Alberta Utilities Commission

In this decision, the Alberta Utilities Commission must decide whether to grant an application (the review application) filed by ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (ATCO Pipelines) requesting a review and variance of Commission Decision 21515-D01-2016 (original decision).1 The original decision addressed ATCO Pipelines’ compliance with Commission directions set out in Decision 3577-D01-2016,2 which approved ATCO Pipelines’ 2015-2016 revenue requirements. The compliance application was filed on April 14, 2016 and was assigned Proceeding 21515. In the compliance application, ATCO Pipelines’ also requested adjustments to its 2015-2016 revenue requirements to reflect certain information technology (IT) costs, including carrying charges, which were approved for three ATCO utilities in Decision 3378D01-20163 (Evergreen II compliance decision). The Evergreen II compliance decision was issued following the release of Decision 3577-D01-2016.