Section 501.3 Administrative Amendments

Consultation has concluded

Application Approved

On April 7, 2026, the AUC issued Decision 30725-D01-2026 approving the AESO's Application for Administrative Amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO Rules, effective April 7, 2025.

On April 7, 2026 he AESO filed an Application for Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) approval of the Administrative Amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO Rules pursuant to section 20.6 of the Electric Utilities Act and AUC Rule 017 in proceeding 30725.

Purpose

Pursuant to Alberta Utilities Commission Rule 017, Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC Rule 017”), the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) is providing notice and seeking feedback from the Stakeholders on administrative amendments to proposed amended Section 501.3.

The AESO is proposing an administrative amendment to Section 501.3 to correct a naming error. This amendment will update the reference to reflect the current title of AUC Rule 007 without changing the intent or effect of the ISO rule.

The administrative amendment includes:

  • Correcting a reference in Section 501.3, subsection 4(a), by removing the reference “Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations, Hydro Developments and Gas Utility Pipelines” and replacing it with “Facility Applications."

The AESO is of the opinion that the scope of the issues identified is minimal. Therefore, the AESO is targeting completion of stakeholder consultation for the proposed amended Section 501.3 by Q2.

Application Approved

On April 7, 2026, the AUC issued Decision 30725-D01-2026 approving the AESO's Application for Administrative Amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO Rules, effective April 7, 2025.

On April 7, 2026 he AESO filed an Application for Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) approval of the Administrative Amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO Rules pursuant to section 20.6 of the Electric Utilities Act and AUC Rule 017 in proceeding 30725.

Purpose

Pursuant to Alberta Utilities Commission Rule 017, Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC Rule 017”), the Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) is providing notice and seeking feedback from the Stakeholders on administrative amendments to proposed amended Section 501.3.

The AESO is proposing an administrative amendment to Section 501.3 to correct a naming error. This amendment will update the reference to reflect the current title of AUC Rule 007 without changing the intent or effect of the ISO rule.

The administrative amendment includes:

  • Correcting a reference in Section 501.3, subsection 4(a), by removing the reference “Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations, Hydro Developments and Gas Utility Pipelines” and replacing it with “Facility Applications."

The AESO is of the opinion that the scope of the issues identified is minimal. Therefore, the AESO is targeting completion of stakeholder consultation for the proposed amended Section 501.3 by Q2.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Written Consultation | March 11 - March 25, 2026

    Purpose

    Pursuant to Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) Rule 017, Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with the Alberta Utilities Commission, the AESO is providing notice and seeking feedback from stakeholders on administrative amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO rules. The Alberta Utilities Commission renamed AUC Rule 007, Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations and Hydro Developments to AUC Rule 007, Facility Applications. The AESO is proposing an administrative amendment to Section 501.3 to reflect this change.

    The AESO values Stakeholder Feedback and invites all interested Stakeholders to provide their comments on or before March 25, 2026. For additional information, please see the March 11, 2026 Letter of Notice.

    AESO responses to stakeholder comments

    In accordance with AUC Rule 017, the AESO will post all comments it receives, provide written responses, and post those responses on AESO Engage.

    Materials

    Can be found in the AESO Materials section.

    Instructions

    1. To submit your responses, you will need to be registered and signed in on the AESO Engage platform.
    2. Please click on the "Provide Stakeholder Feedback" box below to begin the survey and provide your specific comments.
    3. Please submit one completed survey per organization.
    4. All responses will be shared on AESO Engage.
    5. Responses are due on or before March 25, 2026.

    Stakeholder Questions:

    1. Do you have comments on the proposed administrative amendments to Section 501.3 of the ISO rules?


    Consultation has concluded