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These articles by our expert team cover the details of various decisions made by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), Alberta Utilities Commision (AUC), and Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Browse our searchable archive below to learn more about the results we’ve achieved for our clients.

ATCO Gas 2016 Transmission Service Charge (Rider T) (AUC Decision 21248-D01-2016)

The AUC found that the proposed province-wide Rider T rates would provide lower costs for northern Alberta users than if Rider T was calculated separately. The AUC also made note that this was the third year in which a province wide Rider T was applied, and also the third year in which southern service area customers have subsidized the costs of northern service area customers. The AUC further noted that the level of cross-subsidization has increased with each subsequent year.

ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) dismissed the appeal of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. and ATCO Electric Ltd. (collectively, “ATCO”) in respect of AUC Decision 2011-391. AUC Decision 2011-391 denied ATCO’s request to recover 100 percent of the annual consumer price index (“CPI”) cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) amounts as part of its pension costs for 2012 (the “AUC Decision”).