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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]