Introduction Electricity transmission is a natural monopoly. It is expensive to build. It requires highly specialized knowledge to plan and integrate with existing electrical systems. It has a long, linear footprint which takes a long time to consult about, assemble […]

Renewable energy mandates often accompany ambitious decarbonization policies such as Alberta’s recently announced Climate Leadership Plan. European experience shows that such mandates which generally include subsidized renewables (with near zero short-run marginal costs) can reduce conventional thermal generation facilities’ utilization […]

Canada is a signatory to the Paris Agreement, negotiated at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP 21”) in December of 2015. As part of its commitment, Canada confirmed that it will reduce its greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions by […]

Introduction Energy development sometimes faces powerful local opposition in communities across Canada. Energy companies have found themselves under the microscope and regulators have been forced to confront their evolving role in this new context. New research from the University of […]

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 […]