Energy Regulation Quarterly

This is the first issue of the Energy Regulation Quarterly (ERQ) for the year 2023. This is our tenth year of publication. We start this tenth year just as we did in our first year with an article by David […]

I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION That Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov[1] would put to rest all significant standard of review selection and application problems was always hoping for too much. After much judicial, professional, and academic quarreling over a range of […]

In this article, we provide a high level summary of salient aspects Provincial carbon regimes in Canada. Our goal is to establish a baseline for readers outlining the different Canadian carbon pricing regimes for further consideration in subsequent pieces. This […]

The subtitle, “The Fall of PG&E — and what it means for America’s power grid,” is very telling. The book reads like a corporate obituary. It’s a tale of woe from beginning to end, with just a glimmer of hope […]

Expansion of Alberta’s energy industry beyond its hydrocarbon base continues apace. The authors of the lead article in this issue of Energy Regulation Quarterly report that “Alberta is the fastest growing jurisdiction for renewable power development in Canada.” The Alberta […]

Alberta is the fastest growing jurisdiction for renewable power development in Canada. Over the past decade, the province has emerged as a national leader in the renewable energy space because of: (i) the strength of its wind and solar resources, […]