The Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) was the governing body of the energy industry in the province of

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. Previously known as the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB), the EUB was reorganized on 1 January 2008 into two separate regulatory bodies: the

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(ERCB), which regulates the

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industry (later reorganized as

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), and the

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(AUC), which regulates the

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industry. Sunday, 11 April 2021

History

1995: The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) was created. The Public Utilities Board and the Energy Resources and Conservation Board (previously the Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board) merged to create the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) in order to provide a more streamlined and efficient regulatory process.

References

Alberta Energy: Alberta Utilities Commission and the Energy Resources Conservation Board.
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