Question to the MSA
On March 2, 2016 the Market Surveillance Administrator published a response to an inquiry by a market participant who is a buyer under a PPA and purchases forward power.
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AESO Historical Trading Report Hearing
Evidence has been submitted in the MSA-initiated proceeding on the AESO historical trading report (HTR).
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AESO Historical Trading Report Hearing
On December 2, 2015 the MSA wrote to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) requesting a hearing on the AESO’s hourly Historical Trading Report (HTR).
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MSA Complaint Against TransAlta
The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the Consent Order proposed by the MSA and TransAlta, resolving all outstanding issues in Proceeding 3110 (MSA allegations against TransAlta).
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MSA Complaint Against TransAlta
On September 18, 2015 the Alberta Utilities Commission published a decision (3110-D02-2015) on preliminary matters in phase two of proceeding 3110 (MSA allegations against TransAlta).
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MSA Complaint Against TransAlta
On July 27, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) issued Decision 3110-D01-2015, ruling on the Market Surveillance Administrator’s (MSA) allegations that TransAlta engaged in anticompetitive behaviour in the Alberta market. Specifically, these events relate to outages at TransAlta units in the period between December 2010 and February 2011. The units in question are subject to Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), which means that different parties (namely, Enmax and Capital Power) are entitled to the output.
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Stakeholder Dispute Resolutions, a “Grassroots” Proposal
On June 17, 2015, the AESO and IPPSA jointly made a public presentation to discuss how industry might be able to better resolve potential disputes before they are brought to more formalized consultations or processes under the AESO, AUC, or MSA.
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Power Pool Trading Report
In a notice posted on April 7th, the AESO indicated that it is indefinitely postponing changes to its historical trading report.
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MSA Annual Report to the Minister
On March 25, 2015 the MSA posted their annual report to the Minister of Energy.
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MSA Complaint Against TransAlta
Following a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling that approximately three hundred documents are not protected by litigation privilege,
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