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Electric Utilities Act
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This Act provides the underlying framework for the regulation of Alberta’s electric industry. The Act establishes the Independent System Operator (AESO) (responsible for the safe, reliable and economic planning and operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System and access to the interconnected power grid) and the Balancing Pool (responsible for managing certain generation assets, managing payments, and forecasting revenues and expenses), and sets out the AESO's powers and duties.
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Chapter/Regulation: E-5.1 2003
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Status:
Office Consolidation
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Ministry Responsible: Energy
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Current to 5/12/2020
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Item/ISBN#:
9780779817399
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Pages 97 |
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Following are the associated Regulations for the Electric Utilities Act ...
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Balancing Pool Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and sets out the duties and powers of the Balancing Pool and establishes the nature of the amounts to be paid into and out of balancing pool accounts.
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Billing Regulation, 2003
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act. It establishes the contents required to be included in a customer’s bill as separate items, and also provides the authority for an owner of an electric distribution system to bill services on behalf of a retailer, and charge a customer for certain direct charges.
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Capacity Market Repeal Regulation
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Repeals Alberta Regulation 260/2018 - effective October 30, 2019.
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City of Medicine Hat Payment in Lieu of Tax Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and specifies the payment to the Balancing Pool by the City of Medicine Hat of an amount in lieu of taxes under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Alberta Corporate Tax Act, as well as the rules about the payment and details regarding refunds from the Balancing Pool to the City of Medicine Hat.
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Code of Conduct Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Gas Utilities Act and provides for the required conduct and business practices for distributors, regulated rate suppliers and retailers, and the rules regarding the relationships among distributors, regulated rate suppliers and affiliated providers including rules preventing unfair competitive advantage. It also establishes compliance requirements.
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Common Facilities Costs Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and for the purposes of power purchase arrangements, establishes the contribution of costs of common facilities of a generating unit at a power plant in the case where an owner of one or more generating units at a power plant constructs a new generating unit at the power plant. The regulation provides that payments be made by the owners to the Balancing Pool.
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Distribution Tariff Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the requirements of a distribution tariff prepared under section 102(1) of the Electric Utilities Act.
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Distribution Tariff Regulation
(Coming Soon)
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the requirements of a distribution tariff prepared under section 102(1) of the Electric Utilities Act.
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Chapter/Regulation: 162/2003
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Status:
Office Consolidation
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Related Act
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Fair, Efficient and Open Competition Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and sets out what activities constitute conduct by a market participant that does not support the fair, efficient and openly competitive operation of the market. This regulation also addresses the preferential sharing of certain records that are not available to the public, restricts the use of outage records to trade, and establishes the formula for calculating the percentage of offer control held by a market participant.
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Flare Gas Generation Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and provides an exemption for flare gas generation from sections 17(d) and 18(2) of the Electric Utilities Act. It also provides the Independent System Operator the authority to request information relating to the production of electric energy by a flare gas generating unit.
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Independent Power and Small Power Repeal Regulation
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Repeals the Independent Power and Small Power Regulation (Alberta Regulation 111/2003)
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Isolated Generating Units and Customer Choice Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and addresses the provision of electric energy to areas not connected to the interconnected electric system, and sets out rules relating to the sale of isolated generating units.
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Liability Protection Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and provides for liability protection for additional market surveillance persons (as defined in the Alberta Utilities Commission Act) and additional balancing pool persons (as defined in the Electric Utilities Act). It also addresses liability for black start service providers, and defines "agent or contractor" of the Alberta Electric System Operator for the purposes of providing them with liability protection.
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Micro-generation Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and allows for a customer with a micro-generation generating unit to be approved as a micro-generator, and connect to and supply energy to the interconnected electric system.
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Municipal Own-use Generation Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the circumstances, in addition to those permitted under section 95 of that Act, in which a municipality or a subsidiary of a municipality may hold an interest in a generating unit. It also establishes the requirement for a compliance plan prior to exchanging energy with the interconnected electric system.
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Payment in Lieu of Tax Regulation
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The Payment in Lieu of Tax Regulation provides the calculation for the amount to be paid to the balancing pool by municipal entities that have entered into power purchase agreements with the Crown pursuant to the Electric Utilities Act. The Regulation also establishes the administrative process for the reporting and remittance of the balancing pool payment, and includes compliance and enforcement provisions.
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Power Purchase Arrangements Determination Regulation - 3 binder set
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Under a PPA, a buyer purchases electricity from a power plant and sells it to Albertan consumers.
PPAs, which took effect in 2001, were established to move Alberta’s electricity system from a regulated to a competitive deregulated market. PPA Buyers would bear the risk of buying and selling electricity in Alberta in return for the opportunity to collect greater profits.
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Chapter/Regulation: 175/2000
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Status:
Current
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Related Act
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Power Purchase Arrangements Determination Update
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Under a PPA, a buyer purchases electricity from a power plant and sells it to Albertan consumers.
PPAs, which took effect in 2001, were established to move Alberta’s electricity system from a regulated to a competitive deregulated market. PPA Buyers would bear the risk of buying and selling electricity in Alberta in return for the opportunity to collect greater profits.
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Chapter/Regulation: 215/2001
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Status:
Current
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Related Act
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Power Purchase Arrangements Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and sets out the effect of sections 96(2) and (3) of the Electric Utilities Act in respect of power purchase arrangements held by the Balancing Pool and sets out entities that are not eligible to hold a power purchase arrangement (“PPA”) or derivatives. It also includes rules regarding decommissioning costs, the duty of a generating unit owner to provide reasonable access to the Balancing Pool to the generating unit and requiring an owner to sell the PPA along with the unit in the event the owner sells the generating unit.
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Regulated Rate Option Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the requirement for each owner of an electric distribution system to provide customers with the option of being supplied electricity services under a regulated rate tariff. It also sets out the requirements for a regulated rate tariff, and the matters to be considered by a regulatory authority when approving a regulated rate tariff.
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Roles, Relationships and Responsibilities Regulation, 2003
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and sets out the roles, relationships and responsibilities of owners of electric distribution systems, default suppliers and customers, as well as the obligations of owners of electric distribution systems that have entered into an integrated operation agreement.
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Small Scale Generation Regulation
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This regulation enables eligible generating units using sources of renewable or alternative energy to be qualified as small-scale generation, and if social, environmental or economic benefits are conferred to a community group, to be qualified as community generation.
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Transmission Regulation
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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and sets out the details of the Independent System Operator's duties and obligations regarding transmission, including consultation requirements, requirements for transmission system planning and forecasting and reliability standards. The regulation also specifies requirements respecting the construction of transmission facility projects, and requirements regarding the determination of transmission system losses, charges and credits. It also sets out responsibilities of the Alberta Utilities Commission regarding approval of transmission facilities and transmission tariffs.
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