Rates – Load Balancing Deferral Account
Application
ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines (“ATCO Gas”), requested approval of Rider L, which recovers the load balancing deferral account (“LBDA”) balance as of January 31, 2023, from all ATCO Gas customers. The LBDA balance, as of January 31, 2023, is in a recovery position of approximately $14.3 million.
The current framework for ATCO Gas’s LBDA and related Rider L was approved in Decision 2014-268. This proceeding was limited to the applied-for approval of the 2023 Rider L rate and to confirm that the application complied with AUC directions and rules.
Decision
The AUC approved the load balancing Rate Rider L for ATCO Gas for the period from May 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.
Applicable Legislation
AUC Rule 023: Rules Respecting Payment of Interest
