Argument and reply argument has been submitted in Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) proceeding 26616 on ATCO Gas North (ATCO) and Apex Utilities Inc. (Apex) cost-of-service rebasing in preparation for the next PBR term.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has posted preliminary issues for proceeding 27388 to establish parameters for the upcoming third term of PBR.
The Commission has denied AltaLink’s R&V request (Decision 27246-D01-2022) to refund $120 million in surplus accumulated depreciation to utility customers.
In Proceeding 26617, ENMAX Power Corporation (“ENMAX”) submits its negotiated settlement agreement (“NSA”) with the Utilities Consumer Advocate (“UCA”) pertaining to its 2023 Distribution Cost of Service Review Application (the “Application”) to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “Commission” or “AUC”).
In proceeding 27161, the Alberta Utilities Commission reached its conclusion regarding Solartility Inc.’s (Solartility) micro-generator customers’ requests for approval against ENMAX Power Corporation (EPC).
The Court of Appeal of Alberta has decided[1] to allow an application for an appeal of AUC Decision 26090-D01-2021. In this decision, the AUC decided that distribution tariff credits for DCGs (distribution connected generators) should be phased out.
Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) proceeding 27067 is at the stage where participants, the City of Airdrie, the Building Industry and Land Development Association of Alberta (BILD) and FortisAlberta Inc are presenting their arguments regarding who should receive FortisAlberta’s streetlight investment. FortisAlberta’s streetlight investment refunds a portion of streetlight costs in occupied lots.
The Alberta Legislature introduced Bill 22, the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta’s Electricity Grid) Amendment Act on April 27, 2022. The acceptance of this bill would make several amendments to the Alberta Utility Commission Act (“AUC Act”), the Electric Utilities Act (“EU Act”), and the Hydro and Electric Energy Act (“HEE Act”) to enable energy storage, encourage more self-supply with export, expand the responsibilities of the Minister of Energy (“the Minister”) and begin winding down the Balancing Pool by redistributing its responsibilities.[1]
In Alberta Utilities Commission (“the Commission”) proceeding 27013, the Commission Enforcement staff (“Enforcement Staff”) and ATCO Electric Ltd. (“ATCO Electric”) jointly file a settlement agreement concerning the contraventions and proposed penalties for ATCO Electric’s Jasper Interconnection Project (“Jasper Project”) procurement practices.
In Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) proceeding 26694, the Commission issues its decision and directions regarding EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc.’s (EEA’s) 2021-2022 Non-Energy Regulated Rate Tariff (RRT) Application.