In proceeding 29213, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC or Commission) approves EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc.’s (EPCOR) application to update its system access service (SAS), cost-of-service study (COS study), and rate design model to change its demand allocators for demand-based charges. The AUC also approved updates to definitions within EPCOR’s SAS Rate Schedule and Distribution Tariff Policies.
In proceeding 28989, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) submits an application before the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) to update its Rate Demand Opportunity Service (DOS). With these updates, the AESO aims to make the rate technology agnostic, simpler, and easier to administer. One key issue the AESO hopes to resolve with this update is to make it easier for energy storage resources to participate in Alberta’s market; but the AESO also emphasizes that these changes will benefit all users of the DOS rate and demand transmission service (DTS).[1]