Pursuing the overarching goal of many governments of transitioning to a low carbon economy depends heavily on innovation — innovation in technology, innovation in regulatory treatment of technological developments and innovation by regulators themselves in their approaches to emerging challenges[…]
Few of us have experienced a year like 2020. For the energy sector it was a brutal combination of low oil prices, a national coronavirus lockdown, and a severe economic downturn. It was also a signature year in terms of the shift in rhetoric and investment dollars away from conventional fuels and technologies to emerging ones[…]
Natural gas plays a central role in various initiatives aimed at moving towards reducing carbon emissions. That role, however, sometimes appears inconsistent, indeed self-contradictory. On the one hand, as the cleanest-burning, lowest carbon-emitting of the hydrocarbon fuels, wider use of natural gas is often promoted as a “bridging fuel,” particularly to replace the burning of coal[…]
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the widespread adoption of innovative communication tools, particularly to replace in-person gatherings. On May 6, the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), a co-sponsor of Energy Regulation Quarterly (ERQ), hosted its annual CAMPUT Workshop in digital format[…]