Solar Power – Markets
Application
General Land & Power Corp. (“GLP”) applied pursuant to s 3 of the Fair, Efficient and Open Competition Regulation (“FEOCR”), seeking permission to share records not available to the public regarding the Sollair Solar Energy Power Plant consisting of approximately 183,600 solar modules on approximately 2,616 solar panel tables, for a total capability of 75 megawatts (“MW”). GLP applied to share records between GLP and URICA Energy Real Time Ltd (“URICA”).
Decision
The AUC was satisfied that GLP had demonstrated that: (i) the sharing of records was reasonably necessary for GLP to carry out its business; and (ii) the subject records would not be used for any purpose that did not support the fair, efficient and openly competitive operation of the Alberta electricity market. The AUC was also satisfied that the total offer control of the parties would not exceed the offer control limit of 30 percent under s 5(5) of the FEOCR. The AUC approved the application.