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Permitting Reform for Renewable Energy Projects | JD Supra
B.C. recently introduced and passed Bill 14 – the Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act.[i] The Bill itself is brief and can be adequately described for our purposes by quoting selectively from the Province’s Press Release:[ii] The Province “is taking action to speed up permitting for renewable energy projects to meet growing demand for clean power” Bill 14 “will expand the authority of the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) to oversee renewable energy projects” The BCER’s “initial...
Permitting Reform and Electrification | JD Supra
Canada is committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.1 To do this will almost certainly require a substantial degree of electrification – namely an increased use of clean, non-carbon emitting forms of electricity.2 A recent paper – Project of the Century, published by the Public Policy Forum – notes: "Canada is going all in on electricity.
Judicial Review And Project Completion Risk
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Background Major energy projects in Canada currently face extraordinary completion risk – whether by way of undue delay, major restructuring or outright abandonment. A material contributor to such completion risk has been judicial review: the policies, practices and standards that Canada's courts have applied in reviewing administrative decisions made to assess and approve proposed projects.
Risque de non-réalisation, flou juridique et projets énergétiques de compétence fédérale
Des études récentes ont montré un risque élevé de non-réalisation des projets énergétiques assujettis à la compétence fédérale. Selon certaines évaluations, jusqu'à 40 % des projets en attente d'approbation du fédéral sont retirés ou interrompus par leurs promoteurs ou rejetés par les organismes de réglementation. Le risque global de non-réalisation des projets énergétiques les plus importants et controversés peut même être plus élevé.
A Tale of Three Mega-Dams, and Why Site C Could Face the Axe
New-build major hydroelectric projects in Canada are proving costly, controversial and vulnerable to review and reconsiderations even after construction has commenced. Three recent examples of this are the Muskrat Falls project in Newfoundland, the Keeyask Dam in Manitoba and Site C in British Columbia. Each of these projects: Muskrat Falls is an 824-megawatt hydro plant in Labrador linked by a 1,000-kilometre transmission line to Newfoundland.
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