Readers of a certain age learned as infants that “transmission is a natural monopoly.” If so, then “transmission competition” is an oxymoron, right? Wrong, said FERC. In Order 1000, FERC directed incumbent transmission owners to delete the contract clauses they […]
As energy costs in Ontario have continued to rise, the effective representation of consumers in regulatory rate-setting procedures and other hearings has become increasingly important. This Policy Brief reviews recent developments in the representation of consumer interests in regulatory procedures […]
Introduction1 Public policy on decarbonisation is driven to a large degree by specific carbon targets put forth by politicians and policy makers. In Western economies, this often involves targeted reductions of total output of atmospheric carbon, though such reductions are […]
TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline (“the project”) may experience yet another challenge as it will likely undergo an environmental impact assessment and review (“EIAR”) by Quebec’s Bureau d’audience publique sur l’environnement (“BAPE”), as required by the province’s Environment Quality Act […]
Ontario is in the process of privatizing Hydro One. How is this best done? What role should restructuring play? And should other privatizations follow? This paper seeks to learn some lessons from experience in the UK and elsewhere over the […]
Introduction In advance of the COP21 climate change meetings in Paris last December, and in concert with the carbon policies announced by the new federal Liberal government, on November 22, 2015 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley advanced several climate related policies […]
Introduction 2015 was a banner year for the judicial elaboration of principles of Administrative Law in Energy Law and Regulation settings. A number of these developments have been discussed already in the pages of the Energy Regulation Quarterly. Nigel Bankes […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld FERC’s Order 745.1 That order requires operators of wholesale energy markets to treat demand side bids comparably to generation bids. Comparable treatment requires that demand side bidders (a) be allowed to compete with generators […]