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 […]
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INTRODUCTION This paper provides a cost-benefit assessment of wind generation in Ontario, Canada for the 2020–2023 period and on a forward-looking basis for the 2027–2030 period. Our work is based on well-established economics literature examining the interaction of wind in […]
In May of 2024, the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) and the American Gas Association (AGA) engaged MCR Performance Solutions, a management consulting firm dedicated to serving utilities, to update and expand a 2022 study, Investor Expectations on North American Natural […]
INTRODUCTION In early April 2024, Nova Scotia’s Energy Reform Act[1] (originally known as Bill 404) passed, marking the beginning of a new direction for Nova Scotia’s energy system. At the time of writing only a small portion of the Act […]
Electrification is a top priority for just about every state and province in North America and for many countries around the globe. The urgency comes from the need to mitigate climate change.[1] The biggest barrier facing electrification is the high […]
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, […]
ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO Electric) and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd (ATCO Gas), collectively the ATCO Utilities, were regulated under the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) second Performance-Based Regulation (PBR) plan from 2018 to 2022 (PBR2). The plan, which was approved […]
Can Canada build enough fast enough to meet its net zero targets? Beneath this seemingly straight-forward question lie multiple sub-questions: can Canada build enough fast enough while sustaining the integrity of its energy systems? does the country have the policy […]
INTRODUCTION Canada’s federal government has played a role in the environmental assessment of major projects since the early 1970s, rarely without controversy. Following a surge in public interest of environmental issues in the late 1960s and the introduction of environmental […]