Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Electricity – Rules Application The Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) applied for approval of a revised adjusted metering practice (“AMP”) implementation plan for metering i.e. measuring electric energy that...
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Alberta Electric System Operator Approval of Amended Alberta Reliability Standard COM-001-AB-3 and COM-002-AB-4, AUC Decision 28904-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Download Summary in PDF Electricity – Rules Application The Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) forwarded proposed changes to the Alberta reliability standards COM-001-AB-3 (Communications) and COM-002-AB-4 (Operating Personnel...
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...
Updates to AUC Application Review Process Following Generation Approvals Pause, AUC Bulletin 2024-03
Link to Decision Summarized Rules – Applications Updates to AUC Application Review Process Following Generation Approvals Pause On February 29, 2024, the Generation Approvals Pause Regulation expired. This regulation prohibited the AUC from issuing approvals for new...
Release of the Rock-Hosted Mineral Resource Development Rules and Directive 091: Rock-Hosted Mineral Resource Development, AER Bulletin 2024-03
Link to Decision Summarized Oil and Gas – Development Rules The AER released Directive 091: Rock-Hosted Mineral Resource Development as part of the regulatory framework for rock-hosted mineral resource development. Directive 091 will come into effect once the...
Alberta Electric System Operator Application for Approval of Amended Section 306.7 of the ISO Rules, AUC Decision 28081-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Electricity - ISO Rules Application In this application, the AESO requested approval of; amendments to s 306.7 of the independent system operator (“ISO”) rules (“ISO Rules”), Mothball Outage Reporting; consequential amendments to s 2.4 of...
AUC Consultation on Proposed Rule Development for Emergency Billing Relief, AUC Bulletin 2024-01
Link to Decision Summarized Utility Billing - Rules The Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) initiated a consultation process to incorporate requirements for emergency billing relief into a new rule to provide predictability and transparency for stakeholders. The AUC...
City of Lethbridge 2024 Interim Transmission Facility Owner Tariff, AUC Decision 28671-D01-2024
Link to Decision Summarized Electricity - Rules Application The City of Lethbridge (“Lethbridge”) applied for approval of its 2024-2026 transmission facility owner (“TFO”) tariff and the 2024 TFO tariff on an interim and refundable basis. Decision In this decision,...
Enforcement Staff of the Alberta Utilities Commission Settlement Agreement with the Consumers’ Coalition of Alberta, AUC Decision 28648-D01-2023
Link to Decision Summarized Markets - Rules Application AUC enforcement staff (“Enforcement Staff”) and the Consumers’ Coalition of Alberta (“CCA”) applied for approval of a settlement agreement (“Settlement”) related to a disclosure of confidential information by the...
Change to Survey Plan Requirements for Public Lands Act, AER Bulletin 2023-42
Link to Decision Summarized Rules – Survey Plan Requirements The Alberta Forestry and Parks has revised the Public Lands Administration Regulation Table A2: Alberta Energy Regulator (“PLAR”) replacing the requirement for a survey plan for many dispositions with a...
Release of New Pipeline Rules and Associated Instruments, AER Bulletin 2023-40
Link to Decision Summarized Oil and Gas - law On November 15, 2023, the AER released a new edition of the Pipeline Rules, which came in force on the same day. The amended Pipeline Rules: allow the use of temporary surface pipelines for water conveyance in support of...
Alberta Electric System Operator Approval of New and Amended CIP Alberta Reliability Standards, AUC Decision 28354-D01-2023
Link to Decision Summarized Transmission Regulation - Section 19 Application On July 25, 2023, the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) forwarded a recommendation to the AUC, pursuant to s 19(4)(b) of the Transmission Regulation (“T-Reg”), to approve the new...
Process and Protocol for Rule 012: Noise Control Technical Meeting, AUC Bulletin 2023-03
Link to Bulletin Summarized Rules - Facilities The AUC is conducting an ongoing consultation on certain provisions of Rule 012: Noise Control to streamline and improve regulatory and adjudicative processes. On July 12, 2023, with this bulletin, the AUC provided the...
Technical Meeting for Potential Changes to Rule 012: Noise Control, AUC Bulletin 2023-02
Link to Bulletin Summarized Facilities - Rules The AUC has been consulting on amending certain provisions of Rule 012: Noise Control (“Rule 012”) to streamline and, improve regulatory and adjudicative processes. To date, the AUC conducted two rounds of written...
Water (Ministerial) Regulation Amendment, AER Bulletin 2023-24
Link to Bulletin Summarized Storm Water - Licenses On April 28, 2023, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (“AEPA”) announced an amendment to the Water (Ministerial) Regulation. Under specified conditions, stormwater diversions of less than 6250 cubic meters per...
New Edition of Directive 051, AER Bulletin 2023-23
Link to Bulletin Summarized Wells - Requirements On April 28, 2023, the AER released a new edition of Directive 051: Injection and Disposal Wells - Well Classifications, Completions, Logging, and Testing Requirements. Updates to the new edition reflect the AER’s...
Stage 2 of Round 2 Consultation for Potential Changes to AUC Rule 012: Noise Control, AUC Bulletin 2023-01
Link to Bulletin Summarized Facilities - Rules The AUC sought further feedback from stakeholders on possible changes to provisions of Rule 012: Noise Control to improve regulatory and adjudicative processes. The first round of consultation was initiated with Bulletin...
New Functionality Moving to OneStop, AER Bulletin 2023-17
Link to Bulletin Summarized Facilities - Land Dispositions As of April 20, 2023, new cancellation and objection functionality is available in OneStop’s public lands module. If the AER initiates the process to cancel a public lands disposition, OneStop will notify the...
AESO Approval of Proposed New Section 201.10 of the ISO Rules, New Alberta Reliability Standards, and Retirement of Existing Alberta Reliability Standards, AUC Decision 27990-D01-2023
Link to Decision SummarizedElectricity - RulesApplicationAs required by s 19(4)(b) of the Transmission Regulation, the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) forwarded a recommendation to the AUC to approve the following changes to the Alberta Reliability...
Updates to the Licensee Capability Assessment, AER Bulletin 2023-05
Link to Bulletin SummarizedOil and Gas - LicencesThe AER updated its licensee capability assessment (“LCA”) and the underlying technology as announced in Bulletin 2023-04: New Editions of Directive 088 and Manual 023. The updates include:Parameters that use...
Alberta Electric System Operator Approval of Proposed Amended Sections 202.6, 306.5 and 306.7 of the ISO Rules, AUC Decision 27604-D01-2022
Link to Decision SummarizedElectricity - RulesApplicationThe Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) applied to the AUC for approval of amendments to the following Independent System Operator (“ISO”) rules:s. 202.6, Adequacy of Supply;s. 306.5, Generation Outage...
Manual 005: Pipeline Inspections New Edition, AER Bulletin 2022-21
Link to Bulletin SummarizedOil and Gas - RulesWith this bulletin, the AER announced the release of a new edition of AER Manual 005: Pipeline Inspections.In the new edition of Manual 005, the AER:(a) added non-compliance statements to reflect...
Initiation of Stakeholder Consultation Process for AUC Rule 012: Noise Control, AUC Bulletin 2022-08
Link to Bulletin SummarizedFacilities - RulesThe AUC is reviewing its rules to eliminate requirements that may have become outdated or unnecessary and is exploring opportunities to streamline and improve regulation and adjudicative processes.The AUC is initiating a...
Directive 050 Correction, AER Bulletin 2022-19
Link to Bulletin SummarizedOil and Gas - RulesOn June 1, 2022, the AER released a corrected edition of Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management. The correction restores requirements that the AER inadvertently removed from the edition released on March 28, 2022. The...
Alberta Electric System Operator Approval of Proposed Amended Section 502.9 of the ISO Rules, AUC Decision 27145-D01-2022
Link to Decision SummarizedISO Rules - Synchrophasor Measurement UnitsIn this decision, the AUC granted an application for the approval of proposed amendments to Section 502.9 of the Independent System Operator (“ISO”) Rules, Synchrophasor Measurement Unit Technical...
Alberta Electric System Operator Approval of Proposed Amended Section 501.3 of the ISO Rules, AUC Decision 26992-D01-2022
Link to Decision SummarizedAbbreviated Needs Approvals - ISO RulesIn this decision, the AUC approved amendments to Section 501.3 of the Independent System Operator (“ISO”) Rules, Abbreviated Needs Approval Process as applied for by the Alberta Electric System Operator...
Alberta Electric System Operator Application for Approval of Proposed Amended Section 103.3 of the ISO Rules, AUC Decision 26908-D01-2021
Link to Decision SummarizedMarket - Financial SecurityIn this decision, the AUC approved the application from the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) for approval of amendments to Section 103.3 Financial Security Requirements of the independent system operator...
Consultation on Proposed Amendments to AUC Rule 023, AUC Bulletin 2021-017
Link to Decision SummarizedRules - RatesThe AUC issued Bulletin 2021-017 seeking feedback on amendments to Rule 023: Rules Respecting Payment of Interest.The proposed amendments aim to simplify Rule 023 and ensure broad application of the rule. The AUC noted its...
Amendments to AUC Rule 005 will Reduce Regulatory Burden and Improve Efficiency, AUC Bulletin 2021-07
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin The AUC approved amendments to Rule 005: Annual Reporting Requirements of Financial and Operational Results with an effective date of March 31, 2021. The AUC undertook the changes as part of its initiative to improve regulatory...
Repeal of Rule 030: Compliance with the Code of Conduct Regulation, AUC Bulletin 2021-06
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin On November 5, 2020, amendments to the Code of Conduct Regulation were enacted. With these changes, the AUC has repealed Rule 030: Compliance with the Code of Conduct Regulation to streamline compliance reporting and align the...