Rule 002 Proposed changes for 2015 [Stakeholder: ______________________________] Instructions: (1) Please provide the name of your organization in the space provided above. (2) For each proposed change, please provide your organization’s viewpoint in the stakeholder comment boxes. If your organization is in favour of the proposed change, please state this for clarity. However, blank boxes will be interpreted as favourable comments. (3) Unless otherwise indicated, section references in this document refer to sections in AUC Rule 002. (4) The content of the column entitled Existing is quoted directly from the current version of AUC Rule 002. The content of the column entitled Proposed Changes reflects the wording proposed for the next version of the rule. (5) Bolding is used here when contents taken from the rule are bolded. (6) Yellow highlighting is used to draw attention to words or phrases that are proposed to change from the current version to the next version. (7) Please save and email a Word version of the document to regulatorypolicy@auc.ab.ca by 12 p.m. (noon) on November 24, 2014. Section Section 2 Measurement and reporting protocol Subsection Section 2.1 Rule 002 quarterly report Existing Proposed changes (1) Owners shall report on a quarterly basis. Rule 002 quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Commission by the last day of the month following the end of each quarter. For clarity, Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 reports shall be submitted on April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31, respectively. Rule 002 quarterly reports shall contain all service quality measures prescribed in this rule, except where the information is only required to be provided in an annual report, as described below. (1) Owners shall report on a quarterly basis. Rule 002 quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Commission by the last day of the month following the end of each quarter. For clarity, Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 reports shall be submitted on by April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31, respectively. Rule 002 quarterly reports shall contain all service quality measures prescribed in this rule for the applicable quarter, except where the information is only required to be provided in an annual report, as described below. Page 1 of 2 Stakeholder comment AUC response Appendix C – SAIFI and SAIDI service standards for owners of electric distribution systems subject to this rule Appendix D – Alberta gas distributors’ monthly meter reading service standards EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. Maximum SAIDI excluding major events – 1.44 Maximum SAIDI excluding major events – 1.15 Maximum SAIFI excluding major events – 1.35 ATCO Gas Ltd. Maximum SAIFI excluding major events – 1.5 ATCO Gas Ltd. Annual average of percentage of meters read each month – 75 per cent or greater Annual average of percentage of meters read each month – 90 per cent or greater AltaGas Utilities Inc. AltaGas Utilities Inc. Annual average of percentage of meters read each month – 75 per cent or greater Annual average of percentage of meters read each month – 80 per cent or greater Page 2 of 2