Energy Regulation Quarterly

Introduction The North American natural gas market in 2013 was a hot topic news item again, as it has taken center stage in a variety of media outlets over the last several years.  While a portion of the industries gas […]

Introduction Rate setting for local distribution companies (LDCs) is often a labor-intensive task for both regulators and LDCs. In Canada, most regulators use some form of rate of return regulation, which involves rate setting mechanism that require very complex and […]

The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick issued its Decision in Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Limited Partnership et al vs. the Attorney General in and for the province of New Brunswick, 2013 NBCA 34, on May 3, 2013.  This decision […]

Across Canada, provincial governments, either directly or through purchasing organizations or government-owned utilities, have been aggressively purchasing wind generation over the last five years. What happens when the government changes its mind and cancels the project? That situation recently faced […]

by Clark, Ron W., Stoll, Scott A., and Cass, Fred D. Markham: LexisNexis Canada, 2012 This book comprises a “soup to nuts” survey of the Ontario electricity sector, presented in nine chapters over 600 pages. Although the book describes the […]

by Mary Janigan Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2012 The West Wants In!    How many times have we heard that complaint in the Canadian political debate? The rise of the Reform Party in the 1990s and the triumph of Harper […]