Landowners along the planned route filed a request with Canada s highest court, asking permission to appeal the Court of Appeal of Alberta s decision to uphold MATL s Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) permit.
Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board) in favour of the landowners who challenged the decision of the former Energy and Utilities Board (the EUB) concerning the "need" for a proposed 500 kV transmission line from the Edmonton to Calgary areas.
After learning about events at a hearing in Rimbey, Alberta, the Commissioner investigated whether the EUB had collected, used, or disclosed personal information in contravention of the FOIPPA (see: Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner, "Report on Investigation Regarding Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information and Protection of Information", September 10, 2007, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Investigation Report F2007-IR-005 (Investigation Report)).
The Paper describes changes the DOE intends to make to the mandates of implementing agencies, including the Independent System Operator (ISO), the Market Surveillance Administrator, the Balancing Pool and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB).
After obtaining sub-surface rights from Alberta Energy under the Mines and Minerals Act, energy resource developers must then obtain approvals from the Energy and Utilities Board (EUB).
Production levels in 2006 also reflect the impact of the reinstatement of the Maximum Rate Limitation (MRL) by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB).
MATL also applied to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB), which in turn said the power line is in the public interest and the EUB had no jurisdiction to consider alternative routes apart from the general corridor proposed in the NEB permit.
The decision identifies the limits on the powers of ATCO's regulator, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (the Board), to distribute the net gain realized on an asset sale by ATCO, but has broader significance for utility regulators, utilities and ratepayers across the country.
