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

Pursuing the overarching goal of many governments of transitioning to a low carbon economy depends heavily on innovation — innovation in technology, innovation in regulatory treatment of technological developments and innovation by regulators themselves in their approaches to emerging challenges[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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Canadian Energy Regulators and New Technology: The Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

Author: Gordon E. Kaiser ×

In the past, Canadian energy regulators have been reluctant to fund new technology through rates because they were experimental or research in nature. For example, applications to both the Ontario and Nova Scotia regulators to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging were declined[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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The Battles Over Net Energy Metering1

The Battles Over Net Energy Metering1

Authors: Ahmad Faruqui, Agustin J. Ros and Gordon E. Kaiser ×
Comments by: David Morton, David Stevens and Bob Heggie

Under net energy metering (NEM), the buying and selling of electricity occurs at the same price. NEM is a pricing arrangement that applies to consumers of energy that have installed rooftop solar panels on their premise, allowing them to both buy power from the grid and to sell power to the grid[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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What Can We Learn from Energy Regulatory Innovation? Case Studies of Formal Regulatory Agreements and Public Engagement Processes

Author: Patricia Larkin ×

Strengthening public confidence in Canada’s public authorities is no easy task, but the need has never been clearer. Rapid social and policy change demand it[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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The Expanded Role of The Political Executive in Reviewing Proposed Federal Pipeline Projects: A Case Study1

Author: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. ×

Two developments in the past decade have fundamentally transformed the federal Canadian framework for reviewing proposals for interprovincial and international pipeline projects[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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Supreme Court of Canada Re-writes the National Concern Test and Upholds Federal Greenhouse Gas Legislationa

Authors: Nigel Bankes, Andrew Leach and Martin Z. Olszynski ×

On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated reference opinion regarding the constitutionality of the federal government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing regime. In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act[…]

July 2021 – Volume 9, issue 2 2021
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