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An update on Natural Gas Expansion in Ontario

Authors: John Vellone and Jessica Ann Buchta ×

In March of 2015, the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Municipality of Kincardine and the Township of Huron-Kinloss (collectively, “Southern Bruce”) conducted a competitive Request for Information (RFI) process to canvass the market for potential suppliers of natural gas distribution services. After […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Contested Service Area Amendments: The Battle for New Electricity Customers

Authors: John Vellone and Jessica Ann Buchta ×

On June 21, 2016, E.L.K. Energy Inc. (“ELK”) filed a service area amendment application under Section 74 of the Ontario Energy Board Act1, to amend its service area in its electricity distribution licence ED-2003-0015 to include, inter alia, lands associated […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Ontario’s Fair Hydro Plan Act Upends Rate Administration and Finance

Author: Tom Adams ×

Ontario’s new Fair Hydro Plan Act, 20171 (“FHP Act”), which received Royal Assent June 1, 2017, upends Ontario Energy Board (OEB) oversight over rates paid by households, small businesses, and farm consumers, restructures the financial architecture of Ontario’s power system, […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” comes at a (future) cost

Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” comes at a (future) cost

Author: David Stevens ×

Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” has reduced current electricity bills for Ontario consumers by 25 per cent, effective July 1, 2017. 1  This is being accomplished through a number of measures, including the removal of the provincial portion of HST from […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Premier’s Bane: A folk history of electricity policy in Ontario

Author: Adam White ×

Author: Adam White1 Newspaper editors and industry pundits have panned energy policy decisions of the Government of Ontario.2 They argue that weaknesses and structural failures, with respect to who should do what, lie at the root of what went wrong […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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The Mandate of the National Energy Board

Author: Peter Miles ×

The National Energy Board (NEB) has been regulating interprovincial and international hydrocarbon pipelines and international power lines for almost 60 years. Its enabling legislation, the National Energy Board Act (NEB Act)1 instructs it to satisfy itself that, before approving facilities, […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Federal Environmental Assessment Reform: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Author: Michael Fortier ×

The Canadian federal government has spent the last 18 months considering environmental assessment (EA) reform. The Government has stated the goals of this reform as regaining public trust, protecting the environment, advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and ensuring “good projects […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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The Report of the Expert Panel on the Modernization of the National Energy Board and the Response of the Government of Canada

Author: Nigel Bankes ×

1. Introduction This article provides a summary of and preliminary comments on the Report of the Expert Panel on the Modernization of the National Energy Board1 (NEB Expert Panel Report) which was released in May 2017.2 This report is one […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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Editorial

Authors: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. and Gordon E. Kaiser ×

Legislation to reform, or “modernize”, the federal regulatory review process for major energy infrastructure projects is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the near future, perhaps as early as this fall. Regardless of how extensive any proposed changes may […]

September 2017 – Volume 5, issue 3 2017
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