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Market Surveillance Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and provides details regarding the Market Surveillance Administrator’s authority to access and use records of market participants.

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Alberta Utilities Commission Act

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This Act establishes the Alberta Utilities Commission - a quasi-judicial agency that regulates the utilities sector, natural gas and electricity markets - and its powers and functions. This Act... More ≫

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This Act establishes the Alberta Utilities Commission - a quasi-judicial agency that regulates the utilities sector, natural gas and electricity markets - and its powers and functions. This Act also establishes the Market Surveillance Administrator - a surveillance, investigation and enforcement entity - and its powers and functions.

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What you need to know about communications towers

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This fact sheet by the Farmers' Advocate Office provides information for landowners regarding the installation and regulation of telecommunications towers. Telecommunications towers may include... More ≫

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This fact sheet by the Farmers' Advocate Office provides information for landowners regarding the installation and regulation of telecommunications towers. Telecommunications towers may include cell towers, wireless internet towers, and oil and gas communications towers.

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Public Utilities Act

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This Act enables the Alberta Utilities Commission to regulate the rates and terms and conditions of service of investor-owned water utilities. Some provisions of the Act also apply to... More ≫

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This Act enables the Alberta Utilities Commission to regulate the rates and terms and conditions of service of investor-owned water utilities. Some provisions of the Act also apply to investor-owned electric utilities and some municipally owned electric utilities.

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Gas Utilities Act

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This Act provides the Alberta Utilities Commission with authority to regulate the gas utilities to which the Act applies, including the ability to establish just and reasonable rates. This Act... More ≫

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This Act provides the Alberta Utilities Commission with authority to regulate the gas utilities to which the Act applies, including the ability to establish just and reasonable rates. This Act also governs the provision of gas services to customers by gas distributors and default supply providers.

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Supply Cushion Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and clarifies the duties of the Independent System Operator with regards to reliability and the... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and clarifies the duties of the Independent System Operator with regards to reliability and the issuance of directives to long lead time generators when the forecast supply cushion falls below the predefined threshold. It also sets out parameters for the recovery of costs for long lead time generators when revenues received from pool prices are insufficient to cover the costs of complying with issued directives.

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Market Power Mitigation Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and establishes a monthly net revenue secondary offer cap that limits electricity market... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and establishes a monthly net revenue secondary offer cap that limits electricity market participants’ offers price into the Power Pool for the balance of any month when net monthly revenues exceed a prescribed threshold. It also establishes the Independent System Operator’s duties for administering the offer cap, exemptions to the offer cap, and the formulas used for tracking market conditions.

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Hydro and Electric Energy Act

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This Act establishes rules and requirements for the development and operation of hydro energy and the generation and transmission of electric energy in Alberta, including requirements for approval... More ≫

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This Act establishes rules and requirements for the development and operation of hydro energy and the generation and transmission of electric energy in Alberta, including requirements for approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission of construction and operation of hydro developments, power plants and transmission lines. The Act also establishes requirements for approval of the Alberta Utilities Commission to construct and operate an electric distribution system, and for the determination of service areas for electric distribution systems.

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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... More ≫

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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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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... More ≫

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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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