Utility Commodity Rebate Regulation

(Consolidated up to 160/2024) ALBERTA REGULATION 158/2022 Utility Commodity Rebate Act UTILITY COMMODITY REBATE REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definitions Part 1 Electricity Rebates 2 Definitions 3 Rebate for electricity 4 Eligibility for rebate 5 Rebate amount 5.1 Rebate amount –– extension 6 Provision of rebate by distributor 7 Duty of direct provider 8 Applications Part 2 Connected Gas Rebates 9 Definitions 10 Prescribed price and Alberta Price 11 Eligibility for rebate 12 Duty of Minister 13 Duty of direct providers 14 Direct provider applications to Minister 15 Final payments in respect of rebate amounts 16 Recovery of costs for the former rebate period 17 Applications Part 3 Heating Fuel Rebates 18 Definitions 19 Obligation of Minister to provide rebates 20 Eligibility for rebate 21 Application for rebate 21.1 Eligibility for rebate for annual rebate cycle 21.2 Application for rebate for annual rebate cycle 22 Calculation of rebates 22.1 Payment of rebate Part 4 General 23 Duty to keep records 24 Extension of time 25 Confidentiality 26 Repeal 27 Expiry Definitions 1 (1) In the Act, (a) “direct provider” (i) in respect of electricity, means a direct provider under Part 1, and (ii) in respect of connected gas, means a direct provider under Part 2; (b) “distributor” (i) in respect of electricity, means a distributor under Part 1, and (ii) in respect of connected gas, means a distributor under Part 2; (c) “eligible consumer” (i) in respect of electricity, means an eligible consumer under Part 1, (ii) in respect of connected gas, means an eligible consumer under Part 2, and (iii) in respect of heating fuels, means an eligible consumer under Part 3; (d) “rebate” (i) in respect of electricity, means a rebate under Part 1, (ii) in respect of connected gas, means a rebate under Part 2, and (iii) in respect of heating fuels, means a rebate under Part 3. (2) In this Regulation, “Commission” means the Commission established by the Alberta Utilities Commission Act . Part 1 Electricity Rebates Definitions 2 In this Part, (a) “AUC Rule 004” means AUC Rule 004, Alberta Tariff Billing Code Rules , as published by the Commission and amended from time to time; (b) “AUC Rule 021” means AUC Rule 021, Settlement System Code Rules , as published by the Commission and amended from time to time; (c) “billing cycle” means billing cycle as defined in AUC Rule 004; (d) “customer” means a customer as defined in the Electric Utilities Act ; (d.1) repealed AR 239/2022 s2; (e) “direct provider” means (i) the City of Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of the City, or (ii) a retailer or rate of last resort provider as defined in the Electric Utilities Act ; (f) “distribution tariff” means (i) a tariff prepared by the owner of an electric distribution system under section 102 of the Electric Utilities Act that is approved by the Commission, the council of a municipality or the board of directors of a rural electrification association, and (ii) with respect to the City of Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of the City, the rates, terms and conditions for distribution access service for electric energy set out in City of Medicine Hat Bylaw No. 2244, the Electric Utility Bylaw; (g) “distributor” means an owner of an electric distribution system as defined in the Electric Utilities Act ; (h) “electric energy” means electric energy as defined in the Electric Utilities Act ; (i) “eligible consumer” means a customer that is eligible under section 4 for a rebate; (j) “enrolled” means enrolled within the meaning of AUC Rule 021; (k) “site” means site as defined in AUC Rule 021; (l) “tariff bill file” means (i) tariff bill file within the meaning of AUC Rule 004, or (ii) with respect to the City of Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of the City, the standardized distribution tariff billing information used by the City of Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of the City for the purposes of billing consumers for electricity. (m) repealed AR 176/2022 s2. AR 158/2022 s2;176/2022;239/2022;160/2024 Rebate for electricity 3 For the purpose of section 2(1)(b) of the Act, the Minister is of the opinion that the price of electricity justifies providing a rebate in accordance with this Part to assist eligible consumers with the cost of electricity. AR 158/2022 s3;176/2022;239/2022 Eligibility for rebate 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a customer is eligible for a rebate in respect of the customer’s site in a billing cycle in which the distributor is providing the benefit of a rebate if (a) the customer is either a rate classification customer as defined in the Rate of Last Resort Regulation (AR 262/2005) or the customer’s annual consumption of electric energy at that site, as reasonably forecast by the distributor that serves that site, is less than 250 megawatt hours of electric energy, (b) the customer or the customer’s direct provider has an existing arrangement with the distributor in whose service area the site is located for the purchase of electric distribution service as of the first day of a billing cycle in which the distributor that serves that site will be providing a rebate, and (c) the customer has consumed electricity at that site after December 31, 2021. (2) A customer is not eligible for an electricity rebate in respect of the customer’s site if (a) the distributor has determined that the rate classification for the site in the distributor’s distribution tariff is in respect of lighting service or unmetered service, or (b) the Minister has determined that the customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of that site. (3) For the purpose of subsection (1)(b), a customer whose electricity service to a site has been disconnected for non‑payment of the customer’s bill is still eligible for a rebate if the customer is enrolled with the direct provider for that site in the billing cycle in which the distributor will be providing the benefit of a rebate. AR 158/2022 s4;160/2024 Rebate amount 5 The maximum amount of rebate that may be provided for the benefit of an eligible consumer in respect of a site is $50 per billing cycle for 6 consecutive billing cycles. AR 158/2022 s5;176/2022 Rebate amount — extension 5.1 The maximum amount of rebate that may be provided for the benefit of an eligible consumer in respect of a site is (a) $75 per billing cycle for 2 consecutive billing cycles beginning immediately following the 6 consecutive billing cycles referred to in section 5 and ending no later than April 30, 2023, and (b) $25 per billing cycle for 2 consecutive billing cycles beginning immediately following the 2 consecutive billing cycles referred to in clause (a) and ending no later than June 30, 2023. AR 239/2022 s4 Provision of rebate by distributor 6 (1) If a distributor has received money under section 3(1) or 6 of the Act, or been directed to provide rebates under section 3(2) of the Act, the distributor must provide a rebate in the form of a reduction to the distribution tariff for each eligible consumer’s site served by the distributor as follows: (a) $50 per billing cycle for 6 consecutive billing cycles ending no later than February 28, 2023; (b) $75 per billing cycle for 2 consecutive billing cycles beginning immediately following the 6 consecutive billing cycles referred to in clause (a) and ending no later than April 30, 2023; (c) $25 per billing cycle for 2 consecutive billing cycles beginning immediately following the 2 consecutive billing cycles referred to in clause (b) and ending no later than June 30, 2023. (1.1) For each billing cycle for which a rebate is provided under subsection (1), the distributor must include a line item in the tariff bill file presented to each direct provider setting out the reduction to the distribution tariff charges for each eligible consumer’s site. (2) A distributor may apply in accordance with section 8 for reimbursement of (a) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in complying with the Act and this Part, and (b) the rebates provided by the distributor under this section. AR 158/2022 s6;176/2022;239/2022 Duty of direct provider 7 (1) A direct provider must ensure that any reduction to the distribution tariff charges in respect of a site that are set out in a tariff bill file for a billing cycle under section 6(1.1) is reflected in the bills that the direct provider issues in respect of those sites for that billing cycle in accordance with this section. (2) A bill referred to in subsection (1) must (a) indicate the amount of the reduction to the distribution tariff for the site for the billing cycle under the heading “GOA Utility Commodity Rebate”, and (b) include the information specified by the Minister. (3) A direct provider may apply in accordance with section 8 for reimbursement of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in complying with the Act and this Part. AR 158/2022 s7;239/2022 Applications 8 (1) An application under section 6 or 7 must be (a) in writing, (b) signed by the applicant, (c) in a form and manner satisfactory to the Minister, and (d) accompanied by the documents and other information required by the Minister. (2) On receiving an application, the Minister may require the applicant to provide additional documents and information. (3) An application under this Part must be received by the Minister no later than July 31, 2023. AR 158/2022 s8;176/2022;239/2022 Part 2 Connected Gas Rebates Definitions 9 In this Part, (a) “Alberta Price” means the price for connected gas determined under section 10; (a.1) “annual rebate cycle” means the 12‑month period beginning on April 1 of each year; (b) “bill” means an account for charges arising from the provision of gas services and gas distribution services to a customer; (c) “connected gas” means marketable gas that is transported to a customer’s site by a gas pipeline; (d) “customer” means a customer as defined in the Gas Utilities Act ; (e) “direct provider” means (i) a default supply provider as defined in the Gas Utilities Act , (ii) a retailer as defined in the Gas Utilities Act , (iii) a distributor as defined in the Gas Distribution Act , or (iv) an urban gas utility, as defined in the Gas Distribution Act , that issues bills to eligible consumers; (f) “distributor” means (i) a gas distributor as defined in the Gas Utilities Act , (ii) a distributor as defined in the Gas Distribution Act , or (iii) an urban gas utility as defined in the Gas Distribution Act ; (g) “eligible consumer” means a customer that is eligible under section 11 for a rebate; (g.1) “former rebate period” means the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023; (h) “gas charge” means a gas charge referred to in section 3(5) of the Default Gas Supply Regulation (AR 184/2003); (i) “gas distribution service” means gas distribution service as defined in the Gas Utilities Act ; (j) “gas pipeline” means gas pipeline as defined in the Gas Utilities Act ; (k) “gas services” means gas services as defined in the Gas Utilities Act ; (l) repealed AR 24/2023; (m) “site” means site as defined in AUC Rule 028, Natural Gas Settlement System Code Rules , as published by the Commission and amended from time to time. AR 158/2022 s9;24/2023 Prescribed price and Alberta Price 10 (1) For the purpose of section 2(1)(a) of the Act, to assist eligible consumers with the cost of connected gas, the Minister must provide a rebate in accordance with this Part for each calendar month in which the Alberta Price for connected gas is greater than $6.50 per gigajoule. (2) The Alberta Price for connected gas in respect of a calendar month is the highest of the gas charges for that month approved by the Commission under the Default Gas Supply Regulation (AR 184/2003). (3) The Minister must publish the Alberta Price each calendar month on a Government of Alberta website. AR 158/2022 s10;24/2023 Eligibility for rebate 11 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a customer is eligible for a rebate in respect of the customer’s site in a calendar month in which a direct provider is providing a rebate if the customer is a residential, farm, small commercial or other customer whose annual consumption of connected gas at that site is reasonably forecasted by that customer’s direct provider to be less than 2500 gigajoules of energy at that site. (2) A customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of the customer’s site in a calendar month (a) if any portion of the connected gas is resold or is consumed or used (i) outside Alberta, (ii) in processes and activities directly related to the exploration for or the production, processing, reprocessing, refining, upgrading, storage or transportation of natural gas, petroleum or oil sands, or (iii) for feedstock purposes, or (b) if the Minister has determined that the customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of that site. (3) A distributor must, on the request of a direct provider, provide information to the direct provider that, in the opinion of the Minister, is reasonable to assist the direct provider to forecast consumption of connected gas at sites served by the distributor for the purpose of subsection (1). Duty of Minister 12 If the Alberta Price in a calendar month is more than $6.50 per gigajoule, the Minister must provide money to direct providers to enable direct providers to provide rebates to eligible consumers for that month in accordance with section 13(2). AR 158/2022 s12;24/2023 Duty of direct providers 13 (1) If a direct provider has received money under section 12 to provide rebates to eligible consumers for a calendar month, the direct provider must provide a rebate to each eligible consumer that receives gas services from the direct provider in accordance with subsection (2) and ensure that the rebate is reflected in the eligible consumer’s bill in accordance with subsection (3). (2) The rebate a direct provider must provide to an eligible consumer for a site for a calendar month is equal to the amount by which the Alberta Price exceeds $6.50 per gigajoule rounded up to the nearest cent and multiplied by the eligible consumer’s consumption of connected gas at that site for that month. (3) A bill referred to in subsection (1) must (a) indicate, under the heading “GOA Utility Commodity Rebate”, the total amount of rebate, in dollars, provided to the eligible consumer for the gas consumption included in the bill, and (b) include any information specified by the Minister. Direct provider applications to Minister 14 (1) Within 5 business days after the start of a calendar month referred to in section 13(2), the direct provider must make an application to the Minister that includes the following information: (a) the total number of eligible consumers the direct provider expects to provide gas services to in that month; (b) the expected connected gas consumption of all the eligible consumers the direct provider expects to provide gas services to in that month; (c) the total amount of rebates the direct provider expects to provide to eligible consumers for that month; (d) any other information that may be required by the Minister. (2) Within 45 days after the end of a calendar month referred to in section 13(2), the direct provider must make an application to the Minister that (a) includes the following information: (i) the total number of eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to in that month; (ii) the total connected gas consumption of all the eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to in that month; (iii) the total amount of rebates the direct provider provided to eligible consumers for that month; (iv) any other information that may be required by the Minister, (b) credits the Minister with any rebate amount that was provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 in respect of that month but was not provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption in that month, and (c) debits the Minister with any rebate amount that (i) was provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption in that month, and (ii) was not provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 in respect of that month. (3) After the end of the former rebate period the direct provider must make an application to the Minister that (a) includes the following information: (i) the total number of eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to for the former rebate period; (ii) the total connected gas consumption of all the eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to for the former rebate period; (iii) the total amount of rebates the direct provider provided to eligible consumers for the former rebate period; (iv) any other information that may be required by the Minister, (b) credits the Minister with any rebate amount that was provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 for the former rebate period but was not provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption for the former rebate period, and (c) debits the Minister with any rebate amount that (i) was provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption for the former rebate period, and (ii) was not provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 for the former rebate period. (3.1) After the end of each annual rebate cycle the direct provider must make an application to the Minister that (a) includes the following information: (i) the total number of eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to for the annual rebate cycle; (ii) the total connected gas consumption of all the eligible consumers the direct provider provided gas services to for the annual rebate cycle; (iii) the total amount of rebates the direct provider provided to eligible consumers for the annual rebate cycle; (iv) any other information that may be required by the Minister, (b) credits the Minister with any rebate amount that was provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 for the annual rebate cycle but was not provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption for the annual rebate cycle, and (c) debits the Minister with any rebate amount that (i) was provided by the direct provider to eligible consumers in respect of connected gas consumption for the annual rebate cycle, and (ii) was not provided by the Minister to the direct provider under section 12 for the annual rebate cycle. (3.2) Subsection (3.1) applies to annual rebate cycles commencing on or after April 1, 2023. (4) An application under this section must be made in accordance with section 17. AR 158/2022 s14;24/2023 Final payments in respect of rebate amounts 15 (1) The Minister must pay a direct provider any money the Minister owes to that direct provider under section 14(3) before December 1, 2023. (2) A direct provider must pay the Minister any money the direct provider owes to the Minister under section 14(3) before December 1, 2023. (3) The Minister must pay a direct provider any money the Minister owes to that direct provider in respect of an annual rebate cycle under section 14(3.1) before December 1 of the year in which that annual rebate cycle ended. (4) A direct provider must pay the Minister any money the direct provider owes to the Minister in respect of an annual rebate cycle under section 14(3.1) before December 1 of the year in which that annual rebate cycle ended. AR 158/2022 s15;24/2023 Recovery of costs for the former rebate period 16 (1) A direct provider may apply to the Minister for reimbursement of the reasonable costs and expenses it incurred before April 1, 2023 to comply with the Act and this Part. (2) A distributor may apply to the Minister for reimbursement of the reasonable costs and expenses it incurred before April 1, 2023 to comply with a request under section 11(3). (3) An application under subsection (1) must include the following information: (a) the total number of eligible consumers the applicant provided rebates to for each month in the former rebate period; (b) the total amount of rebates the applicant provided to eligible consumers for each month in the former rebate period; (c) the costs incurred by the applicant to provide the rebates that the applicant provided for each month in the former rebate period; (d) any other information that may be required by the Minister. (4) An application under this section must be made in accordance with section 17. AR 158/2022 s16;24/2023 Applications 17 (1) An application under this Part must be (a) in writing, (b) signed by the applicant, (c) in a form and manner satisfactory to the Minister, and (d) accompanied by the documents and other information required by the Minister. (2) On receiving an application, the Minister may require the applicant to provide additional documents and information. (3) An application under section 14(3) or 16 must be received by the Minister before October 1, 2023. (4) An application under section 14(3.1) in respect of an annual rebate cycle must be received by the Minister before October 1 of the year in which that annual rebate cycle ended. AR 158/2022 s17;24/2023 Part 3 Heating Fuel Rebates Definitions 18 In this Part, (a) “Alberta Price” means the price for connected gas determined under section 10; (a.1) “annual rebate cycle” means the 12‑month period beginning on April 1 of each year; (a.2) “application period” means the period beginning on April 15 and ending on May 15 of each year; (b) “connected gas” means connected gas as defined in section 9; (c) “eligible consumer” means, (i) in respect of an application for a rebate under section 21, a customer that is eligible under section 20, and (ii) in respect of an application for a rebate under section 21.2, a customer that is eligible under section 21.1; (c.1) “former rebate period” means the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023; (d) “heating fuel” means non‑connected gas, propane, kerosene or heating oil that is used for heating purposes; (e) “heating fuel purchase period” means the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023; (f) “heating oil” means a liquefied hydrocarbon, including diesel, that (i) meets specifications for use as heating fuel, and (ii) is intended for heating purposes, but does not include kerosene, propane or non‑connected natural gas; (g) “kerosene” means kerosene as defined in the Fuel Tax Regulation (AR 62/2007); (h) “non‑connected gas” means marketable gas other than connected gas; (i) “proof of purchase” means a receipt, invoice, bill of lading or other similar instrument issued to an eligible consumer (i) within the heating fuel purchase period or an annual rebate cycle, (ii) for a heating fuel that is intended for heating purposes, and (iii) that has an invoice number and account number associated with the name and address of the eligible consumer; (j) “propane” means propane as defined in the Oil and Gas Conservation Act ; (k) “rebate month” means a calendar month in the former rebate period or an annual rebate cycle in respect of which the Minister must provide rebates in accordance with section 19(1). (l) repealed AR 24/2023. AR 158/2022 s18;24/2023 Obligation of Minister to provide rebates 19 (1) For the purpose of section 2(1)(a) of the Act, to assist eligible consumers with the cost of heating fuels, the Minister must provide rebates to eligible consumers in accordance with this Part for each calendar month in which the Alberta Price for connected gas is greater than $6.50 per gigajoule. (2) The Minister must publish the Alberta Price each calendar month on a Government of Alberta website. AR 158/2022 s19;24/2023 Eligibility for rebate 20 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a customer is eligible for a rebate calculated in accordance with section 22 in respect of heating fuel the customer purchased for heating purposes in the heating fuel purchase period. (2) A customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of heating fuel the customer purchased in the heating fuel purchase period (a) if any portion of the heating fuel is resold or is consumed or used (i) outside Alberta, (ii) in processes and activities directly related to the exploration for or the production, processing, reprocessing, refining, upgrading, storage or transportation of natural gas, petroleum or oil sands, or (iii) for feedstock purposes, (b) if the customer’s application in respect of the heating fuel is submitted without an indication of the number required under section 21(2)(d)(iii) unless otherwise directed by the Minister, or (c) if the Minister has determined that the customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of that heating fuel. Application for rebate 21 (1) An eligible consumer may apply to the Minister for a rebate for heating fuel purchased in the heating fuel purchase period in accordance with this section. (2) An application must (a) be in writing, (b) be signed by the applicant, (c) be in a form and manner satisfactory to the Minister, (d) indicate (i) the name and site or address of the eligible consumer, (ii) the Alberta Price for that month or those months, (iii) the number of (A) gigajoules of non-connected gas, which may not exceed 417 gigajoules per month, (B) litres of propane, which may not exceed 16 334 litres per month, (C) litres of heating oil, which may not exceed 10 780 litres per month, or (D) litres of kerosene, which may not exceed 11 068 litres per month, that the applicant is requesting be used for the purpose of calculating the rebate for the rebate month, and (iv) which rebate month or months the proof of purchase in clause (e)(i) is being applied to, and (e) be accompanied by (i) a proof of purchase for the heating fuel, (ii) proof that the heating fuel was purchased and delivered during the heating fuel purchase period, (iii) proof that the applicant has not previously applied for a rebate for the same heating fuel, and (iv) any other documents and other information required by the Minister. (3) On receiving an application, the Minister may require the applicant to provide additional documents and information. (4) An application under this section must be received by the Minister before May 15, 2023. AR 158/2022 s21;176/2022 Eligibility for rebate for annual rebate cycle 21.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a customer is eligible for a rebate calculated in accordance with section 22 for not more than (a) 2500 gigajoules of non‑connected gas, (b) 97 925 litres of propane, (c) 64 625 litres of heating oil, and (d) 66 350 litres of kerosene that the customer purchases for heating purposes in an annual rebate cycle. (2) A customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of heating fuel the customer purchased in an annual rebate cycle (a) if any portion of the heating fuel is resold or is consumed or used (i) outside Alberta, (ii) in processes and activities directly related to the exploration for or the production, processing, reprocessing, refining, upgrading, storage or transportation of natural gas, petroleum or oil sands, or (iii) for feedstock purposes, (b) if the customer’s application in respect of the heating fuel is submitted without an indication of the number required under 21.2(2)(d)(ii) unless otherwise directed by the Minister, or (c) if the Minister has determined that the customer is not eligible for a rebate in respect of that heating fuel. (3) This section applies to annual rebate cycles commencing on or after April 1, 2023. AR 24/2023 s11 Application for rebate for annual rebate cycle 21.2 (1) An eligible consumer may apply to the Minister during the application period for a rebate for heating fuel purchased in the annual rebate cycle that preceded the application period in accordance with this section. (2) An application must (a) be in writing, (b) be signed by the applicant, (c) be in a form and manner satisfactory to the Minister, (d) indicate (i) the name and site or address of the eligible consumer, (ii) the number of (A) gigajoules of non‑connected gas, which may not exceed 417 gigajoules per month, (B) litres of propane, which may not exceed 16 334 litres per month, (C) litres of heating oil, which may not exceed 10 780 litres per month, or (D) litres of kerosene, which may not exceed 11 068 litres per month, that the applicant is requesting be used for the purpose of calculating the rebate for each rebate month, (iii) which rebate month or months the proof of purchase in clause (e)(i) is being applied to, and (iv) the Alberta Price for the rebate month or months referred to in subclause (iii), and (e) be accompanied by (i) a proof of purchase for the heating fuel, (ii) proof that the heating fuel was purchased and delivered during the annual rebate cycle, (iii) proof that the applicant has not previously applied for a rebate for the same heating fuel, (iv) proof that the applicant has not applied for a rebate for a quantity or volume of heating fuel that exceeds the quantity or volume the applicant is eligible to receive a rebate for under section 21.1(1), and (v) any other documents and other information required by the Minister. (3) On receiving an application within the application period, the Minister may require the applicant to provide additional documents and information. (4) Rebates shall not be calculated by the Minister under section 22 in respect of a heating fuel in an application if (a) the application is received by the Minister after the end of the application period, or (b) documents and information required by the Minister under subsection (3) with respect to that heating fuel are not received by the Minister within 30 days after the Minister gave written notice to the applicant at the address in the application that the documents or information was required. AR 24/2023 s11 Calculation of rebates 22 (1) Subject to section 21.1(1)(a), the Minister shall calculate the rebate the Minister must pay an eligible consumer in respect of non‑connected gas in an application for a rebate month in accordance with the following formula: A = (B - 6.50) x C where A is the amount of the rebate, in dollars; B is the Alberta Price for that rebate month; C is the number of gigajoules of non‑connected gas in the application for that rebate month, which may not exceed 417 gigajoules. (2) Subject to section 21.1(1)(b), the Minister shall calculate the rebate to pay an eligible consumer in respect of propane in an application for a rebate month in accordance with the following formula: D = ( E - 6.50 ) × F 39.17 where D is the rebate, in dollars; E is the Alberta Price for that rebate month; F is the number of litres of propane in the application for that rebate month, which may not exceed 16 334 litres. (3) Subject to section 21.1(1)(c), the Minister shall calculate the rebate to pay an eligible consumer in respect of heating oil in an application for a rebate month in accordance with the following formula: G = ( H - 6.50 ) × I 25.85 where G is the rebate in dollars; H is the Alberta Price for that rebate month; I is the number of litres of heating oil in the application for that rebate month, which may not exceed 10 780 litres. (4) Subject to section 21.1(1)(d), the Minister shall calculate the rebate to pay an eligible consumer in respect of kerosene in an application for a rebate month in accordance with the following formula: J = ( K - 6.50 ) × L 26.54 where J is the rebate in dollars; K is the Alberta Price for that rebate month; L is the number of litres of kerosene in the application for that rebate month, which may not exceed 11 068 litres. AR 158/2022 s22;24/2023 Payment of rebate 22.1 The Minister shall pay the rebates calculated under section 22 for an eligible consumer in respect of an annual rebate cycle on or before the August 15 following that annual rebate cycle. AR 24/2023 s13 Part 4 General Duty to keep records 23 A vendor that makes an application for reimbursement under this Regulation must (a) keep records relating to rebates in sufficient detail for the Minister to verify that rebates were provided for the benefit of eligible consumers, (b) keep records relating to the vendor’s costs to comply with this Regulation in sufficient detail for the Minister to verify those costs, (c) provide, when requested by the Minister, a detailed report about the rebates provided to eligible consumers, containing the information required by the Minister and verified in a manner the Minister directs, on any basis or method the Minister requires, and (d) provide any information about the following that the Minister, in writing, directs the vendor to provide: (i) eligible consumers, including site and meter identification; (ii) payments and credits made by the vendor to eligible consumers or other vendors; (iii) administrative costs incurred to provide the rebate to eligible consumers or other vendors. Extension of time 24 (1) Where this Regulation prescribes a date by which or a period within which a thing must be done, the Minister may, where the Minister considers it appropriate to do so, extend that date or period. (2) The Minister may only exercise the power under subsection (1) before the expiry of the date or period. Confidentiality 25 (1) Except as provided in this Regulation, a person who is or was employed or engaged in the administration of this Regulation must not (a) communicate or allow to be communicated any record or other information obtained under this Regulation to a person not legally entitled to that record or other information, or (b) allow any person not legally entitled to any record or other information obtained under this Regulation to have access to it. (2) A person who knowingly receives records or other information communicated to the person under subsection (1) holds the records or other information subject to the same restrictions under subsection (1) that apply to the person from whom the records or other information were received. Repeal 26 The Utility Commodity Rebate Regulation (AR 70/2022) is repealed. Expiry 27 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on March 31, 2028.