Category Archives: Utility Regulation

Arbitrations Added to the PPA Soup

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Arbitrations Added to the PPA Soup Case Commented On: TransCanada Energy Ltd v Balancing Pool, 2016 ABQB 658 (CanLII) The power purchase arrangements (PPA) dispute in the Province continues to evolve along a number of different … Continue reading →

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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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How much discretion does a regulator have to limit the recovery of a utility’s legal costs?

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: How much discretion does a regulator have to limit the recovery of a utility’s legal costs? Case Commented On: ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2014 ABCA 397 In this case the … Continue reading →

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Alberta Utilities Commission Approves the Proposed Sale of AltaLink’s Transmission Assets to the Berkshire Hathaway Group

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Alberta Utilities Commission Approves the Proposed Sale of AltaLink’s Transmission Assets to the Berkshire Hathaway Group Decision Commented On: AUC Decision 2014-326, AltaLink Investment Management Ltd. and SNC Lavalin Transmission Ltd et al, November 28, … Continue reading →

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