ATCO Utilities that they routinely submit cost claims that are in excess of the AUC’s scale of costs set out in Rule 002, most frequently in regards to legal fees. In response, the Commission (with equal frequency) limits or disallows partial costs to effectively bring legal fees in line with the price cap.
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On November 27, 2014 the MSA released the 2014 State of the Market Report with a specific focus on the retail market. The MSA’s overall assessment is that that the Alberta retail market is competitive, but that this is inconsistent across the province, with some regions lacking retail competition.
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The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the sale of AltaLink, L.P. transmission assets and business (AltaLink) to MidAmerican (Alberta) Canada Holdings Corporation (MC Alberta), a unit of Berkshire Hathaway.
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On November 25, 2014 EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Incorporated (EDTI) submitted their 2015-17 transmission tariff application. EDTI requests Commission approval for revenue requirement of $100.84M in 2015; $102.14M in 2016; and $107.79M in 2017.
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Recall from the previous Industry Update that the Commission initiated a consultation with distribution utilities Fortis Alberta (Fortis), Enmax Power Corporation (ENMAX), ATCO Electric (ATCO) and EPCOR Distribution and Transmission (EPCOR) to discuss possible refinements to the standardized methodology for quarterly AESO demand transmission service (DTS) deferral account rider applications as well as the potential for harmonizing the content and structure of the distribution facility owner’s (DFO) annual transmission access charge (TAC) deferral account applications.
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Recall from the previous industry update that the AESO has been conferring with market participants on a revised Transmission Constraint Management (TCM) Rule. Part of the revision includes modifying how the AESO recovers costs related to Real Time Transmission must run (RTMR). In October, the AESO responded to stakeholder comments on proposed changes.
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In September, both ATCO Power and TransCanada submitted applications to the Alberta Court of Appeal to appeal the AESO 2014 Tariff decision.
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The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted the Alberta Utilities (ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd, AltaGas Utilities Inc., FortisAlberta Inc., ATCO Electric, Enmax Power & Distribution and EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc.) leave to appeal two Commission decisions related to utility asset disposition.
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The Commission’s decision on LWW’s requested interim rates was released on August 19, 2014 (Decision 2014-240).
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On July 17, 2014 ATCO Ltd. announced that it was selling its ATCO I-Tek assets to global information technology company Wipro Ltd.
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