AUC Introduces Reclamation Security Guidelines for Wind and Solar Power Plants
June 25, 2025
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) is introducing new reclamation security guidelines for applicants for wind and solar power plants, where security is provided to hosting landowners.
These guidelines are being released to provide guidance on the AUC’s expectations for landowner-negotiated reclamation security programs that are set out as an alternative to government-held security in the Government of Alberta’s newly released Code of Practice for Solar and Wind Renewable Energy Operations. The reclamation security guidelines below apply to wind and solar power plants that receive AUC approval after January 1, 2025.
Applicants for all new solar and wind power plant applications (filed on or after June 5, 2025) must continue to satisfy:
All applicable information requirements in Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations, Hydro Developments and Gas Utility Pipelines.
The interim information requirements in Bulletin 2024-25, which have been updated for wind and solar power plants to reflect the issuance of the Code of Practice and are linked on the AUC’s Rule 007 page.
