By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Royalty Certainty for the Oil and Gas Industry? Legislation Commented On: Alberta Bill 12: Royalty Guarantee Act On June 20, 2019 Alberta’s Legislature gave first reading to Bill 12, The Royalty Guarantee Act. The Bill aims to fulfil a commitment made as part of the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) election platform: […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Implications of the AUC’s Smith Decision Decisions commented on: AUC Decision 23756-DOI-2019, Advantage Oil and Gas Ltd. Glacier Power Plant Alteration, April 26, 2019; and AUC Decision 24393-D01-2019, International Paper Canada Pulp Holdings ULC Request for Permanent Connection for 48-Megawatt Power Plant, June 6, 2019. In its Smith decision earlier […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Market power in the electricity sector prior to the implementation of a capacity market Report commented on: Charles River Associates, Offer Behaviour Guidelines prior to the implementation of a capacity market, Report Prepared for the Market Surveillance Administrator, December 18, 2018 On September 27, 2018, Alberta’s Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Applications for Party Status in a Permission to Appeal Application Bill Commented On: Balancing Pool v ENMAX Energy Corporation, 2018 ABCA 143 (CanLII) This decision deals with applications by two parties (the Balancing Pool and TransAlta) to be accorded party status (or, failing that, intervenor status) in permission to appeal applications […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Power Purchase Arrangement Litigation Comes to an End Matter Commented On: Government of Alberta Press Release, March 9, 2018 The Government of Alberta issued a Press Release on March 9, 2018 indicating the Government and ENMAX “have agreed to withdraw ENMAX from the Power Purchase Arrangement (PPA) legal action initiated in […]
