CERISE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Volume 7, Issue 11 November 2008 About the CERISE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Newsletter
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CERISE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Volume 7, Issue 11 November 2008 About The CERISE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Newsletter “WHAT IS NEW” ( NOVEMBER ALERTS) Welcome to the Monthly CERISE Newsletter, a service 1 CANADA provided to you as CERISE subscribers. This document • ESC Advises that Looming Worker Shortage Could Impact Industry's Ability contains a compilation of to Meet Canada's Rising Electricity Demand While Hewitt Reports that material from our website for Employers Consider Phased Retirement to Ease Skills Shortage the last month including the What’s New items, the most • Enbridge Issues $500 Million of Long Term Debt important decision summaries and the new articles. This • TransCanada to Issue $1.0 Billion of Common Shares information is provided in a PDF format that can be • Enbridge Increases Stake in Enbridge Energy Partners printed, providing a document that can be reviewed when you • TD Bank Research Paper Assesses Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy are away from your computer Options such as when you are 4 ALBERTA travelling or waiting for an appointment. This will allow • Direct Energy Regulated Services Files December 2008 Rates you to catch up on those items that you might have noticed • AUC Approves Revisions to ATCO Gas Schedule C Charges and Rural Pool when the alert came out but Connection Charges were unable to follow-up at the time. We trust you will find this • AUC Approves ATCO Gas Application for Approval of Rate Riders to Collect service useful, and as always, Customer Care and Billing Costs for Period 2003 to 2007 would welcome any comments • AUC Approves ATCO Gas Terms and Conditions of Service – Schedule C and suggestions you might have. • AUC Approves AltaGas Utilities’ Application to Adjust Rate Rider ‘E’ – Unaccounted-For Gas • AUC Issues Decision With Respect to ATCO Gas 2008-2009 General Rate Application • AUC Denies Russ Duncan Application to Recover Alberta Distribution System Costs Through NGTL Transmission by Others Service • AUC Issues Three Permits and Licences to ATCO Gas and Pipelines South • AUC Denies City of Calgary Applications for Review of Decision 2006-098 and Utility Cost Order UCO 2006-064 • Alberta Government Advises that Natural Gas Price Triggers Rebate for November 2008 • AUC Approves AltaGas Compliance Filing With Respect to Directions Set 34 King Street E. Suite 620 Out in Decision 2008-103 Toronto, ON M5C 2X8 • ENMAX Advises that Calgary's Regulated Default Electricity Rate for Tel: (416)348-8883 December 2008 Will Be 12.18 Cents Per Kilowatt Hour Fax: 416-348-9930 Email: [email protected] • AUC Denies Request for Transfer of Power Plant Approval from Wind Power to Castle Rock Ridge LP On the Web, visit us at: • AUC Approves 2009 Interim Regulated Rate Option Non-energy Rates for http://www.cerise.info ENMAX Energy Corporation • AUC Agrees to Date of March 31, 2009 for AltaLink Refiling of Application With Respect to Updated TFO Terms and Conditions of Service • AUC Issues Nine Substation Permit and Licence Orders With Respect to Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc • AUC Grants Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. Authorization to Construct a Double Circuit 144-kV Transmission Line in the Fort Hills ISD Area • AUC Grants Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. Industrial Systems Designation for Certain Facilities Associated With the Fort Hills Industrial Complex • AUC Grants Interim Approval to ATCO Electric Motion Seeking Confidential Treatment of the Establishment Audit • AESO Approves a New AESO Rider F Effective January 1, 2008 • AUC Confirms Alberta MSA Assessment of Specified Penalty to EPCOR PPA Management • AUC Issues Power Plant Approval No. U2008-196 and Connection Order U2008-197 for Prairie Home Wind Power Plant in the Wrentham Area • AUC Authorizes ATCO Electric to Alter and Operate Bridge Creek Substation 798S • AUC Approves a Regulated Rate Tariff 2007 Deferral Rider Schedule and Default Rate Tariff 2007 Deferral Rider Schedules for Direct Energy Regulated Services • AUC Releases Findings on AltaLink’s Updated Terms and Conditions • AUC Approves the Reorganization of TransAlta Corporation Group’s Corporate Structure • ATCO Midstream Announces Purchase of Assets in NWT • AUC Grants AltaLink Management Application to Issue is up to $150 Million of Medium Term Notes with a Term of up to 20 Years • Alberta Government Introduces Legislation to Implement New Royalty Framework • EPCOR Power L.P. and EPCOR Power Equity Ltd. Announce Closing of Morris Cogeneration LLC Acquisition 23 BRITISH COLUMBIA • BCUC Grants Terasen Fort Nelson Application for Approval to Amend its Schedule of Rates Effective January 1, 2009 for the Fort Nelson Service Area • NEB Approves Westcoast (Spectra Energy) South Peace Pipeline Project • Terasen Gas Launches Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Program • BCUC Accepts Filing of Gas EDI Base Contract and Special Provisions for the Short Term Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas Between EOG Resources and Terasen Gas • BCUC Accepts for Filing Gas Supply Contracts Submitted by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. • BCUC Accepts Filing of Gas EDI Base Contract and Special Provisions for the Short Term Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas between Nexen Marketing and Terasen Gas • BCUC Rules that Big White Gas Utility Should Continue to Operate Under its Existing Tariff Without Filing a 2008 Revenue Requirements Application • Spectra Energy's Pine River Phase III Project Comes Into Service - ii - Cerise, Volume 7, Issue 11-November 2008 • British Columbia Investing $400,000 to Support Electrical Vehicle Technology • BCTC Files Ten Year Capital Plan with the BCUC • BCUC Agrees to Limited Reconsideration of Decision Granting FortisBC Approval for Lochrem Road Site for the Ellison Substation • BCUC Denies FortisBC Request for a CPCN for Its Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project • BCUC Denies FortisBC Application for a CPCN for Copper Conductor Replacement Project • BCUC Approves BC Hydro Application for a RIB Rate Exemption for Group of Customers Enrolled in RIB Control Group • B.C. Government Announces that David Emerson Will be Chair and CEO of BCTC • B.C. Government Sets GHG Targets for 2012 And 2016 • BC Government Signs Joint Declaration on Action to Reduce GHG Emissions During Governors’ Global Climate Summit in California • BC Government’s ICE Fund Backs Nexterra in its Supply of Biomass Gasification System to Kruger Products Paper Mill • BCTC Announces Departure of its President and CEO Jane Peverett 32 MANITOBA • MB Hydro Introduces Residential Solar Water Heating Program • Manitoba Hydro Board Accepts RFP Proposal for 300 MW Wind Farm at St. Joseph • Manitoba Board Issues Order Revising Certain Directives from Order 116/08 • Manitoba Government Announces $5-Million Project to Investigate Use of Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Oil Recovery 33 NEW BRUNSWICK • NB Regulator Issues Decision Concerning Proposed Changes to NBSO Open Access Transmission Tariff • NBSO Posts Report on Large Scale Wind Power in New Brunswick • NB Government Announces the Release of Strategic Environmental Assessment Report on Tidal Energy in Bay of Fundy Coastal Waters • NB Power Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Efficiency NB • New Brunswick Government to Invest Additional $6.3 Million into Energy Efficiency and Other Programs • New Brunswick System Operator Releases Annual Report for 2007-2008 38 NEWFOUNDLAND • Nfld PUB Approves 2009 Capital Budget Application Filed by Newfoundland Power 39 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES • NWT PUB Approves Application from Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited for Approval for Changes to Existing Rider C • NWT PUB Approves Application from Northland Utilities (NWT) Limited for Approval for Changes to NTPC Shortfall Rider, Rider F • Northwest Territories Board Issues Decision With Respect to Phase II of Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Ltd. 2008/2010 GRA - iii - Cerise, Volume 7, Issue 11-November 2008 • Northwest Territories Board Issues Decision With Respect to Phase II of Northland Utilities (NWT) Ltd. 2008/2010 GRA • Northwest Territories Board Approved Updated Refiling of Northwest Territories Power Corporation Phase 2 Application • Northwest Territories Board Releases Decision Concerning Northwest Territories Power Corporation Phase 1 GRA for Period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2008 • Northwest Territories Board Issues Decision With Respect to Northland Utilities Limited 2008/2010 GRA • North West Territories Board Issues Decision for Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited 2008/2010 GRA 46 NOVA SCOTIA • NEB and CNSOPB Agree to Partnership • Nova Scotia Board Approves Rate Application filed by Town of Lunenburg on Behalf of its Electric Utility • Emera Appoints Donald Pether to its Board of Directors 47 ONTARIO • OEB Issues Decision and Order for Joint Application by Chatham-Kent Hydro and Middlesex Power Distribution to Recover the Costs of Smart Meters • OEB Issues 2008 Electricity Distribution Rate Order for Erie Thames Powerlines Corporation • OEB Announces Further Consultation on Stretch Factor Rankings for 3rd Generation Incentive Regulation for Electricity Distributors • IESO Posts Its Submissions to the OEB With Respect to Kruger Energy Section 81 Proposal • OEB Posts November 2008’s Electricity Regulated Price Plan Variance Settlement Factor • OEB Issues 2008 Electricity Distribution Rate Order for Horizon Utilities Corporation • Kruger Energy Announces the Official Opening of its First Wind Farm in Ontario • OEB Issues Decision on 2008 Electricity Distribution Rate Application for Brant County Power • Ontario IESO Releases Fixed Global Adjustment Rate for November 2008