Time-of-Use (TOU) rates, sometimes also called Time-Varying Rates (TVR), include simple time-of-use rates, critical-peak pricing rates, peak time rebates (PTR), variable-peak pricing rates (VPP) and real-time pricing rates (RTP). Today, they are deployed in small numbers in many parts of the globe[…]
With the coming into force on August 28, 2019 of Bill C-69 enacting the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (“CER Act”) and the Impact Assessment Act (“IA Act”), the federal assessment process for energy infrastructure projects was fundamentally restructured.
Introduction Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are drawing the attention of energy system operators and regulators across North America and Europe. DERs are “a decentralized source of energy that provides electricity services to individual customers or to the wider system located […]
Introduction – Smart Energy Communities and the Regulatory system Canada faces several challenges on the energy and climate change front — and they appear to be growing more intractable. We are approaching thirty years from initial agreement on the Framework […]
On August 28, 2019, Bill C-69 was proclaimed into force, simultaneously enacting the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CERA) and the Impact Assessment Act (IAA)1 and repealing the National Energy Board Act (NEB Act) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 […]
I am delighted, and honoured, to be asked again to speak to representatives of one of Canada’s most important and far-reaching industries. A lot of us take this industry for granted, because natural gas heats our homes and powers our factories. It’s used by 21-million Canadians[…]