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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.

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...

PGI Processing ULC Power Plant Application for Kybob #3 South Gas Plant, AUC Decision 28337-D01-2024

Link to Decision Summarized Gas – Facilities Application PGI Processing ULC (“PGI”) applied for approval to construct and operate a new 33-megawatt cogeneration power plant within the fenceline of the existing Kaybob #3 South Gas Plant (the “K3 Plant”) near Fox Creek,...

TransCanada PipeLines Limited King’s North Connection Pipeline Project (Reasons for Decision GHW-001-2014)

Download ReportPipeline Application On August 15, 2014, TransCanada PipeLines Limited (“TransCanada”) requested:(a) Approval to construct and operate the King’s North Connection Pipeline Project...

Orca LNG Ltd. Application, dated 4 September 2014, for a Licence to Export Gas as Liquefied Natural Gas (July 27, 2015 Letter Decision)

Download ReportExport Licence - LNG Orca LNG Ltd. (“Orca LNG”) applied for a licence to export gas as liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) pursuant to section 117 of the National Energy Board Act. Orca LNG...

Market Surveillance Administrator Allegations Against TransAlta Corporation et al., Mr. Nathan Kaiser and Mr. Scott Connelly Phase 1 (Decision 3110-D01-2015)

Download ReportTrading, Compliance and Outage Allegations In November and December 2010, and February 2011 the Market Surveillance Administrator (“MSA”) alleged that, TransAlta Corporation,...

Draft amendments to AUC Rule 007 to streamline application requirements for needs identification documents and abbreviated needs identification documents (Bulletin 2015-12)

Download ReportBulletin – Rule 007 The AUC announced the release of draft amendments to Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and...

Issuance of Subsurface Order No. 1A Regarding the Montney-Lower Doig (Bulletin 2015-23)

Download ReportBulletin - Subsurface Order The AER has issued Subsurface Order No. 1A, and rescinded the original Subsurface Order No. 1 regarding the Montney-Lower Doig. The new order expands the...

Commission-initiated Review Electric Transmission Access Charge Deferral Accounts –Annual Applications (Decision 3334-D01-2015)

Download ReportAUC Review – Deferral Accounts EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. (“EDTI”), on behalf of ATCO Electric Ltd. (“AE”), ENMAX Power Corporation (“ENMAX”) and FortisAlberta Inc....

Mr. Yanke and Mr. Huebner Noise Complaints Oldman 2 Wind Farm (Decision 3521-D01-2015)

Download ReportNoise Complaint – Wind Farm On November 13, 2014, Mr. Yanke filed a noise complaint with the AUC under AUC Rule 012: Noise Control (“Rule 12”) regarding noise at his residence located...

Nexen Long Lake Pipeline Failure Environmental Protection Order

Download ReportEnvironmental Protection Order – Pipeline Failure On July 17, 2015, the AER issued an environmental protection order (“EPO”) to Nexen Energy ULC (“Nexen”), after a failure on Nexen’s...

Alliance Pipeline Ltd. as General Partner of Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership Application for Approval of New Services and Related Tolls and Tariffs (Reasons for Decision RH-002-2014)

Download ReportNew Services Offering – Tolls and Tariffs On July 9, 2015, the NEB released its decision regarding an application filed by Alliance Pipeline Ltd. as General Partner of Alliance...

2016 Generic Cost of Capital Application for Finalization of 2016 Approved Return on Equity and Capital Structures (Decision 20371-D01-2015)

Download ReportGeneric Cost of Capital On May 7, 2015, AltaGas Utilities Inc., AltaLink Management Ltd., ATCO Electric Ltd., ATCO Gas, ATCO Pipelines, ENMAX Power Corporation, EPCOR Distribution...

The City of Red Deer 2015-2017 Transmission Facility Owner General Tariff Application (Decision 3599-D01-2015)

Download ReportGeneral Tariff Application The City of Red Deer (“Red Deer”) applied to the AUC pursuant to sections 37, 119 and 124(2) of the Electric Utilities Act for approval of its General...

Direct Energy Regulated Services 2012-2016 Default Rate Tariff and Regulated Rate Tariff (Decision 2957-D01-2015)

Download ReportDefault Rate Tariff – Regulated Rate Tariff Direct Energy Regulated Services (“DERS”) applied for approval of a default rate tariff (“DRT”) including a reasonable return on DRT...

Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. 29 July 2014 Application for a Licence to Export Liquefied Natural Gas National Energy Board Reasons for Decision (June 30, 2015 Letter Decision)

Download ReportExport Licence - LNG The NEB released its decision in respect of Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.’s (“Quicksilver”) application pursuant to section 117 of the National Energy Board...

Changes to Natural Gas Export Licence Term under Part VI of the National Energy Board Act – Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Amendments (June 29, 2015)

Download ReportNEB Seeking Input – NEB Act Amendment The NEB released a letter to interested parties, announcing that the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act received Royal Assent on June 23, 2015, which...

ATCO Electric Ltd. 2015 Updated Interim Transmission Facility Owner Tariff (Decision 20338-D01-2015)

Download ReportUpdated Transmission Facility Owner Tariff – Interim Basis ATCO Electric Ltd. (“ATCO”) applied for its updated 2015 transmission facility owner (“TFO”) tariff on an interim basis,...

EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc. Non-energy Regulated Rate Tariff Compliance Filing Application (Decision 3574-D01-2015)

Download ReportCompliance Filing – Non-energy Regulated Rate Tariff Pursuant to the AUC’s directions made in Decision 2014-303 (“Decision 2014-303”), EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc. (“EEA”) filed a...

Alberta Electric System Operator 2014 ISO Tariff Compliance Filing Pursuant to Decision 2014-242 Module 1 (Decision 3473-D01-2015)

Download ReportCompliance Filing – 2014 ISO Tariff This decision arises from the AUC’s Decision 2014-242 (“Decision 2014-242”), which directed the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) to...

TransAlta MidAmerican Partnership Sundance 7 Power Plant (Decision 3183-D01-2015)

Download ReportFacility Application – Power Plant TransAlta MidAmerican Partnership, a partnership between TransAlta Canadian Gas Development LP and MEHC Canada Genco Limited Partnership (“TAMA...

AER Bulletin 2015-20: Release of Revised Joint Operating Procedures for First Nations Consultation on Energy Resource Activities

Download ReportBulletin – First Nations Consultation The AER announced the release of a revised version of the Joint Operating Procedures for First Nations Consultation on Energy Resource Activities...

Initiating the ATCO Utilities IT common matters proceeding to examine IT costs related to the master services agreements between ATCO and Wipro Solutions Canada Limited (Wipro) (Bulletin 2015-11)

Download ReportBulletin – Common Proceeding - IT costs - MSAs The AUC announced Proceeding 20514, a common matter to examine the costs for information technology (“IT”) services common to ATCO...

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