Consultation for Rule 007 - Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and Hydro Developments

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Consultation for Rule 007 - Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines and ISDs

Status: Active

Last updated: July 30, 2019

Contact: wayne.mackenzie@auc.ab.ca or sophie.jiang@auc.ab.ca


July 30, 2019

The AUC, in conjunction with Alberta Environment and Parks and the Alberta Electric System Operator, will be holding a workshop in Calgary on September 17, 2019, to provide information about the regulatory process and application requirements for new power plants. Further details about the workshop are included in Bulletin 2019-13.


July 3, 2019

The AUC is initiating a review of Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and Hydro Developments. The goal of the review is to update and streamline existing requirements to make the application process more efficient for applicants, interveners and the AUC. Additional information about the review is included in Bulletin 2019-10.

Bulletin 2019-09 outlines new information requirements including both solar glare assessments and shadow flicker assessments that will apply to all new wind and solar energy Rule 007 applications filed on or after October 1, 2019.


April 26, 2019

A comprehensive consultation process resulted in changes to Rule 012 and Rule 007. The changes were announced in Bulletin 2019-05 and the revised rules are effective on August 1, 2019. The matrix of changes and the blacklined version of the rule are available in the consultation documents below and on the Rule 012 consultation page. 

 

March 22, 2018

The AUC approved changes to Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and Hydro Developments on March 21, 2018. The following documents are related to the release of the revised AUC Rule 007.


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Bulletin 2019-13Power plant application workshopAlberta Utilities Commission2019-07-30Bulletin2019
Bulletin 2019-09Interim information requirements for solar and wind energy power plant applicationsAlberta Utilities Commission2019-07-03Bulletin2019
Bulletin 2019-10AUC Rule 007 - Initiation of a review and stakeholder consultation processAlberta Utilities Commission2019-07-03Bulletin2019
2019-04-16-Rule007-ChangesMatrix of Rule 007 changes made in rule effective Aug. 1, 2019Alberta Utilities Commission2019-04-26other2019
2019-04-16-Rule007-BlacklineRule 007 effective August 1, 2019 - blacklined versionAlberta Utilities Commission2019-04-26Rule (blacklined)2019
2019-08-01-Rule007Rule 007 effective August 1, 2019Alberta Utilities Commission2019-04-26Rule (current)2019
Bulletin 2018-12Electric facility applications with major deficiencies will no longer be processedAlberta Utilities Commission2018-08-01Bulletin2018
2018-04-02-Rule007Rule 007 effective April 2, 2018 to July 31, 2019Alberta Utilities Commission2018-03-22Rule (issued)2018
2018-04-02-Rule007-BlacklinedRule 007 effective April 2, 2018 - blacklined versionAlberta Utilities Commission2018-03-22Rule (blacklined)2018
Bulletin 2018-05Amended Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and Hydro DevelopmentsAlberta Utilities Commission2018-03-22Bulletin2018
2017-06-21-Rule007-BlacklineJune 2017 draft version of Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2017-06-21Rule (blacklined)2017
2017-07-04-Rule007Rule 007 effective July 4, 2017 to April 1, 2018Alberta Utilities Commission2017-06-21Rule (issued)2017
2016-02-01-Rule007Rule 007 effective February 1, 2016 to July 3, 2017Alberta Utilities Commission2016-02-01Rule (issued)2016
2016-01-29-Rule007BlacklineDraftJanuary 2016 draft version of Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2016-01-29Rule (blacklined)2016
2016-01-29-Rule007StakeholderCommentsStakeholder comments and AUC responses regarding changes to Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2016-01-29Comments (responses)2016
Bulletin 2016-02Amendments to AUC Rule 007 respecting environmental updates and needs identification documentsAlberta Utilities Commission2016-01-29Bulletin2016
2015-10-19-Rule007-Blackline-draftOctober 2015 draft version of Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2015-10-19Rule (blacklined)2015
Bulletin 2015-14Draft amendments to AUC Rule 007 respecting environmental requirements and needs identification documentsAlberta Utilities Commission2015-10-19Bulletin2015
2015-09-14-Rule007-meetingEnvironmental stakeholder consultation meeting minutesAlberta Utilities Commission2015-09-14Meeting summary or notes2015
2015-09-01-Rule007FlowChartEnvironmental guidelines for new substation construction or existing substation modification flow chartAlberta Utilities Commission2015-09-01other2015
2015-08-27-Rule007StakeholderCommentMatrixEnvironmentalChecklistStakeholder comments and AUC responses for environmental guidelines checklistAlberta Utilities Commission2015-08-27Comments (responses)2015
2015-08-27-Rule007StakeholderCommentMatrixRolesofAgenciesStakeholder comments and AUC responses regarding the roles of agenciesAlberta Utilities Commission2015-08-27Comments (responses)2015
2015-08-27-Rule007StakeholderCommentMatrixRuleChangesStakeholder comments and AUC responses regarding Rule 007 changesAlberta Utilities Commission2015-08-27Comments (responses)2015
2015-07-24-Rule007-Blackline-draftJuly 2015 draft version of Rule 007 Alberta Utilities Commission2015-07-24Rule (blacklined)2015
2015-07-24-Rule007Blackline-draftJuly 2015 draft version of Rule 007 Alberta Utilities Commission2015-07-24Rule (blacklined)2015
2015-07-24-Rule007-draftJuly 2015 draft version of Rule 007 cleanAlberta Utilities Commission2015-07-24Rule (draft)2015
2015-07-24-Rule007-draftJuly 2015 draft version of Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2015-07-24Rule (draft)2015
Bulletin 2015-12Draft amendments to AUC Rule 007 to streamline application requirements for needs identification documents and abbreviated needs identification documents Alberta Utilities Commission2015-07-24Bulletin2015
2015-04-01-Rule007Rule 007 effective April 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016Alberta Utilities Commission2015-04-01Rule (issued)2015
2015-04-01-Rule007-Blacklined-draftApril 2015 draft version of Rule 007Alberta Utilities Commission2015-04-01Rule (blacklined)2015
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