Arguments in Direct Energy’s Energy Price Setting Plan Application

In Proceeding 27562, Direct Energy Regulated Services (“Direct Energy”) and the Utilities Consumer Advocate (“UCA”) present their arguments before the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) that address Direct Energy’s load forecasting methodology, seasonal multipliers, energy return margin (“ERM”), and the expiry date of its energy price setting plan (“EPSP”) application.



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Direct Energy’s 2023-2025 Energy Price Setting Plan Application

In Proceeding 27562, Direct Energy Regulated Services (“Direct Energy”) submits is energy price setting plan (“EPSP”) to establish regulated rates to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “Commission”).



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ENMAX Energy’s 2023-2024 RRO Energy Price Setting Plan Application

In Proceeding 27495, ENMAX Energy Corporation (“ENMAX Energy”) submits its 2023-2024 Regulated Rate Option (“RRO”) energy price setting plan application to the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) for approval.



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AESO’s Bulk and Regional Rate Design and Modernized DOS Proposal, Oral Hearing

In Proceeding 26911 the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) and several intervenors cross-examine each other’s evidence for and against the various bulk and regional rate design proposals before the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “Commission”).

Background

Readers may remember our previous article describing the AESO’s rebuttal evidence for their bulk and regional rate design and modernized demand opportunity service application. The current rate design collects transmission costs through a mix of energy and peak demand billing determinants where a monthly coincident peak charge (“12-CP”) recovers two thirds of demand costs.



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Bill 22, the Electricity Statutes Amendment Act, Passes First Reading

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]



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RRO Regulation & Policy  

In a letter to the Commission dated November 25, 2016, ENMAX Energy indicated that the Government of Alberta is considering changes to the RRO regulation.

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