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

From time-to-time the Editors of Energy Regulation Quarterly invite law firms and others to address certain topics of particular importance to energy regulators[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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Is Hydrogen the Silver Bullet?

Authors: Jay Lalach, Adriana Da Silva, Jimmy Burg, Emma Hobbs and Gabrielle Matheson ×
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Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element in the universe. It can serve as a low or no-emission fuel alternative and has a number of other applications in energy storage, transportation, power production, and heating[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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British Columbia Reduces Regulatory Barriers to Hydrogen Investment

Authors: Eric Bremermann, Glenn Zacher and Daniel Gralnick ×

On May 25th, 2021, British Columbia amended its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation (made under BC’s Clean Energy Act) to authorize regulated gas utilities to produce, purchase and distribute specified types of hydrogen (the “Amendments”)[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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Carbon Tariffs – The Next Challenge in Canadian Climate Law and Policy?

Authors: Dr. Neil Campbell, Lisa Page, Talia Gordner and Adelaide Egan ×

Carbon Tariffs or Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) are being explored by various countries to support climate change initiatives[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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Hydro-Québec and Its U.S. Transmission Projects

Author: Erik Richer La Flèche ×

Year in, year out, Quebec’s vertically integrated state-owned power utility Hydro-Québec (HQ) exports approximately 33.5 TWh. In 2019, HQ exported 33.7 TWh — representing 16 per cent of all electricity sold by HQ but 22 per cent of its net income[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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The Cause of the Ontario Electricity Price Increases

The Cause of the Ontario Electricity Price Increases

Authors: Benjamin Dachis and Joel Balyk ×

Ontario’s electricity sector has struggled with rising system costs for more than a decade. Why? The crux of the problem are increases in the cost of supply from high-cost contracts spread over less electricity consumption than forecast when the contracts were struck[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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The Collingwood Judicial Inquiry: Lessons for Ontario’s Electric Utilities

Author: Ron Clark ×

In a transaction closing on July 31, 2012, the Town of Collingwood sold 50 per cent of its interest in Collus Power Corporation, the local electricity distribution company (LDC) serving the Collingwood service area, to PowerStream Incorporated[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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British Columbia Supreme Court Significantly Expands Indigenous Rights

Authors: Sander Duncanson, Martin Ignasiak, Tommy Gelbman, Olivia Dixon and Tyler Warchola ×

On June 29, 2021, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision in Yahey v British Columbia, in which it ruled that the rights of the Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) under Treaty 8 in northeast British Columbia had been infringed by the cumulative impacts of industrial developments within Blueberry’s traditional territory, including forestry, oil and gas, renewable energy and agriculture[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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The Guide to Energy Arbitrations

Author: Adam Chisholm ×

Those in the international arbitration and energy spaces have had the benefit of topical education in energy arbitration law since 2014 through the Global Arbitration Review’s The Guide to Energy Arbitrations[…]

October 2021 – Volume 9, issue 3 2021
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