It’s been a wild ride for electricity markets in the past two months, particularly in August. Electricity prices in jurisdictions across North America hit some of their highest levels in more than a decade.
Read Full ReportPower Advisory was retained by the City of Windsor to deliver a report with recommended actions to alleviate electricity supply and transmission constraints impacting investments and economic development in the City of Windsor and surrounding areas.
Read Full ReportThe IESO has released the results from its first Medium-Term RFP (MT-RFP 1), procuring around 310 MW and 380 MW of effective capacity in the summer months and winter months, respectively, from six different operating facilities with contracts soon expiring.
Read Full ReportFrom April to July the Alberta Government Department of Energy engaged in eight full day consultation sessions on a variety of topics.
Read Full ReportOn June 15, 2022 the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) took the unprecedented step of suspending the operation of the National Electricity Market (NEM)
Read Full ReportThe Massachusetts legislature passed legislation on July 21st that allows the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to competitively solicit proposals for offshorewind (OSW) transmission.
Read Full ReportThe conditions facing Ontario’s electricity sector over the next decade are materially different than those from the last ten years. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is now in the early stages of embarking on administering multiple procurement processes to contract for needed supply.
Read Full ReportPower Advisory is excited to announce partnering with Stantec to provide an important study to WaterPower Canada regarding the future of pumped storage hydro.
Read Full ReportAlberta is currently undergoing a review of its transmission policy and the supporting mechanisms in the market design and ISO tariff. This work is ongoing and discussions related to the broad issue are happening in different places, hosted by various policy makers, regulators and agencies – there are many moving pieces.
Read Full ReportIn the March 2022 edition of the Ontario Market Update we laid out the supply problem that is confronting Ontario. Since then, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has published its 2022 Annual Acquisition Report (AAR), and the problem is bigger and more acute than previously reported.
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