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These articles cover the details of various decisions made by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), and the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Browse our searchable archives below.
Salt Box Coulee Water Supply Company Ltd. Decision on Preliminary Question Application for Review of Decision 28021-D02-2024 and Order 28021-D03-2024, AUC Decision 28021-D04-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Water – Review and Variance Application Salt Box Coulee Water Supply Company Ltd. (“Salt Box”) applied to the AUC for a review of Decision 28021-D02-2024 (the “Decision”) and Order 28021-D03-2024 (the “Order”). The...
New and Enhanced Functionality Moving to OneStop, AER Bulletin 2024-06
Link to Bulletin Summarized Download Summary in PDF Applications - Process The AER announced new functionality and enhancements to its OneStop platform. The AER will post notice and schedule a system outage to implement these changes. The changes relate to the...
Inuvialuit Energy Security Project Ltd – Application for Authorization for Installation and Operation of the Energy Centre, File OF-EP-OA-I184-1414 03/4257714, C28698-1
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Gas - Facilities Application Inuvialuit Energy Security Project Ltd. (“IESPL”) applied to the Canadian Energy Regulator (“CER”) for approval of the installation and operation of the Inuvialuit Energy Security Project...
Site Reduction Reclamation Certificate Pilot, AER Bulletin 2024-05
Link to Bulletin Summarized Download Summary in PDF Facilities – Partial Reclamation In December 2023, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (“AEPA”) announced the Interim directive: pilot for site reductions on well sites (Land Policy, 2023, No.2), regarding a...
Pilot for Reclaiming Peatlands, AER Bulletin 2024-04
Link to Bulletin Summarized Download Summary in PDF Oil and Gas – Land Reclamation On December 14, 2023, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (“AEPA”) released the Interim directive: pilot for reclaiming peatlands - decision framework and support tools for...
AUC Updates to the Hydro and Electric Energy Regulation, AUC Bulletin 2024-04
Link to Bulletin Summarized Download Summary in PDF Power - Law On March 6, the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) made updates to the Hydro and Electric Energy Regulation (“HEER”) to align it with the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta’s Electricity Grid)...
ATCO Electric Ltd. 2018 Depreciation Application (AUC Decision 24195-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedElectricity - Depreciation Application In this decision, the AUC considered a 2018 depreciation application (the “Application”), filed by ATCO Electric Ltd. (“ATCO...
ATCO GAS and Pipelines Ltd. Franchise Agreement with the Town of Drayton Valley (AUC Decision 24733-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Franchise Agreement In this decision, the AUC approved an application (the “Application”) made by ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO”) on July 12, 2019,...
Abandonment Hearing Obsidian Energy Ltd. Application for Approval to Abandon One Lateral Pipeline (NEB Decision MHW-002-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Lateral Pipeline Abandonment In this decision, the NEB considered an application (the “Application”), filed on September 25, 2019 by Obsidian Energy Ltd....
AltaLink Management Ltd. 2014-2015 Deferral Accounts Reconciliation Compliance with Directions from Decision 22542-D02-2019 (AUC Decision 24329-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedDeferral Accounts Reconciliation In this decision, the AUC determined if AltaLink Management Ltd. (“AltaLink”) had complied with the AUC’s directions from Decision...
AER Bulletin 2019-20: Public Land Disposition Applications Moving to OneStop
Bulletin 2019-11 - OneStop Pre-Application Manual On May 16, 2019, the AER issued Bulletin 2019-11: Public Land Disposition Applications Moving to OneStop. The updates were delayed and implemented...
Aura Power Renewables Ltd. Fox Coulee Solar Project (AUC Decision 23951-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedSolar Power Plant - Facilities Application In this decision, the AUC considered whether to approve a power plant application (the “Application”) from Aura Power Renewables...
AltaGas Holdings Inc. on Behalf of AltaGas Pipeline Partnership Application for Approval to Abandon the Pouce Coupe B Pipeline (NEB Decision MHW-005-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Pipeline Project Abandonment In this decision, the NEB considered an application by AltaGas Holdings Inc. (“AltaGas”) on October 31, 2018 to abandon the...
AUC Announcement: Alberta Utilities Commission Chair Mark Kolesar Announces Appointment of Commission Member Henry Van Egteren As a Vice-chair
AUC Vice-Chair Appointment - Henry van Egteren The AUC announced that Commission member Henry van Egteren was appointed as a vice-chair. Mr. van Egteren joined the AUC in 2012. He has contributed to...
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. Application for Approval of 2020-2021 Toll Settlement (NEB Letter Decision and Order TG-007-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Toll Settlement In this decision, the NEB considered an application (the “Application”) from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. (“M&NP”)...
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. Application for Approval of 2020-2021 Toll Settlement (NEB Letter Decision and Order TG-007-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Toll Settlement In this decision, the NEB considered an application (the “Application”) from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. (“M&NP”)...
Tracking Compliance with Certain Directions from Rates Decisions (AUC Bulletin 2019-14)
Bulletin 2019-14 - eFiling System Update To track compliance with directions from facilities and markets decisions, the AUC updated its eFiling system in 2018. On August 1, 2019 the AUC extended the...
Market Surveillance Administrator Application for Approval of a Settlement Agreement Between the Market Surveillance Administrator and the Balancing Pool (AUC Decision 23828-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarisedNegotiated Settlement - Balancing Pool - Power Purchase Agreement In this decision, the AUC considered the Market Surveillance Administrator (“MSA”)’s August 15, 2018...
AER Bulletin 2019-19: Directive 050 Updated With New Soil Endpoint and Post-Disposal Sampling Value for Zinc
Directive 050 - New Soil Endpoint and Post-Disposal Sampling Values - Zinc The AER released a new edition of Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management. The zinc endpoint and threshold zinc...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by ISH Energy Ltd. of Approval Issued to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (AER Request for Regulatory Appeal No.: 1910998)
Link to decision summarizedRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Gas Over Bitumen - Request Denied In this decision, the AER considered ISH Energy Ltd. (“ISH”)’s request for a regulatory appeal of the...
Jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project, (NEB Decision MH-053-2018)
Link to decision summarizedLack of Federal Jurisdiction Over Pipeline Project In this decision, the NEB considered whether to assert jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (“CGL...
Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Application for the Line 5 St. Clair River Replacement Project (NEB Hearing Order MHW-004-2019)
Link to decision summarizedPipeline Replacement Project - Public Interest In this decision, the NEB determined that it was in the public interest to approve Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (“Enbridge”)’s...
Report of the Joint Review Panel – Teck Resources Limited Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project (2019 ABAER 008)
Link to decision summarizedApplication for Oil Sands Mine Project On May 24, 2016, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the “Minister”) and the CEO of the AER announced the...
AUC Bulletin 2019-12: Assessment of Specified Penalties for Self-Reported Contraventions
Contravention of AUC Rules - Specified Penalties On January 1, 2019, Rule 032: Specified Penalties (“Rule 032”) came into effect. Rule 032 established specified penalties for contraventions of...
AUC Announcement: Regulatory Burden Stakeholder Consultation
Regulatory - Stakeholder Consultation AUC regulation, as with most forms of regulation, imposes costs on regulated companies. These include the costs of meeting regulatory process requirements and...
AUC Bulletin 2019-11: Updated Micro-Generation Notice Submission Guideline Released, Forms Changed and Removed From Appendix in Rule 024: Rules Respecting Micro-Generation
Micro-generation - Rule 024 In this bulletin, the AUC announced an update to the AUC’s Micro-Generation Notice Submission Guideline. The revised guideline summarizes the current processes required...
Syncrude Canada Ltd. Mildred Lake Extension Project and Mildred Lake Tailings Management Plan (AER Decision 2019 ABAER 006)
Link to decision summarizedTailings Management Plan - Application Approved In this decision, the AER considered Syncrude Canada Ltd. (“Syncrude”)’s application under section 13 of the Oil Sands...
AER Bulletin 2019-18: New Working Interest Cost Claim Form
Cost Claims - Working Interest Participants The AER released a new form for submitting cost claims for defaulting working interest participants.Once abandonment or reclamation activities are...
AER Bulletin 2019-17: 2019/20 AER Administration Fees (Industry Levy)
Administration Fees The AER noted that its 2019/20 budget was not yet approved. As a result, the AER stated that it would issue two sets of administrative fees for 2019/20. The first set of...
EQUS REA Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2019 ABCA 277
Link to decision summarizedELECTRICITY - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAL DENIED In this decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) considered EQUS REA Ltd. (“EQUS”)’s application for...