The Alberta Utilities Commission (the AUC) has authority to make rules regarding Specified Penalties. Specified Penalties are penalties that are imposed by the Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) if the MSA is satisfied that a person has contravened a reliability standard.
The AUC may prescribe the form and content of notices of specified penalties, the amounts of specified penalty (up to $100,000 per day) and the limitation periods for giving notice of specified penalties.
In consultation with market participants and interested parties, the AUC has developed AUC Rule 027 - Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards.
March 2013
The AUC released Bulletin 2013-08 on March 14, 2013, approving amendments to AUC Rule 027: Specified Penalties for Contravention of ISO rules.
Stakeholder comments and responses from the AUC
December 2012
The AUC received stakeholder comments from several parties in response to Bulletin 2012-15 regarding proposed changes to AUC Rule 027: Specified Penalties for Reliability Standards.
The AUC released Bulletin 2012-15, inviting comments from market participants and interested parites to comment on suggested changes identified in the redline version of Rule 027.
October 2010
The AUC released Bulletin 2010-27, approving AUC Rule 027, Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards and provided responses to stakeholder feedback in the matrix of stakeholder comments.
August 2010
The AUC received stakeholder comments to Bulletin 2010-21 regarding proposed AUC Rule 027, Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards.
July 2010
The AUC released Bulletin 2010-21, inviting a second round of comments and feedback from market participants and interested parties regarding proposed AUC Rule 027, Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards. Also attached to the bulletin are the AUC responses to the first round of stakeholder comments.
March 2010
The AUC approved amendments to AUC Rule 019, Specified Penalties for Contravention of ISO Rules and provided responses to stakeholder feedback in the matrix of stakeholder comments.
Bulletin 2010-12
February 2010
The AUC received stakeholder comments to Bulletin 2010-06 regarding proposed AUC Rule 027, Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards.
January 2010
The AUC released Bulletin 2010-06, inviting comments and feedback from market particpants and interested parties regarding proposed AUC Rule 027,Specified Penalties for Contravention of Reliability Standards.