In a welcome decision May 31, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) confirmed the AESO’s Wind Technical Rules (ISO Rule 502.1). Originally filed in August 2010, the rule is fundamental to enabling the AESO to integrate more wind into the grid in a manner that is safe, reliable, fair, efficient and openly competitive.

The AESO has identified the need in the Christina Lake and Northwest of Fort McMurray areas to develop the transmission system due to a growing interest in oil extraction. The AESO anticipates load growth in the Christina Lake area will increase from 50MW to between 370MW and 500 MW by 2017. New industrial customers require …

On June 2, 2011, the AESO released our draft 2011 Long-term Transmission Plan that provides a blueprint for meeting Alberta’s growing electricity needs and ensures we continue to have a robust and reliable system now and well into the future. For further information, please view the following documents: AESO reaffirms need for upgrades; seeks comments …