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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.
TransAlta Corporation Pinnacle 1 & 2 Peaking Thermal Electric Power Project, AUC Decision 28464-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Thermal Peaking - Facilities Application TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”) applied for approval to construct and operate a natural gas-fired thermal power plant (the “Power Plant”), including an associated substation, located within the...
Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Trans Mountain Expansion Project Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity OC-065 Application for Variance and Condition Relief under the Certificate Mountain 3 Horizontal Directional Drill, CER Reasons for Decision (C28265-3; A8W1D0)
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Facilities Application Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (“Trans Mountain”), pursuant to s 190 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act , submitted an application to vary (“Application”) Schedule A of Certificate of Public Convenience and...
Northstone Power Corporation Application for an Order Permitting the Sharing of Records Not Available to the Public Regarding the Elmworth Generation Station, AUC Decision 28781-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Electricity - Markets Application Northstone Power Corporation (“Northstone”) 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...
Green Block Mining Corp. Decision on Application for Review and Variance of Decision 26379-D05-2023 Settlement Agreement with Green Block Mining Corp., formerly Link Global Technologies Inc., AUC Decision 28792-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Review and Variance – Administrative Penalty Application Green Block Mining Corp. (“Green Block”) requested a 30-day extension for payment of the penalty ordered in Decision 26379-D05-2023, which directed payment of an administrative...
ATCO Renewables Ltd. Application for an Order Permitting the Sharing of Records Not Available to the Public Regarding the Oldman River Hydro Power Plant, AUC Decision 28760-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Hydro Power - Markets Application ATCO Renewables Ltd. (“ATCO Renewables”) 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...
ATCO Pipelines 2024 Interim Revenue Requirement Application, AUC Decision 28764-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Rates – Revenue Requirement Application ATCO Pipelines (“AP”) requested approval of the 2024 revenue requirement of $362,852,000 on an interim and refundable basis. Decision The AUC approved AP’s 2024 interim revenue requirement of...
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
Download ReportConstitutional Law — Aboriginal Treaty Rights - Crown Duty to Consult In this decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered an appeal by the Mikisew Cree First Nation from...
Rebasing for the 2018-2022 Performance-Based Regulation Plans for Alberta Electric and Gas Distribution Utilities Second Compliance Proceeding (AUC Decision 23355-D02-2018)
Download DecisionRebasing Applications - Distribution Utilities In this decision, the AUC considered the second compliance filing for the interim notional 2017 revenue requirement and 2018 base...
EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc. 2018-2020 Non-Energy Regulated Rate Tariff Application (AUC Decision 22853-D01-2018)
Download ReportRegulated Rate Tariff - Non-Energy In this decision, the AUC considered EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc.’s (“EPCOR”) 2018-2020 non-energy regulated rate tariff (“RRT”) for service in the...
Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate – Commission-initiated Review and Variance of Decision 20552-D01-2015 and Decision 20733-D01-2015 (AUC Decision 21768-D01-2017)
Download ReportReview and Variance Original DecisionsIn Decision 20552-D01-2015 and Decision 20733-D01-2015 (collectively, the “Original Decisions”) the AUC approved FortisAlberta Inc.’s (“Fortis”)...
Applications for Review of Decision 22986-D01-2018, Compliance Application to Decision 22011-D01-2017, ATCO Pipelines 2017-2018 General Rate Application (AUC Decision 23539-D01-2018)
Download ReportReview Application - Granted in part - Rule 016 In this decision, the AUC considered applications by ATCO Pipelines, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Pipelines”) and...
Macdonald Communities Limited v Alberta (Utilities Commission) (2018 ABCA 317)
Download ReportPermission to Appeal - Wastewater Utilities - Public Utilities Act This Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) decision considered Macdonald Communities Limited’s (“MCL”) application for...
Application for Review of an AUC Decision Dated May 3, 2018, Dismissing an Appeal Pursuant to Section 43 of the Municipal Government Act (Decision 23579-D01-2018)
Download ReportReview Application - Rate Structure - Municipal Public Utilities - Application Dismissed In this decision, the AUC considered Ian Murdoch’s application for a review of the AUC’s...
AER Bulletin 2018-26: Reminder of Increased Risk During Migratory Bird Season
Download ReportMigratory Bird Season - Protection Plans In this bulletin, the AER reminded licensees that it was migratory bird season in Alberta. During this period, the weather may cause birds to...
Direct Energy Regulated Services 2017-2018 Default Rate Tariff and Regulated Rate Tariff Compliance Filing to Decision 22004-D01-2018 (AUC Decision 23748-D01-2018)
Download ReportRates - Default Gas Tariff - Regulated Electricity Rate Tariff In this decision, the AUC considered Direct Energy Regulated Services’ (“DERS”) compliance filing application, pursuant...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by Joslyn Energy Development IncorporateD (AER Decision)
Download ReportRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Dismissed In this decision, the AER considered Joslyn Energy Development Incorporated’s (“JEDI”) request for a regulatory appeal of an AER decision...
AER Decision Dismissing Request for Regulatory Appeal by R.A. Brown of Licence Issued to Whitecap Resources Inc. (Appeal No.: 1903068)
Download ReportRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Eligible Person In this decision, the AER considered R.A. Brown’s (“Mr. Brown”) request for regulatory appeal of the AER’s decision to issue Whitecap...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by Longshore Resources Ltd.
Download ReportRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Granted IntroductionIn this decision, the AER considered Longshore Resources Ltd.’s (“Longshore”) request for a regulatory appeal of the AER’s decision...
BHEC-RES Alberta G.P. Inc. Forty Mile Wind Power Project (AUC Decision 22966-D01-2018)
Download ReportWind Turbines - Consultation - Environmental Impacts - Noise Control In this decision, the AUC considered whether to approve an application from BHEC-RES Alberta G.P. Inc. (“RES”) to...
Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) (2018 FCA 153)
Trans Mountain Expansion Project -Pipeline - Aboriginal Consultation - Environmental Assessment IntroductionIn this decision, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) considered consolidated applications...
AER Bulletin 2018-22 : Optional Process for Submitting Fluid Disposal Applications
Download ReportOil Sands Exploration - Bundling Applications In this bulletin, the AER announced changes to its processing of oil sands exploration (“OSE”) applications by bundling applications...
Town of Coaldale Appeal Pursuant to Section 43 of the Municipal Government Act (AUC Decision 23159-D01-2018)
Download ReportRate Structure - Municipal Public Utilities In this decision, the AUC considered an appeal by Ms. Eleanor Britz, Ms. Nadine Britz, and Mr. Doug Shields (the “Complainants”) pursuant...
AER Bulletin 2018-21 : Coordinated Submission of Related Applications for Oil Sands Exploration Activities
Download ReportOil Sands Exploration - Bundling Applications In this bulletin, the AER announced changes to its processing of oil sands exploration (“OSE”) applications by bundling applications...
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Application for Construction and Operation of the Northwest Mainline Loop (NEB Decision GHW-001-2018)
Download ReportNatural Gas Pipeline Application - Indigenous Consultation - Environmental Matters BackgroundOn December 15, 2017, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) applied to the National Energy...
AUC Bulletin 2018-11: Revision of AUC Rule 017: Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with the Alberta Utilities Commission
Download ReportRule 017 - ISO Rule Development In this bulletin, the AUC announced that it approved amendments to AUC Rule 017: Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO...
FortisAlberta Inc. – Application for Orders Confirming Boundaries of FortisAlberta Inc. Exclusive Municipal Franchise Areas (AUC Decision 22164-D01-2018)
Download ReportRural Electrification Associations In this decision, the AUC granted FortisAlberta’s requested alterations to rural electrification associations (“REAs”) service areas that overlapped...
Imperial Oil Resources Limited – Application for Kearl Mine’s Tailings Management Plan (AER Decision 20180716A)
Download ReportTailings Management Plan - Water-capping Technology In this decision, the AER considered Imperial’s application pursuant to section 13 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act (“OSCA”) for...
FortisAlberta Inc. – Compliance Filing to Decision 22741-D01-2018 (AUC Decision 23372 – D01-2018)
Download ReportPerformance-based Regulation (PBR) - K-Factor - AESO Contributions In this decision, the AUC considered FortisAlberta Inc.’s (“FortisAlberta”) compliance filing to Decision...
Husky Oil Operations Limited and Gibson Energy Inc. – Regulatory Appeals of an Environmental Protection Order Issued (AER Decision 2018 ABAER 007)
Download ReportRegulatory Appeal - Environmental Protection Order BackgroundHusky Oil Operations Limited (“Husky”) and Gibson Energy Inc. (“Gibson”) both filed requests for regulatory appeal of the...
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Application for Approval of 2018-2019 Revenue Requirement Settlement and Final 2018 Rates, Tolls, Charges and Abandonment (NEB Letter Decision and Order TG-004-2018)
Download ReportNatural Gas Pipeline - Tolls and Tariff - Revenue Requirement - Negotiated Settlement On 23 March 2018 NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) filed an application for approval of the...