Electricity

Ready, Set, Go: Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Procurement Begins

Courtesy of Borden Ladner Gervais. View original article here. As promised, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) kicked off what it is calling “REP Round 1” by issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for Round 1 of its Renewable Electricity Procurement (REP). The REOI is the first stage of a much anticipated 3… [Read More…] about Ready, Set, Go: Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Procurement Begins

Ending the Cycle of Electricity Price Interventions in Ontario

Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. Every decade the government of Ontario freezes or cuts electricity prices because the costs of an ambitious energy policy prove to be politically unacceptable. This leaves future electricity customers paying for the cost of a failed experiment from a previous generation. We should learn from this experience… [Read More…] about Ending the Cycle of Electricity Price Interventions in Ontario

Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” changes provincial electricity pricing and expands opportunities for behind-the-fence generation

Courtesy of Osler. View original article here. On March 2, 2017, the Government of Ontario released highlights of its “Fair Hydro Plan” (the Plan), significantly reducing the price of electricity for many groups in Ontario and expanding opportunities for the development of behind-the-fence generation. The most significant element of the Plan is a 25% reduction… [Read More…] about Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” changes provincial electricity pricing and expands opportunities for behind-the-fence generation

Designing Alberta’s New Electricity Capacity Market: Work Begins but Much to be Done

Courtesy of Borden Ladner Gervais. View original article here. Earlier this month, members of BLG attended the Alberta Electric System Operator’s (AESO’s) first stakeholder engagement session in Calgary on the design of Alberta’s forthcoming capacity market. As we wrote about in Alberta to Cap Electricity Rates and Bring in a Capacity Market, the provincial government first… [Read More…] about Designing Alberta’s New Electricity Capacity Market: Work Begins but Much to be Done

Ontario Net Metering Regulation: Ministry Posts Updated Regulatory Proposal

Courtesy of Borden Ladner Gervais. View original article here. On December 22, 2016, the Ontario Ministry of Energy (the “Ministry”) posted an update to its August 19, 2016 regulatory proposal for revising the Net Metering Regulation: O. Reg. 541/05 (the “Regulation”). The Regulation established a province-wide net metering program in 2005 (the “Program”) by requiring electricity distributors… [Read More…] about Ontario Net Metering Regulation: Ministry Posts Updated Regulatory Proposal

Additional PPA Agreements Reached With AltaGas Ltd. and TransCanada Energy Ltd.

Courtesy of Alberta Energy. View original article here. The Government of Alberta has reached final agreements to settle power purchase arrangements (PPAs) with AltaGas Ltd. and TransCanada Energy Ltd. The agreements will terminate the PPA held by ASTC Power Partnership, a partnership between AltaGas and TransCanada, for Sundance B. The agreements will also terminate TransCanada’s… [Read More…] about Additional PPA Agreements Reached With AltaGas Ltd. and TransCanada Energy Ltd.

Update on Electricity Rate Relief Program for Ontario Businesses

Courtesy of Blakes. View original article here. The expansion of Ontario’s Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) to provide electricity rate relief to more businesses comes into effect on January 1, 2017. Businesses who want to participate in the expanded ICI program must provide written notice to their electricity provider in order to qualify. In our September… [Read More…] about Update on Electricity Rate Relief Program for Ontario Businesses

Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation

Courtesy of Osler. View original article here.  The electricity markets in Canada, unlike most other states, are regulated primarily at the provincial level and not at the federal level. In this article, which originally appeared in Getting the Deal Through, Richard King, a partner in Osler’s Regulatory, Environmental, Aboriginal and Land Practice Group, outlines the regulation and business… [Read More…] about Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation

Alberta to Cap Electricity Rates and Bring in a Capacity Market

Courtesy of Borden, Ladner and Gervais. View original article here. Alberta continued to rapidly overhaul its electricity market policies with the announcement yesterday that it would cap power rates and introduce a new capacity market in Alberta. Cap on Power Rates The Province announced that by June 2017, it will put in place a cap… [Read More…] about Alberta to Cap Electricity Rates and Bring in a Capacity Market

Alberta Announces Coal Transition Action

Courtesy of Alberta Energy. View original article here. In support of its made-in-Alberta transition to a stable, reliable and cleaner electricity system, the Government of Alberta has announced agreements with TransAlta, Capital Power and ATCO to end coal-fired emissions on or before Dec. 31, 2030. The agreements will see the companies, which own six coal-fired… [Read More…] about Alberta Announces Coal Transition Action