Editorial
The New Industry Dynamics Six factors currently drive the energy sector in Canada at the national level: the drop in the price of oil; pipeline delays; the increase in shale gas; the increase in the delivery of crude oil by […]
Introduction 2015 was a banner year for the judicial elaboration of principles of Administrative Law in Energy Law and Regulation settings. A number of these developments have been discussed already in the pages of the Energy Regulation Quarterly. Nigel Bankes […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld FERC’s Order 745.1 That order requires operators of wholesale energy markets to treat demand side bids comparably to generation bids. Comparable treatment requires that demand side bidders (a) be allowed to compete with generators […]
On July 27, 2015 the Alberta Utilities Commission released the first contested Canadian decision involving energy market manipulation. The 217 page decision1 followed a three year investigation and a three-week hearing. This is not the first decision on this topic. […]
1. Introduction The last quarter of 2015 was a busy one in respect of judicial activity of interest to Alberta utilities: a decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA); two decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada; and two […]
The Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”) has commenced a process to determine the approach to be used to set wireline pole attachment fees across Ontario.2 In a November 2015 letter, the OEB initiated a “comprehensive policy review” of miscellaneous rates and […]
In his Preface to The Guide to Energy Arbitrations, William Rowley QC notes that “if a single industry can lay claim to parental responsibility for the present universality of international arbitration as the go-to choice for the resolution of commercial […]