On December 12, 2017 the Department of Energy hosted its final Capacity Market stakeholder consultation session. The topic of discussion for this consultation was cost allocation.
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ENMAX 2016-2017 GTA
The AUC has released decision 22238-D01-2017 on ENMAX Energy’s 2016-2017 general tariff application.
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2018 Generic Cost of Capital
The AUC initiated 2018 generic cost of capital (GCOC) proceeding is underway with Alberta Utilities and customer groups submitting evidence in support of their proposed return on equity (ROE) and debt-to-equity ratios.
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DOE Capacity Market Engagement Session (Stakeholder Involvement)
On November 17, 2017 the DOE hosted a second stakeholder consultation session on overarching policy decisions that will guide the capacity market design. The first, on resource adequacy, took place on October 27, 2017 and the final session on cost allocation will take place sometime in mid-December.
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Request to Review & Vary the HTR Decision
TransAlta and TransCanada have both submitted a request to review and vary (R&V) Decision 21115-D01-2017 in which the AUC found the Historical Trading Report is contrary to market efficiency, and directed the AESO to cease publishing.
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ATCO Electric 2018-2019 GTA
On June 16, 2017 ATCO Electric (AE) submitted its 2018-2019 TFO GTA.
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ATCO Electric Appeal to Recover Transmission Line Insurance Costs
The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied ATCO Electric leave to appeal the AUC’s decision regarding the inclusion of transmission line insurance costs in their rate application. ATCO Electric had included the cost of third party insurance in their 2015-2017 GTA application revenue requirement, but the Commission denied recovery of those costs.
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ENMAX ENERGY 2016-2018 Energy Price Setting Plan Compliance Filing
On October 30, 2017 the AUC issued a decision on ENMAX Energy’s 2016-2018 Energy Price Setting Plan (EPSP). The plan has been in front of the Commission since 2015 while various (and at times very detailed) aspects of the energy procurement method were discussed.
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DOE Capacity Market Engagement Session (Resource Adequacy)
On October 27, 2017 the DOE hosted an Capacity Market Engagement Session on resource adequacy. Essentially, the DOE is looking for feedback from stakeholders on the province’s tolerance to outages in order to develop an appropriate resource adequacy standard for the capacity market. Additionally, they are keen to do so quickly because the standard will drive the AESO’s determination of how much capacity to procure, an important input for market design.
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BURNCO Complaint Against FORTISALBERTA Terms & Conditions
On July 27, 2017 BURNCO Rock Products Ltd submitted a complaint against FortisAlberta because of a “Customer Exit Charge” levied against the company when it cancelled service at two of its sites. BURNCO argues that the charge means Fortis is recovering costs that were already recovered through the particular arrangements of the service contracts.
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