Energy Regulation Quarterly

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 release of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, on December 19, 2013 will likely prove to be a watershed moment in the history of Canada’s federal pipeline regulation regime […]

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 […]

This report highlights key energy regulatory developments in the United States over the last year. Energy regulatory developments in 2013 in the United States impacted numerous sectors of the energy industry and addressed a wide swath of issues.  This report […]

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 […]

This is the first issue of the Energy Regulation Quarterly. Readers may wonder why we need another energy journal. The answer is, simply, that this country does not have one, at least not one dedicated to energy regulation. Lots of […]