Category Archives: Energy

The Regulatory Treatment of Stranded Assets in Alberta

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Regulatory Treatment of Stranded Assets in Alberta Case Commented On: Fortis Alberta Inc v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 ABCA 295 The Court of Appeal has now handed down its unanimous decision on the appeal … Continue reading →

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Methodological Pluralism: Canadian Utility Law Does Not Prescribe any Particular Prudent Expenditure or Prudent Investment Test that a Regulator Must Apply

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Methodological Pluralism: Canadian Utility Law Does Not Prescribe any Particular Prudent Expenditure or Prudent Investment Test that a Regulator Must Apply Case Commented On: Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Energy Regulator Announces that It will Publish a Broader Range of Decisions

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Alberta Energy Regulator Announces that It will Publish a Broader Range of Decisions Matter Commented On: AER Bulletin 2015-28, Posting of Participation and Procedural Decisions, September 23, 2015 Over the past few years, ABlawg … Continue reading →

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The Governor in Council Occasions Change and Delay in the National Energy Board’s Review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project: The Curious Case of PC 2015-1137

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Kirk Lambrecht, Q.C.

By: Kirk Lambrecht, Q.C. PDF Version: The Governor in Council Occasions Change and Delay in the National Energy Board’s Review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project: The Curious Case of PC 2015-1137 Matter Commented On: Order in Council PC … Continue reading →

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The SGER Amendments and the New Treatment of Cogeneration

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The SGER Amendments and the New Treatment of Cogeneration Regulation Commented On: Specified Gas Emitters Amendment Regulation, Alta Reg 104/2015 In a previous post I reported on the Minister’s speech announcing a two-step procedure for … Continue reading →

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