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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...
Invitation for Feedback: Draft Requirements for Hydrocarbon Emission Controls and Gas Conservation in the Peace River Area (Bulletin 2015-31)
Download ReportBulletin – Invitation for Feedback – Emission Controls – Conservation The AER sought public feedback until November 8, 2015, on a draft directive on requirements for addressing odours...
Administration of Good Production Practice for Conventional Crude Oil Pools (Bulletin 2015-29)
Download ReportBulletin – Good Production Practice The AER announced changes to the administration of Good Production Practice (“GPP”) for wells in a newly defined oil pool. The AER may grant GPP...
Lynne M. Quarmby, et al. v Attorney General of Canada, et al. (SCC Case Number 36353)
Download ReportLeave to Appeal - Dismissed On January 23, 2015, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed leave to appeal the NEB Ruling #34 in the Trans-Mountain Expansion Project in Hearing...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45
Download ReportAppeal – Dismissed – Standard of Review – Prudency of Costs – Reasonableness In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) dismissed the appeal of ATCO Gas and...
FortisAlberta Inc. 2013-2015 Capital Tracker Compliance Filing (Decision 20351-D01-2015)
Download ReportCapital Tracker Compliance In response to directions from the AUC provided in Decision 3220-D01-2015, FortisAlberta Inc. (“FAI”) requested approval of its 2013-2015 Capital Tracker...
TransAlta Corporation 2013-2014 General Tariff Application Refiling in Respect of Decision 3466-D01-2015 (Decision 20524-D01-2015)
Download ReportGeneral Tariff Application - Refiling TransAlta Corporation, as Manager of the TransAlta Generation Partnership (“TransAlta”) applied for approval of its 2013-2014 general tariff...
FortisAlberta Inc. v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 ABCA 295
Download ReportAppeal – Dismissed – Risk of Stranded Assets - Procedure ENMAX Power Corporation, ATCO Gas and Pipelines and ATCO Electric Ltd., AltaGas Utilities Inc., EPCOR Distribution &...
ENMAX Power Corporation Decision on Request for Review of Decision 3368-D01-2015 regarding 138-2.82L and 138-2.83L Transmission Realignment (Decision 20612-D01-2015)
Download ReportReview and Variance – Denied – Transmission Line RealignmentRemington Development Corporation (“Remington”) filed an application with the AUC for a review of Decision 3368-D01-2015,...
Alberta Electric System Operator Application regarding Critical Infrastructure Protection Alberta Reliability Standards (Decision 3441-D01-2015)
Download ReportReliability Standards The Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) applied, pursuant to section 19 of the Transmission Regulation, for approval of 11 recommended new Critical...
Office of the UCA Review and Variance of Decision 2941-D01-2015: Regulated Rate Tariff and Energy Price Setting Plans – Generic Proceeding: Part B – Final Decision (Decision 20419-D01-2015)
Download ReportReview and Variance – Denied – Regulated Rate Tariff – Energy Price Setting Plans Pursuant to sections 6(2)(a)(i) and (ii) of AUC Rule 016: Review and Variance of Commission...
Decision to Issue a Declaration Naming an Individual Pursuant to Section 106 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (2015 ABAER 005)
Download ReportNaming Declaration – Compliance Assurance In January 2015, the liability management (“LM”) staff at the AER provided a recommendation for the AER to issue a declaration naming an...
Saint John LNG Development Company Ltd. Application for a Licence to Export and Import Natural Gas
Download ReportLetter Decision – Export and Import Licence Saint John LNG Development Company Ltd. (“Saint John”) applied to the NEB for:(a) A licence to export natural gas in the form of liquefied...
DERS and EPCOR Review and Variance of Decision 2941-D01-2015: Regulated Rate Tariff and Energy Price Setting Plans – Generic Proceeding: Part B – Final Decision (Decision 20416-D01-2015)
Download ReportReview and Variance – Denied – Regulated Rate Tariff – Energy Price Setting Plans Direct Energy Regulated Services Inc. (“DERS”) and EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc. (“EPCOR”) both...
Kingman Application for Permission to Cease and Discontinue Operations; FortisAlberta Inc. Sale and Transfer of the Kingman Rural Electrification Association (Decision 20552-D01-2015)
Download ReportCease and Discontinue Operation – Sale, Transfer and Operation of Assets The Kingman Rural Electrification Association Ltd. (“Kingman”) applied to the AUC for approval to cease and...
Second 2015 Orphan Fund Levy (Bulletin 2015-24)
Download ReportBulletin – Orphan Fund Levy The AER announced the collection of the second orphan levy of $15 million to fully fund the Orphan Well Association’s approved budget of $30 million. The...
GNL Québec Inc. Application for a Licence to Export Gas as Liquefied Natural Gas
Download ReportLetter Decision – Export Licence GNL Québec Inc. (“GNL Québec”) applied to the NEB for a licence to export natural gas in the form of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and requested the...
ATCO Gas 2013 PBR Capital Tracker Refiling and True-up and 2014-2015 PBR Capital Tracker Forecast Compliance Application (Decision 20385-D01-2015)
Download ReportCompliance Filing – Capital Tracker Refiling and True-up – PBR Capital Tracker Forecast Pursuant to the AUC’s directions in Decision 3267-D01-2015, ATCO Gas filed its compliance...
NEB postpones Trans Mountain Expansion Oral Hearings
Download ReportOral Hearing Postponed The NEB announced that it was postponing the oral portion of Hearing Order OH-001-2014 for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the “Project”), and that it was...
ATCO Gas South 2015 Weather Deferral Account Rider “W” Application (Decision 20466-D01-2015)
Weather Deferral Account – Rider “W”ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Gas”) applied for approval of recovery rates established from the balance (as of April 30, 2015) of its...
Hamlet of Clyde River v TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS), (2015 FCA 179)
Download ReportStanding – Duty to Consult – NEB Geophysical Operations Authorization In this decision, the Inuit hamlet of Clyde River, located on Baffin Island, Nunavut (“Clyde River”), applied for...
ATCO Electric Ltd. Application for Approval of 2012 Transmission Deferral Account and Annual Filing for Adjustment Balances Second Refiling (Decision 20580-D01-2015)
Download ReportCompliance Filing – Transmission Deferral Account ATCO Electric Ltd. (“ATCO”) submitted its second compliance filing for its 2012 Transmission Deferral Account and Annual Filing for...
Bulletin 2015-25: Restrictions to Temporary Diversion Licences
Download ReportBulletin – Temporary Diversion Licences The AER announced restrictions on water withdrawals for current temporary diversion licences (“TDL”) due to dry weather and low flow conditions...
Bear Head LNG Corporation Application for a Licence to Export and Import Natural Gas; Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd. Application for a Licence to Export and Import Natural Gas
Download ReportLicence to Export and Import Natural Gas Bear Head LNG Corporation (“Bear Head”) and Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd. (“Pieridae”) each separately applied to the NEB for:(a) A licence to...
ENMAX Power Corporation 2014 Phase I distribution Tariff Application and 2014-2015 Transmission General Tariff Application Compliance Filing (Decision 20124-D01-2015)
Download ReportCompliance Filing - Distribution Tariff – Transmission General Tariff ENMAX Power Corporation (“EPC”) filed the compliance filings for its 2014 Phase I Distribution Tariff Application...