection costs at their Castle Rock Ridge (CRR) Wind Farm.
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2018 GCOC
The Commission has proposed to expand the scope of the 2018 Generic Cost of Capital (GCOC) proceeding to include a discussion of what should happen if a utility’s credit rating falls below investment grade[1] given that the deemed equity ratio is designed to support a credit rating at the A level.
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