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Federal government releases new design options for Clean Electricity Regulations

2024-11-05T18:34:40+00:00February 28th, 2024|Beginner, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Energy Stories, Intermediate|

On February 16, 2024, the federal government released an update with new design options being considered for the Clean Electricity Regulations. The draft Regulations were released on August 10, 2023, and would limit how utilities can use unabated fossil fuels to generate electricity beginning in 2035. Several provinces, utilities, and energy sector stakeholders, among

Feedback to the Canada Electricity Advisory Council

2024-11-05T18:28:22+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Energy Stories, News|

On December 12, 2023, the Canada Electricity Advisory Council launched a consultation seeking feedback from the public to help develop the Council’s final recommendations to the federal government. The Council was launched in May 2023 with a year-long mandate to provide independent advice to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources on how to

It’s time for an honest conversation in Atlantic Canada about the federal Clean Electricity Regulations

2024-11-05T18:30:13+00:00September 11th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President. This commentary appeared in all New Brunswick on September 8, 2023 and in the Telegraph Journal on September 11, 2023.  The federal government recently released their Clean Electricity Regulations. These are sweeping rules designed to eliminate virtually all greenhouse gas emissions from electricity produced in Canada by 2035.  After

How can burning oil help us reach net zero?

2024-11-05T18:31:19+00:00July 26th, 2023|Commentaries|

Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy Given all the interest in climate change and in reducing the use of fossil fuels, especially those generating electricity, it is no surprise many people were shocked to learn about Nova Scotia Power’s plans to transition existing coal-fired electricity generation at the Lingan Generating Station to use

Where are the Clean Electricity Regulations?

2024-11-05T18:37:07+00:00April 26th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President of the Atlantica Centre for Energy  The federal government is in the process of developing transformative new Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) to nearly eliminate emissions from electricity generation for utilities across Canada beginning in 2035. This process is taking time though as the proposed framework was released last July

Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Part 3: Electricity Cost Infographic

2022-12-13T17:21:59+00:00December 9th, 2022|Infographic, Publications|

Forecasts from the Canada Energy Regulator’s Canada’s Energy Future 2021 report show electricity prices across Atlantic Canada will increase over the next 28 years. A new discussion paper from the Atlantica Centre for Energy looks at how federal and provincial regulations aimed at reducing emissions and reaching net zero by 2050 will change the

Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Part 3: Electricity Cost

2024-11-05T18:19:55+00:00December 9th, 2022|Discussion Papers, Publications|

The purpose of the third discussion paper in Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series is to help Atlantic Canadians better understand how government regulatory changes and policies aimed at achieving net-zero emission by 2050, as well as evolving consumer behaviours, will likely result in increased electricity prices across the Atlantic provinces relative to

Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series Part 2: Electricity Demand

2024-11-05T18:36:15+00:00September 27th, 2022|Discussion Papers, Publications|

The purpose of the second discussion paper in Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series is to help Atlantic Canadians better understand how federal regulatory changes and policies aimed at achieving net-zero emission by 2050, as well as evolving consumer behaviours, will likely increase electricity demand across the Atlantic provinces. Like the first paper in

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