In Proceeding 27675, EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. (“EPCOR”) submits its 2023 to 2025 transmission facility owner tariff application to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “Commission”). This application largely maintains the same methodologies and practices put forward in EPCOR’s previous application but notes several issues and how EPCOR plans to address them.
In Proceeding 26649, the Alberta Utilities Commission (“the Commission”) issues its decision regarding a complaint raised by Melcor Developments Ltd., Highview Communities Inc., and Sunset Properties Inc., (“the Melcor Entities”) opposing the updated design standards of FortisAlberta Inc. (“FortisAlberta”).
In Alberta Utility Commission (AUC) proceeding 26668, the AUC decides whether the exit charges FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis) levied on consumers wanting to change their service provider to EQUS REA Ltd. (EQUS) are reasonable considering Fortis and EQUS’s Integrated Operation Agreement (IOA) and Fortis’s Terms and Conditions (T&Cs).
In Alberta Utility Commission (AUC) proceeding 27067, FortisAlberta Inc. (FortisAlberta) seeks the AUC’s direction on determining whether their streetlight investment payments should be issued to developers or municipalities who disagree over how FortisAlberta’s Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) apply to the situation.
Proceeding 26615 follows ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO) and FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis) in their 2023 cost-of-service (COS) applications. Of note is the new hybrid format being used to evaluate costs, where individual distribution facility owners (DFOs) have the discretion to construct broad or detailed cost categories as the see fit. DFOs are to streamline the categorization of routine costs and provide a higher degree of detail on complex issues as they assign categories.[1]
FortisAlberta Inc. (Fortis) initiated Proceeding 25916 by submitting its 2022 Phase II Distribution Tariff Application to the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) in October 2020.
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.
Stakeholders have submitted responses to Bulletin 2020-17 for review the Alberta Utilities Commission Procedures and Processes Review Committee (the Committee).
Proceeding 24110, the 2021 Generic Cost of Capital (GCOC) Proceeding, stalled in March due to the uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID-19 virus. On April 23, 2020, the Alberta Utilities Commission (the Commission) opened a dialogue on the possibility of resuming the proceeding and requested submissions from participants in the proceeding.
Fortis Alberta Inc. (Fortis) is requesting approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for its Phase II Distribution Tariff Application for the years of 2021 – 2022 in Proceeding 25201.[1] The main components for the application include updated terms and conditions of service, the cost allocation methodology, and the rate structure.