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Changes To Alberta Renewable Project Approvals, Effective March 1, 2024
On August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta directed the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC") to implement a six-month pause on renewable power generation approvals and to conduct an inquiry on the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta.1 On February 29, 2024, that pause was lifted, and the Government of Alberta announced policy changes to how the AUC will consider new applications for Renewable Approvals, effective March 1, 2024.2 This...
Changes to Alberta Renewable Project Approvals, Effective March 1, 2024
On August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta directed the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) to implement a six-month pause on renewable power generation approvals and to conduct an inquiry on the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta.[1] On February 29, 2024, that pause was lifted, and the Government of Alberta announced policy changes to how the AUC will consider new applications for Renewable Approvals, effective March 1, 2024.[2] This...
Beyond The Headlines Part 1: Indigenous Participation In The Regulated Utility Sector
While stories involving Indigenous opposition to large energy projects have made the headlines in recent years, in practice, Indigenous participation in the energy sector has become increasingly prevalent - leading to new opportunities for Indigenous communities, proponents and utilities, and potentially fundamentally altering the role of traditional provincial energy regulators. It is this relatively untold story that is the dominant narrative on the ground.
SCC Clarifies Advance Costs Test For Public Interest Litigation
Introduction In Anderson v Alberta, 1 the Supreme Court of Canada considered an order for advance costs in relation to Beaver Lake Cree Nation's underlying claim against the Crown for improperly allowing its traditional lands to be taken up for industrial and resource development.
Not All Takings Up Of Land Within Treaty Territory Trigger The Crown's Duty To Consult
On October 22, 2019, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal (the Honourable Madam Justices Jo'Anne Strekaf and Ritu Khullar), issued its ruling in Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta, 2019 ABCA 401, which was accompanied by concurring reasons by the Honourable Madam Justice Rowbotham. The Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the Aboriginal Consultation Office's (ACO's) existing policy of identifying lands affected by a given project, and identifying Indigenous groups that must be consulted.
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