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Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Gas – Rates Application ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“AG”) requested approval of its 2024 Unaccounted-For Gas (“UFG”) Rider D and Rider P, effective November 1, 2024. AG calculated Rider D to increase from the...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Markets – Financial Oversight Application TriSummit Utilities Inc. (“TSU”), a Canadian corporation designated as an owner of a gas utility and an owner of a public utility, filed an application with the Alberta...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Facilities – Environmental Application Qualico Developments West Ltd. (“Qualico”) filed an application, as amended (“Application”), with the Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) requesting pursuant to s 33 of the...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Statutory Appeal – Confidentiality Application The Minister of Environment and Parks ("AEP" or "Crown") appealed a decision of the case management judge ordering the production of eight records ("Disputed...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Statutory Appeal - Rates Application FortisAlberta Inc. ("Fortis") applied to the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) for permission to appeal an Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) generic cost of capital decision...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF PBR-Rates - Gas Application ATCO Gas (“AG”) submitted its 2024 annual performance-based regulation (“PBR”) rate adjustment filing pursuant to the provisions of the third generation PBR (“PBR3”) plan. AG requested...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Rates – Special Charges Application Apex Utilities Inc. (“AUI”) applied for approval of the 2024 annual performance-based regulation (“PBR”) rate adjustment filed according to the third generation PBR (“PBR3”) plan....
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Administrative Penalty – Extension Application Green Block Mining Corp. (“Green Block”) sought a second extension of the deadline for payment of the outstanding amount of an administrative penalty the AUC ordered in...
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...
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Gas – Tolls Application Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (“Enbridge”) applied for approval of the Mainline Tolling Settlement (the “Settlement”). Decision The Canadian Energy Regulator (“CER”) approved the application, as...
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...
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...
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,...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Facilities Application ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd (“ATCO”) applied for approval to construct and operate 1.4 kilometers of new 219.1-millimeter high-pressure natural gas pipeline and related above-ground facilities (the “Project”)...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Tolls Application Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc. (“TNPI”) filed an application requesting approval of the Incentive Tolls Settlement Agreement (“ITSA”), including: the framework for establishing TNPI’s revenue requirement and tolls set...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Facilities Application Apex Utilities Inc. (“AUI”) applied for approval to install approximately 740 meters (“m”) of new 60.3-millimeter (“mm”) natural gas pipeline (“line 74”) and to split line 18 into lines 18 and 73 (the...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Rates Application Apex Utilities Inc. (“AUI”) applied for approval of, inter alia, its 2024 interim performance-based regulation (“PBR”) rate adjustment in accordance with the parameters of the third generation PBR established by the...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Rates Application ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Gas”) submitted for approval its third-generation performance-based regulation (“PBR3”) plan compliance filing and 2024 PBR annual rate adjustment...
Link to Decision Summarized Facilities - Approval Requirement Application Enforcement staff of the AUC (“Enforcement Staff”), following an investigation prompted by a noise complaint, filed an application with the AUC alleging that Energy Sustain Service Ltd. (“ESS”)...
Link to Decision Summarized Rates - Transmission Costs Application ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Gas”), requested approval of Rider T, which collects forecast transmission costs based on flow-through rates charged by NOVA Gas Transmission...
Link to Decision Summarized GAS- Rates Application In Decision 27084-D02-2023, the AUC determined the value of each of the base inputs to the formula, except the utility bond spread for the base period (“SPRDbase”). The AUC determined that it would use the average...
Link to Decision Summarized GAS - Rates Application The AUC initiates a mandatory review of cost-of-capital parameters every five years, subject to mid-term reopeners, on its own motion or upon application from interested parties. The cost-of-capital parameters apply...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Facilities Application ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“AG”) applied for approval to construct and operate the Swanhills Loop Transmission Project, consisting of 4.6 kilometers (“km”) of new 168.3-millimeter (“mm”) high-pressure natural...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Facilities Application Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (“Trans Mountain”) applied for approval of a deviation (“Deviation Application”) to the approved plan, profile and book of reference (“PPBoR”) in respect of certain lands in Segment...
Link to Decision Summarized Natural Gas Liquids - Facilities Application NorthRiver Midstream NEBC Connector GP Inc. (“NorthRiver”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthRiver Midstream Inc., applied for authorization to construct and operate the NEBC Connector Project...
Link to Decision Summarized Permission to Appeal – Error of Law Application Michael Judd applied for permission to appeal a decision of the AER, which dismissed a pre-hearing motion brought by Mr. Judd in a regulatory appeal of a pipeline licence (the “Pipeline...
Link to Decision Summarized GAS - Rates Application ATCO Gas (“AG”), a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., applied for approval of its 2023-2024 unaccounted-for gas (“UFG”) Rider D and Rider P, effective November 1, 2023. AG calculated Rider D to increase from...
Link to Decision Summarized Jurisdiction – Environmental Impact Assessment Appeal This was an appeal from an Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) judgment regarding a reference by the Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor in Council to the ABCA concerning the constitutionality of...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas – Markets Application The Market Surveillance Administrator (“MSA”) applied for approval of a settlement agreement between the MSA, EPCOR Energy Alberta GP Inc. as general partner of EPCOR Energy Alberta Limited Partnership...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Application for Review Application The City of Calgary (“Calgary”) applied for a review and variance of Decision 26616-D01-2023 regarding the ATCO Gas (“AG”) and Apex Utilities Inc. (“Apex”) 2023 cost-of-service applications (the...
Link to Decision Summarized Electricity - Application for Review Application The Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate (“UCA”) applied to review Decision 26615-D01-2022 (the “Decision”), regarding ATCO Electric Ltd. (“AE”) and FortisAlberta Inc.’s (“Fortis”) 2023...
Link to Decision Summarized Rules - Applications for Review The AUC proposed amendments to Rule 016: Review of Commission Decisions as part of the ongoing review of its case management procedures and its objective of improving the transparency, clarity and simplicity...
Link to Decision Summarized Electricity/Gas – Rates Application Direct Energy Regulated Services (“DERS”) applied for approval of the 2023 interim rates true-up balances for its default rate tariff (“DRT”) and regulated rate tariff (“RRT”). The interim rates were in...
Link to Decision Summarized Gas - Rates Application Apex Utilities Inc. (“AUI”) applied for approval of its 2023-2024 unaccounted-for gas (“UFG”) Rate Rider E of 1.07 percent and Rate Rider H of 1.09 percent, which represented an increase of 0.05 percent and 0.06...
Link to Bulletin Summarized Electricity and Gas - Billing The AUC implemented an emergency billing relief program (“EBRP”), which temporarily paused the electric and gas utility billing for individuals affected by 2023 wildfire evacuations in Alberta. The EBRP...
Link to Decision Summarized Rates - Load Balancing Deferral Account Application ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines (“ATCO Gas”), requested approval of Rider L, which recovers the load balancing deferral account (“LBDA”) balance as of January 31, 2023, from...
Link to Bulletin SummarizedGas - FacilitiesThe AER instituted a new submission process for new well base maximum rate limitations applications. As of February 6, 2023, applications must be submitted using the web form available on the AER’s website because email...
Link to Decision SummarizedFacilities - GasIn this decision, the AUC approved the application from ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO”) to construct approximately 2.68 kilometers of new 88.9-millimeter outside-diameter, high-pressure sweet natural gas pipeline to loop...
Link to Decision SummarizedFacilities - Gas In this decision, the AUC approved the application by Capital Power Generation Services Inc. to alter units 1 and 2 of the Genesee Generating Station (the “Station”)ApplicationCapital Power Generation Services Inc. filed an...
Link to Decision SummarizedFacilities - Gas In this decision, the AUC approved the applications filed by NEXUS Energy and Associated Ltd. (“NEXUS”) to construct and operate a power plant designated as the Rocky Power Plant (the “Power Plant”), located in the Rocky...