In proceeding 26608, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) makes a decision regarding the applications submitted by ATCO Electric Ltd., ENMAX Power Corporation , and FortisAlberta Inc. (the review applicants) for a review and variance of Decision 26061-D01-2021 in which the Commission determined that Distribution Facility Owners (DFOs) would no longer earn returns on Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) customer contributions.
In proceeding 26756, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) issues their decision regarding the Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Association’s (AFREA) request for a review and variance of Decision 25916-D01-2021 in which FortisAlberta (Fortis) is to comply with the Commission’s directives concerning it’s 2022 Phase II Distribution Tariff Application (DTA).
In Proceeding 26510, Capital Power Corporation (Capital Power) presents the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) a complaint against FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis) regarding additional charges associated to the interconnection of Capital Power’s Strathmore Solar Project (the Strathmore Project).
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) decides whether to grant FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis)’s motion to dismiss EQUS REA LTD. (EQUS)’s application for declaratory relief regarding exit charges levied by Fortis to two consumers. The Commission also decides whether to allow the Consumers’ Coalition of Alberta (CCA) and Rocky Rural Electrification Association Limited (Rocky REA) to participate in this proceeding (#26668).
On August 17, 2021, Kalina Distributed Power Ltd., Lionstooth Energy Inc., Signalta Resources Ltd., & Campus Energy Partners LP. (KLSC), and Bluearth Renewables Inc., & Elemental Energy Renewables Inc. (BE) made their reply submissions to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) regarding Proceeding 26660. In this proceeding, KLSC and BE are seeking a review and variance of the Commission’s decision to discontinue the rate Demand Transmission Service (DTS) portion of Distribution-Connected Generation (DCG) credits [1].
The Alberta Utilities Commission made a ruling on Proceeding 26649 on August 3rd, 2021. In this proceeding, Melcor Entities seeks interim relief of payments to FortisAlberta Inc. because Melcor Entities assumed the cost that Fortis was not able to cover the construction of facilities that adhered to Fortis’s revised design standard.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) initiated Proceeding 26090 in November 2020 as a module of FortisAlberta Inc.’s (Fortis) 2022 Phase II Distribution Tariff Application (ID 25916). The goal of this proceeding was to determine if distribution-connected generation (DCG) credits should be continued in their current form, altered, or discontinued.
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.
On April 23, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) released Decision 26061-D01-2021 on the “Commission-Directed Examination of Distribution Facility Owner Payments under the Independent System Operator Tariff Customer Contribution Policy.” Initiated in January, this generic, policy-oriented decision considers transmission contributions paid to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) by a distribution utility. The decision examines: