Publications

The Ontario Energy Board’s 2024-2027 Business Plan: The Said and the Unsaid

Towards Developing a Natural Gas (and Energy Transition) Policy for Ontario

On February 22, 2024, Ontario’s Minister of Energy introduced Bill 165, Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024. The Bill is intended primarily to reverse the December 2023 Phase 1 Decision and Order by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in the Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge) proceeding to set 2024-2028 rates.

IESO 2024 Annual Planning Outlook Summary and Commentary

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) published the 2024 Annual Planning Outlook (APO), providing an outlook on Ontario's electricity system plans and future system operations. This year the APO has been merged with the Annual Acquisition Report (AAR), Section 9, which was previously a separate document that followed the APO six months later.

Major Alberta Electricity Market Reform on the Horizon

On March 11, 2024, the Alberta government allowed the release of the AESO report submitted to government on January31, 2024 and the MSA report submitted to government on December 21, 2024.

Proposed Updates to the Clean Electricity Regulations

The federal government is proposing a number of significant changes to the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER). The CER was initially introduced in the summer of 2023 and included an industry-wide performance standard and a cap of 450 hours annually that a gas-fired generator could operate with unabated emissions, among other features.

National Grid no longer pursuing the Twin States Clean Energy Link

National Grid announced in early March that it was no longer pursuing the development of the Twin States Clean Energy Link (Twin States), a 1,200 MW HVDC interconnection between Quebec and Southern New Hampshire

Flexible Hosting Capacity Arrangements in Ontario

On January 29, 2024, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) proposed amendments to the Distribution System Code (DSC) by adding a new section 6.2.4.1A related to enabling local distribution companies (LDCs) to offer flexible hosting capacity arrangements on a voluntary basis.

The Renewable Pause is Over! What’s Next?

Yesterday marked the end of the pause of Commission approvals of facilities applications for renewable generators. Starting today, the Commission can begin issuing decisions related to any applications that have progressed throughout the previous six months but were stalled at the final stage due to the Generation Approvals Pause Regulation.

Nova Scotia’s Clean Electricity Solutions Task Force‍

On February 23, 2024 the Government of Nova Scotia released the final report of the Clean Electricity Solutions Task Force (the “Task Force”), Modernizing Energy from Transition to Transformation.

Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act

On February 22, 2024 Ontario’s Minister of Energy introduced Bill 165, Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024. The Bill is primarily intended to reverse the December 2023 Phase 1 Decision and Order by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB)in the Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge) proceeding to set 2024-2028 rates.