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The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
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The Ontario Court of Appeal has rendered an important decision, which could impact the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) future procurement of repowered facilities....more
La Société indépendante d’exploitation du réseau d’électricité (« SIERE ») a fait connaître ses plus récentes décisions quant à la mise au point d’un processus d’approvisionnement concurrentiel officiel relativement à de...more
Le 4 juillet 2024, la Société indépendante d’exploitation du réseau d’électricité (« SIERE ») de l’Ontario a présenté les plus récents développements relativement à la conception de ses appels de propositions à long terme («...more
On July 4, 2024, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) presented the latest design developments for its Long-Term 2 (LT2) and Medium-Term 2 (MT2) procurements, each of which will contain both capacity and energy...more
On March 6, 2024, the Alberta government proclaimed the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta’s Electricity Grid) Amendment Act, 2022 (ESAA). The ESAA amends associated statutes and regulations such as the Alberta...more
Nearly two years after receiving Royal Assent, the Government of Alberta proclaimed the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta’s Electricity Grid) Amendment Act (the Act) on March 6, 2024. The Act, formerly Bill 22,...more
In 2004, Alberta's Transmission Regulation established the framework for the planning and development of Alberta’s electricity transmission infrastructure. Its intent was to attract new generation, increase competition and...more
Le 10 août 2023, le Canada a publié un projet de Règlement sur l’électricité propre (le « Règlement »), lequel vise à faire partie intégrante de la stratégie du Canada en vue d’atteindre l’objectif de zéro émission nette de...more
On August 10, 2023, Canada released draft Clean Electricity Regulations (Regulations), which are intended to form an essential part of Canada’s approach to achieving economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by...more
In its recent decision (27048-D01-2022), the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) confirmed the scope and nature of its previous Module C decision, which was part of protracted regulatory and court proceedings relating to...more
The clock is ticking on fossil fuels. Protecting the environment by “going green” is not only on the near horizon of the power generation industry across the world, but the initiative has been adopted by many other industries...more
The Government of Canada (through Environment and Climate Change Canada) launched a consultation through the publication of a discussion paper, "A Clean Electricity Standard in support of a net-zero electricity sector:...more
Economic and population growth, together with accelerated electrification in all economic sectors, is expected to shift Canada’s electricity systems into a period of sustained demand growth through the 2020s and early 2030s....more
On November 17, 2021, the Honourable Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, introduced Bill 86, the Electricity Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (ESAA), to the Alberta Legislature. With the ESAA, the...more
On January 28, 2021, the Government of British Columbia announced that BC Hydro will offer discounted electricity rates to innovative industrial customers seeking to use clean electricity in qualified “green” operations, as...more
Following the release of Alberta's Recovery Plan, which included plans to diversify Alberta's economy and develop a new energy strategy, the Alberta government has made a series of announcements on plans to develop strategies...more
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change - "The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker - "A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago." Why this is important:...more
On January 7, 2017, the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Mexico's Ministry of Energy (SENER), the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the National Center for...more