Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Unproclaimed Sections Only)
AI-assisted research summary: The Independent System Operator may recover ancillary-service costs from electricity market participants, but any tariff recovery must include only prudent additional costs and any combined tariff/fee recovery must not exceed costs incurred.
UTILITIES STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 Chapter 26 HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Electric Utilities Act Amends SA 2003 cE‑5.1 2 (1) The Electric Utilities Act is amended by this section. (3) Section 16(2)(b) is amended (b) by adding “or (b.12)” after “99(b.11)”. (6) Section 20.8 is amended by adding “and the Independent System Operator” after “electricity market participant”. (9) Section 30(4) is repealed and the following is substituted: (4) The Independent System Operator may recover the costs of procuring ancillary services from electricity market participants by (a) including the costs in the tariff, in addition to the amounts and costs described in subsection (2), in which case the Commission must include in the tariff the additional costs it considers to be prudent, (b) establishing and charging ISO fees for the costs, or (c) using a combination of the ISO tariff and ISO fees for the costs, provided that the Independent System Operator delineates the portion of costs recovered under each payment type and ensures that the combined recovery does not exceed the costs incurred. (11) Section 99 is amended by adding the following after clause (b.11): (b.12) respecting incumbents, including, without limitation, regulations (i) defining “incumbent”, (ii) respecting the determination and treatment of incumbents, (iii) respecting payments in respect of incumbents, including, without limitation, regulations respecting (A) the collection and use of funds for payments, (B) eligibility to receive payments, (C) the method of calculating the payment amount, and (D) who is to make or receive payments, (iv) respecting the powers, duties, responsibilities and functions of the Independent System Operator with respect to incumbents, and (v) specifying which provisions of this Act and the regulations do not apply to incumbents; (12) Subsections (2)(b), (3)(b), (6), (9) and (11) come into force on Proclamation.