INTRODUCTION Canada’s electricity grid is vast, complex, and quietly impressive. From Labrador to Vancouver Island, most Canadians live within reach of reliable power. Yet beneath that apparent unity lies a striking fragmentation: ten provinces, ten regulators, and ten distinct sets […]
1. INTRODUCTION The Canadian Energy Reliability Council (“CERC”) was formed in 2024. Its goal is to focus on energy reliability as Canada navigates the ever-changing domestic and global energy marketplace and policy landscape. It will do so by facilitating collaboration […]
INTRODUCTION This article considers the economic regulators’ review of integrated resources planning (IRP) for gas and electric utilities in Canada. The IRP process has typically been conducted by each regulated utility considering only the energy demands of its customers without […]
INTRODUCTION Near the end of 2023, two strikingly similar decisions were issued almost simultaneously, one by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), the other by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). Both raised significant concerns about investments in natural gas infrastructure, […]
INTRODUCTION On June 10, 2024, the Canada Electricity Advisory Council issued its final report: Powering Canada: A blueprint for success (Advisory Council Report).[1] The report stated: For Canada to reach its net-zero goal, multiple studies have concluded that in addition […]
I. INTRODUCTION In 2022, following a discussion with Mongolia’s utility regulator on the importance of evaluating utility performance, a delegate asked how regulators, in turn, evaluate their own performance. It was surprisingly difficult to respond to this question. Traditional metrics […]
The annual CAMPUT 2022 conference explored an essential issue facing regulators across the world — disruption. When energy sector regulators, industry, and other stakeholders gather, conversations quickly turn to change. Energy sector regulation is rarely discussed without someone or several […]