ArticleIESO Launches Phase 1 Of Energy Storage ProcurementOn March 12, 2014, the IESO issued an RFP to procure 35 MW of energy storage resources. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleManitoba's Plan For Indigenous-Led Wind Energy ProjectsManitoba's Affordable Energy Plan – Building the Next Generation of Clean Energy was recently launched by the Government of Manitoba.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleNew Ontario Government Introduces Hydro One Accountability ActOn July 16, 2018, the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford introduced Bill 2, Urgent Priorities Act, 2018, into the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Approves Reliability Must-Run Contract For The Lennox Generating StationThe Ontario Energy Board recently approved a reliability must-run contract. Reliability must-run contracts allow the IESO to instruct a generator to operate a facility in specific ways in order to maintain the reliability of the electricity system. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleOEB Is Directed To Review Ontario's Transportation Fuel MarketOn November 9, 2016, Minister of Energy Thibeault directed the OEB to conduct a review and prepare a report about Ontario's retail transportation fuels market (gasoline and diesel). CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Issues Decision On Proposal By Municipalities To Form New Natural Gas DistributorOn February 27, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board issued a decision in respect of a proposal for a new natural gas distribution company to distribute gas in municipalities located on the north shore...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Issues Order In Respect Of Province-Wide Pole Attachment ChargeOn November 16, 2020, we wrote about a decision of the Ontario Divisional Court dismissing an appeal with respect to the charge approved by the Ontario Energy Board for wireline ...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Reaffirms That Proposal By New Gas Distributor Must Include Assessment Of CNG OptionIn a decision issued on June 4, 2020, the OEB concluded that the grounds for the review motion did not pass the threshold test and it dismissed the motion.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Releases Final Report On The Treatment Of Pension CostsThe Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released its Final Report on the Regulatory Treatment of Pension and Other Post-employment Benefits Costs (the Report) on September 14, 2017. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Requires More Detail Regarding Operational Concerns Identified In Settlement ProposalThat is, E.L.K. Energy's application for approval of rates over five years proposed an initial year of approved base rates followed by four years of Price Cap rate adjustments.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Announces Linkage Of Cap & Trade With Quebec And CaliforniaA number of provinces and states (including Ontario, Quebec and California) are members or participants in the Western Climate Initiative...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Announces New Tilbury Battery Storage ProjectThe Ontario government recently announced its new $170-million Tilbury Battery Storage Project, owned by Quebec company Boralex in partnership with Walpole Island First Nation.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Energy Board Looking To Simplify Rate Applications For Smaller DistributorsOn December 17, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a letter inviting "smaller electricity distributors" to participate in a meeting to identify opportunities to improve regulatory efficiency forCanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Government Releases OEB Modernization ReportAs we explained in an earlier post, the previous Ontario government appointed an expert panel to conduct a review of the OEB, examine best practices from other jurisdictions and report back about potential changes and improvements.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Introduces Standard Contract Offer ProgramAs part of the Ontario government’s plan to generate 5% of Ontario’s total energy capacity from new renewable sources by 2007 and 10% by 2010, the government has announced a Standard Offer Contract program. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleOntario Natural Gas Distributors To End Cap And Trade ChargesNow that the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 1998 has passed, the Ontario government has issued an announcement indicating that Ontario natural gas distributors will be required to remove Cap and Trade charges from customer bills as of October 1, 2018.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Power Authority Proposes New Feed-in Tariff Program For Commercial AggregatorsIn August 2010, the Ontario Power Authority changed the microFIT Program (10 kW or less) to exclude commercial aggregators by limiting eligibility to the microFIT Program to the registered owners (natural persons and certain other entities such as municipalities, schools and hospitals) of the property on which the facility is to be located. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
ArticleOntario To Cancel White Pines Wind ProjectOn July 10, 2018, the Ontario government announced its three "top legislative priorities" for the upcoming summer sitting of the legislature. Two of these have energy implications. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario To Implement Cap-And-Trade SystemAn official announcement is expected by Ontario Environment Minister Glen Murray in the near future, with further details to come later this spring and summer.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP