Purpose

The AESO will host a closed, facilitated, in-person only working session on August 20, 2026, to give stakeholders an opportunity to work together toward a recommended TRP Base Rate for filing with the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC).

Because this is a working session intended for a focused group of directly affected stakeholders, attendance will be limited. Stakeholders who wish to attend must complete the Interest to Participate. The AESO will use those confidential responses to identify participants who are directly and materially affected by the TRP Base Rate and can contribute relevant expertise, data, or experience to the discussion. The AESO will review all submissions and confirm attendance approximately one week before the session.

Participants should be prepared to discuss how candidate TRP Base Rates could affect their organization, projects, customers, cost recovery, investment decisions, or other directly impacted interests. The session will focus on constructive discussion and collaboration toward a recommended outcome.

Due to the restricted participation and working nature of the session, there will be no virtual component and no session recording. A high-level, non-attributable summary of discussions will be included in the AESO’s application to the AUC for public consumption.

To support your responses, you may refer to PDF pages 43 – 50 from the April TRP stakeholder sessions.

Instructions

1. This feedback is open to all industry stakeholders.
2. Download the Interest to Participate document.
3. Please respond to all seven questions as indicated.
4. Only one completed feedback form will be accepted per organization.
5. To upload your completed feedback form, click on the "Submit interest to participate".

All responses are due by August 7, 2026, and will not be shared on AESO Engage, but used for session planning purposes. If you have any questions, please email stakeholder.relations@aeso.ca.  

Stakeholder Questions

Responses will be kept confidential and used by AESO to support participant selection and session planning. Answers to questions 1-4 will be used to determine participation in the session, and answers to questions 5-7 will be used for session planning.

1. What industry or stakeholder interest would you primarily represent for the purposes of this session? (Choose all that apply)

• Academia
• Consumer
• Distribution Facility Owner (DFO)
• Generation (thermal or diversified fuel mix)
• Government body
• Load (large or industrial)
• Renewable
• Retail
• Storage
• Transmission Facility Owner (TFO)
• Consulting (please provide the organization you are representing)
• Other (please provide details)

2. Does your organization intend to advocate for a specific TRP Base Rate during the session? (Choose one)

• Yes
• No
• Undecided

3. In what ways would your organization be directly and materially affected by the TRP Base Rate? (Choose all that apply)

• Existing operating assets
• Projects in development
• Projects seeking interconnection
• Future investment decisions
• Customer rates/costs
• Transmission cost recovery
• Indigenous/community-owned projects
• None of the above
• Other

      If you chose “Other”, please provide details.

4. To what extent could the TRP Base Rate influence your organization’s future investment, siting, connection, or development decisions? (Choose one)

• Significantly influence
• Moderately influence
• Minor influence
• No influence
• Not applicable / unsure

      Please provide rationale for your response

5. What is the highest TRP Base Rate, expressed in $/MW, that your organization could support for filing with the AUC? Please provide supporting rationale.

6. What is the lowest TRP Base Rate, expressed in $/MW, that your organization believes would still achieve the intended objectives of TRP? Please provide supporting rationale.

7. Describe how different TRP Base Rate levels could materially affect your organization’s operations, including any impacts to existing assets, planned projects, cost recovery, customer costs, or investment decisions.