Evaluating Performance-Based Regulation

On March 1, the Alberta Utilities Commission issued Bulletin 2021-04 to announce its intention to evaluate performance-based regulation (PBR) in Alberta and to determine process to establish 2023 rates for distribution facility owners. The review contains two parts: (i) review and assessment of legacy PBR performance; and (ii) a cost-of-service review to establish 2023 rates. The Commission established Proceeding 26356 to address the first part and parties filed their initial submissions on April 22.



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The Commission’s Decision on ATCO Pipeline’s 2021-23 General Rate Application

The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) released a decision on ATCO Pipeline’s (AP’s) 2021-2023 General Rate Application (GRA) in Proceeding 25663.



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The AUC’s Decision on ATCO Electric’s Review & Variance Application

In response to ATCO Electric’s R&V application, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) varied the original decision on ATCO’s 2018-2019 General Tariff Application.



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2021 GCOC Options for the Utilities

In the 2021 Generic Cost of Capital (GCOC) proceeding (ID 24110), the Commission published a list of options for the Alberta Utilities to establish the path that each utility will take to determine their return on equity and equity thickness for 2021.



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ATCO Compliance Filing for Decisions 22742-D01-2019 and 22742-D02-2019

On August 8, 2019, ATCO Electric Transmission (ATCO) submitted its 2018 – 2019 General Tariff compliance filing responding to the directions set out in Decisions 22742-D01-2019 and 22742-D02-2019.[1]



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Decision on ATCO’s 2019 Phase II Distribution Tariff Application

The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) published its decision report on ATCO Electric’s (AE’s) Phase II Distribution Tariff Application (DTA) for 2019.



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ATCO Electric’s DTA Phase II Reply Arguments

In July 2019, ATCO Electric Ltd. (AE) submitted its Phase II Distribution Tariff Application (the Application) to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission).  The interveners in the proceeding (ID 24747) are the Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations (AFREA), Altalink Management Ltd. (AML), the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSia), the Consumers Coalition of Alberta (CCA), Conoco Canada (Conoco), the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA), the Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta (IPCAA), and the Utilities Consumer Advocate (UCA). The arguments and reply arguments have now been submitted.



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Review and Variance of Decision 22742-D01-2019 from ATCO 2018 – 2019 GTA

On January 9, 2020 the AUC released its decision on ATCO Electric Ltd.’s (AET) review and variance (R&V) application for its 2018-2019 GTA.[1]



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Request for a Generic Distribution Planning Criteria Inquiry

Preliminary submissions on the generic proceeding on distribution planning criteria were posted to the AUC website on January 17, 2020.



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