Small Scale Generation Regulation (Alta. Reg. 194/2018).

This Regulation is organised in 11 Articles and contains discipline on small scale electric generating units’ systems. Under the Regulation an "eligible generation unit" means a generation unit that exclusively uses sources of renewable or alternative energy, is or will be connected to an electric distribution system for the purpose of supplying electric energy, to the interconnected electric system, or within an isolated community, and has a total nameplate capacity that will not exceed the electric distribution system hosting capacity at the interconnection point.
Art. 2 regulates the application to be qualified as a small-scale generation unit and Art. 3 the application to be qualified as community generation unit. Art 3 states: a small-scale power producer who owns a small-scale generating unit that is the subject of a community benefits agreement or a community benefits statement may apply to the Commission to have it qualified as a community generating unit. Under the Regulation a “community benefits agreement” means a legally binding contract in writing that is between a small scale power producer and a community group, that is in respect of a small scale generating unit, and confers social, environmental or economic benefits to the community group.
The Regulation furthermore establishes rules on costs of connection, and processes to be followed in order to make changes to small-scale generating units or to community generating units, among others.