Le 12 juin 2025, le gouvernement de l’Ontario (le « gouvernement ») a publié son plan intitulé L’énergie pour les générations à venir, soit son premier plan énergétique intégré, lequel a pour but d’établir une planification...more
On June 6, 2024, the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy tabled Bill 69 - An Act to ensure the responsible governance of energy resources and to amend various legislative provisions (the "Bill"). Over the past year,...more
On June 15, 2023, the Government of British Columbia announced BC Hydro was proceeding with a call for new sources (the Call to Power) of 100 percent clean, renewable emission-free electricity from large-scale projects,...more
Le 26 février 2024, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « Cour d’appel ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Thomas and Saik’uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., confirmant le rejet par la Cour suprême de la...more
On February 26, 2024, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Court) issued its decision in Thomas and Saik’uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., upholding the B.C. Supreme Court’s dismissal of nuisance claims brought by two...more
According to its Electricity Supply Plan 2023-2032 submitted to the Régie de l'énergie at the end of 2022, Hydro-Québec expects growth in electricity demand to continue in Quebec in the next decade by an additional 25...more
On September 11, 2023, the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) formally launched an inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly, and efficient development of electricity generation in the province (“Inquiry”)....more
The Supreme Court of Canada winter term has begun. While the court will be hearing mostly criminal law matters, in January through March, it will consider four cases that may interest the business community or organizations...more
Residents of the Siberian town of Pervouralsk have been horrified by a sight they never expected – green colored snow. Vladimir Putin’s Russia, in the same way as the Communist Soviet Union, industrializes with little regard...more
In this four-part series, we revisit 2017’s biggest developments in Energy & Sustainability-related news, milestones, policy changes, and financial transactions. This is the third installment of the series...more
Earlier this week, Massachusetts released its updated Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020. The headline for the press release was “Massachusetts on Track to Meet 25% Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target for...more
Governor Baker recently submitted Senate Bill No. 1965 to the Legislature. It calls for utilities to solicit long-term purchases of renewable energy. We are talking about as much as 1/3 of Massachusetts’ annual electricity...more
Back in June, I noted that the New England states had tasked the New England States Committee on Electricity (“NESCOE”) with exploring the possibility of importing more large-scale Canadian hydro into New England. Earlier...more