AUC Webinar

BILD Alberta, in partnership with BILD Calgary, hosted a webinar on shallow utilities and their impacts on the building industry. The Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) Executive Director of Market Oversight and Enforcement Fino Tiberi spent the hour with members answering questions. Key highlights of the webinar included:

  • Overview of the Alberta Utilities Commission;
  • How Utility Rates and Terms and Conditions of Service are Established;
  • The distinction between capital costs and operating costs;
  • Technical standards; how they are set and who sets them;
  • Levels of service & performance standards;
  • What is utility investment and how utilities earn from investment;
  • Contributions for service extension; and
  • Government policy and its impact on the AUC.