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A quote famously attributed to then FBI Director, Robert Mueller, in March 2012 advised that: "There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those that will be."

One longstanding complaint about high-voltage electric transmission lines is the fear that such lines generate an electromagnetic force which adversely affects people or the environment. Opponents of such lines typically argue that they have not been proved to be safe and therefore, under the precautionary principle, should not be approved.

As we previously reported, the Federal Government announced last year that it would introduce legislation to increase the amount of liability coverage required for nuclear plant operators and offshore oil and gas production.

Five companies have now been selected to provide energy storage services as part of the IESO 35 MW procurement of renewable energy storage capacity.

The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge to decisions of the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) to grant successive, short-term approvals to EnCana Corporation to withdraw fresh water from B.C.'s lakes, rivers and streams for use in hydraulic fracturing operations.

Yesterday, in a unanimous decision1, the Federal Court of Appeal (the "Court") quashed the federal government's Order in Council approving the Trans Mountain Expansion project on two grounds:

The Federal Court of Appeal quashed two Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in a 2-1 decision delivered on June 23, 2016.

Last week, we reported that the federal government was considering a proposal to provide a significant tax break to proposed LNG plants in British Columbia.

While Canada, along with the rest of the world, continues its efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, several recent federal and provincial announcements have confirmed that government has not lost sight of the threat posed by global climate change.

On March 4, 2015, Hydro-Québec Distribution ("HQD") issued a new request for proposals for the purchase of up to 500 MW of firm capacity and the related energy during "peak periods".

A group of NGOs filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas in a Paris court, which they describe as the world's first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.

On April 5, 2016, the Minister of Energy directed (the "Direction") the IESO to undertake the second phase of the LRP ("LRP II") that was first announced in 2013.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Canadian technology, IP and capital market lawyers provide an overview of current legal issues affecting technology companies in the energy industry.

On November 4, 2015, the Yukon Court of Appeal released its decision in the Peel River case that we first reported on here.

Electricity distribution utilities are facing an unprecedented number of challenges.

On August 19, 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator released its 12 page Manual ​008: Oil Sands Exploration and Coal Exploration Application Guide which sets out the application requirements, processes, and expected timelines for oil sands exploration and coal exploration programs.

The Directive instructs the IESO to increase procurement targets for LRP II, introduce new programs under the Conservation First Framework, and reallocate unused funding towards the IESO's Support Programs.

The National Energy Board (NEB) now predicts Canadian's use of fossil fuels will peak around 2019.