INTRODUCTION For many years, the Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”) has grounded its oversight of energy infrastructure and regulation in a set of core principles which include consumer protection, affordability, safety, reliability, and the fair return standard for utilities. These principles, […]

The past year saw noteworthy developments around the regulation of mergers and acquisitions in the electricity sector in both Ontario and Alberta.   The energy regulators of those provinces each considered the approval of significant acquisitions of utilities within their respective […]