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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The AESO is once again considering applying to the AUC for approval of Rider I.
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Recall from previous Industry Updates that in 2013 (Decision 2013-135), the Alberta Utilities Commission found that the AESO’s Transmission Constraint Management (TCM) rule is not infrequent or of a short duration, nor is the price impact minimal.” Moreover, the Commission determined that the rule is technically deficient and not in the public interest due to the “significant and unnecessary” costs of congestion management borne by the customer. Consequently, the AESO was ordered to change the current TCM rule according to guidelines set out in the decision.*
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On April 16, 2014, the AUC released Decision 2014-110 confirming its original decision (2012-104) that the AESO’s 2005 line loss rule does not comply with the Transmission Regulation, is discriminatory, and contravenes the Electric Utilities Act.
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Recall that TransCanada Energy Ltd (TCE) has proposed a new supply opportunity service (SOS) rate be added to the AESO’s tariff.
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On August 7, 2013 after over two years of consultation, the MSA released a report outlining its recommendations and decision regarding the Historical Trading Report (HTR).
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