An application is a request to the Commission for an approval, licence, order or other relief under the Alberta Utilities Commission Act or any enactment under which the Commission is charged.

All applications must be in writing and contain the information required by the applicable Commission Rules respecting the application type.

In all cases, a great deal of work is put into preparing an application for submission and must contain pertenent and valuable information which is used througout the application process. There are three main applications which come into the AUC and each process varies depending upon the application type which is explained in the documents below:

Rates application process often involves the participation of municipalities, industry participants, and consumer advocate groups, such as the Utilities Consumer Advocate, that act as a representative for the general public.

Facility application process will often involve a wide range of participants and interveners including the Alberta Electric System Operator, municipalities, industry, and any other interest group that may be directly and adversly affected. 

Markets application process involves market participants, the Alberta Electric System Operator, the MSA and is ususally very technical in nature. These proceeding are usually very short and involve sophisticated.