Rule 007: Facility Applications

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has issued a draft blackline version of the rule formerly known as Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations, Hydro Developments and Gas Utility Pipelines.

The draft blackline version is available for written feedback until May 23, 2025. A number of issues were assessed to inform this draft blackline version of Rule 007: Facility Applications. This assessment included feedback received through written and oral consultation, conducted by the AUC, that was held from May to September 2024, consideration of the Electric Energy Land Use and Visual Assessment Regulation (EELUVAR) enacted on December 6, 2024, and the current interim information requirements published in Bulletin 2024-25.

The interim information requirements continue to apply until the final version of the rule is released.

The draft blackline version of Rule 007 also includes changes to clarify, reorganize and improve the rule. This document describes major issues considered and the rationale for the changes proposed. It is not an exhaustive list of the changes proposed in the draft blackline.

Interested parties may submit their written feedback on the draft blackline by emailing engage@auc.ab.ca. In your email, please include the following subject line: 007 rule feedback. Submissions are due by May 23, 2025.

All feedback submissions will be made publicly available on the right-hand side of this page under the “Round two consultation submissions” section.

The AUC will issue the revised Rule 007 after considering the feedback received on the draft blackline.

Questions regarding this consultation can be sent to Laura Frank at laura.frank@auc.ab.ca.