New AUC strategic plan guides refined focus on efficiency, facilitating change, and people Today, the AUC has released its updated strategic plan for the next three years. It is an important framework for the AUC as we aspire to be the North American benchmark for regulatory timeliness. The plan marks a purposeful refinement of, and a more focused approach to, the AUC’s goals, and reflects the organization’s commitment to… Continue reading New AUC strategic plan guides refined focus on efficiency, facilitating change, and people
Shortened timelines and increased accountability for issuing cost claim and review and variance decisions After a successful pilot project the AUC is announcing new performance targets four our cost claim and review and variance application review process. Through the pilot project we were able to find efficiencies that resulted in reducing our timelines by half. In an effort to continue to reduce regulatory burden, the AUC evaluated its procedures… Continue reading Shortened timelines and increased accountability for issuing cost claim and review and variance decisions
Whistleblower Awareness Day March 24, 2021, is Whistleblower Awareness Day – a day to highlight and recognize the important role whistleblowers play in strengthening the integrity of public institutions. The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act is intended to assist employees in identifying and correcting wrongdoing within an organization, and in doing so, promote public confidence in the administration of… Continue reading Whistleblower Awareness Day
Looking to the future: AUC releases final report of Distribution System Inquiry into modernization of grid to realize benefits of distributed energy resources The AUC has released the final report of its Distribution System Inquiry (Proceeding 24116) which examined the need to modernize Alberta’s distribution system to realize benefits from advancing technologies. A summary of the report, located on our website under Decision 24116-D01-2021, can be found in a letter to stakeholders from AUC Chair Carolyn Dahl Rees. The report focuses… Continue reading Looking to the future: AUC releases final report of Distribution System Inquiry into modernization of grid to realize benefits of distributed energy resources
AUC releases enforcement report for July to December, 2020 The AUC has released the enforcement report for July to December 2020, thanks to staff in the Market Oversight and Enforcement group. The report summarizes the results of the AUC’s compliance and enforcement activities from July to December of 2020 under a number of categories. As one example, between July and December of 2020, enforcement… Continue reading AUC releases enforcement report for July to December, 2020
AUC introduces pilot programs to provide notice and information to residents The AUC is continuously looking for effective and efficient ways to improve our processes and provide opportunities to have a say about utility development in Alberta. The AUC recently introduced a pilot program for issuing notices in postcard form and providing a project web page with more detailed information about opportunities for having a say… Continue reading AUC introduces pilot programs to provide notice and information to residents
The AUC approves largest battery storage installation in Canada TERIC Power Ltd. has received approvals from the AUC to install two 20-megawatt lithium-ion battery energy storage power plants. The eReserve1 Battery Energy Storage Power Plant will be located near the village of Rycroft and will connect to the ATCO Electric Ltd. distribution system. The eReserve2 Battery Energy Storage Power Plant will be located near… Continue reading The AUC approves largest battery storage installation in Canada
AUC-approved power plant uses uncommon technology to produce green power without emissions The AUC approved a power plant that will use uncommon turbine technology to produce power using waste heat and without emissions, while allowing the owner to lower its electricity bill. The approval also involves an industrial system designation with an interconnection to the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. The Orion Organic Rankine Cycle Power Plant, approved… Continue reading AUC-approved power plant uses uncommon technology to produce green power without emissions
AUC turns 105 on April 17, 2020 The AUC was created on April 17, 1915 as the Board of Public Utility Commissioners which was renamed the Public Utility Commission, then became the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board before becoming the Alberta Utilities Commission in 2008. Over the course of 105 years of service, the AUC and its predecessors have had a rich… Continue reading AUC turns 105 on April 17, 2020