Publications

Ontario Moves to Accelerate Grid Expansion and Connections

On October 21, 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Electrification issued a press release announcing the government was “removing barriers that slow the construction of new homes and businesses by making it easier and more affordable to connect to the province's world-class clean electricity grid.”

Ontario’s Vision And Plan To Tackle The Energy Transition

On October 22, 2024 Ontario’s Ministry of Energy and Electrification published Ontario’s Affordable Energy Future: The Pressing Case for More Power, setting out the government’s vision for the energy sector: “A pro-growth agenda that takes an all-of-the-above approach to energy planning.”

Addressing Ontario's Supply gap with a new Energy Efficiency Framework 

Ontario’s Electricity Demand Forecast Increases by 75% – Key Considerations

July 2024 Alberta Electricity Newsletter: Market Power Mitigation Triggered in its First Month

Earlier this year, the Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) published its recommendation for an interim market power mitigation measure for implementation by July 1, 2024.

German offshore wind project developer announced that it had entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Ming Yang

Last week a German offshore wind project developer announced that it had entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Ming Yang, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, for 16 of its 18.5 MW wind turbines.

Waiting for Grid Modernization

The need for electricity grid (distribution and transmission) modernization and expansion has been the subject of many high profile announcements and reports.

May 2024 Ontario Electricity Market Update: IESO Announces Results of LT-1 RFP

On May 9, 2024, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) released the results of its Long-term 1 (LT1) RFP. The LT1 procurement is the single largest procurement by the IESO in more than a decade and is the first step in a series of long-term procurements by the IESO over the next decade as it seeks to maintain reliability and resource adequacy in the face of growing demand and shifting supply mix priorities (i.e., customer and government lower carbon emission intensity objectives).

May 2024 Alberta Electricity Newsletter: 2024 AESO Long-Term Outlook

The AESO published the 2024 Long Term Outlook (LTO) which provides a 20-year outlook on Alberta’s electricity load and generation based on current assumptions, with an update published at least every two years. In response to ongoing uncertainty around Alberta’s market design and policy climate, the AESO released three additional scenarios along with the main Reference Case.

The Industrial Conservation Initiative and Clean Energy Power Purchase Agreements

On May 7, 2024, the Ontario Ministry of Energy posted a new proposal for feedback regarding amendments to Ontario Regulation 429/04 (O. Reg. 429/04). The proposal aims to enable eligible electricity customers (i.e., purchasers) to enter into corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with clean, non-emitting energy suppliers.