Regulating Utility Governance: An Analysis of the Ontario Energy Board’s Role
Regulating Utility Governance: An Analysis of the Ontario Energy Board’s Role The Ontario Energy Board has announced its intention to conduct a consultation respecting its role in providing guidance to […]
WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in 2017 Best Lawyers® in Canada Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 27 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. WeirFoulds has proudly earned 45 rankings in 21 […]
The Benefits of Brightfields Developments for Municipalities
The increasing viability and importance of distributed energy resources, and the content of the provincial government’s policies on climate change, make the use of brownfields sites for brightfields developments a compelling option for municipalities.*
The Challenges and Benefits of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) for Municipalities
The growing interest in, and deployment of, distributed energy resources (“DER”) has been thought to be of interest, albeit for different reasons, primarily to consumers and to local electricity distribution utilities. However, DER has important implications for municipalities, both in their capacity as the owners of those distribution utilities and as a means to promote both conservation and the development of contaminated properties.
Corporate Governance for Municipally-Owned Local Electricity Distribution Utilities
Local distribution electricity utilities (“LDCs”) have been a source of stable and predictable income for their municipal owners. That is in large measure a result of the fact that LDCs are providing a monopoly service overseen by a regulator charged with the obligation, among other things, to ensure the stability of the LDCs.
Partner Robert Warren named by Lexpert® as a Leading Energy Lawyer in Canada
WeirFoulds partner Robert Warren is named by Lexpert® as a Leading Energy Lawyer in Canada in the November 2015 Special Edition of The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
Energy/Tax Law Update 2015
The 2015 Ontario Budget, released on April 23, includes proposed measures that are intended to set the stage for consolidation within Ontario’s electricity distribution sector. At a high level, the measures are a limited-duration reduction of barriers to private sector investment in municipally owned electricity utilities (MEUs).
Regulatory Developments and the Impact on Consumers, Business and the Environment
The policies of the OEB, and in particular its approach to the setting of rates for the transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas, have had an impact on […]
Managing the Challenges Facing Municipalities and their Utilities
Electricity distribution utilities are facing an unprecedented number of challenges. They are under significant cost pressures due to the need to repair and replace aging infrastructure, and to respond to […]
The Governance of Regulatory Agencies – A Case Study of the Ontario Energy Board
Executive Summary Regulatory agencies play a critical role in the operation of modern society. They perform functions which none of the legislature, the government, or the courts have the time, […]
Partner Robert Warren named by Lexpert® as a Leading Energy Lawyer in Canada
WeirFoulds partner Robert Warren is named by Lexpert® as a Leading Energy Lawyer in Canada in the November 2014 Special Edition of The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
Fifteen WeirFoulds Partners Recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Fifteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2014 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice, up from 12 lawyers in 2013. […]
Quiz: Impact of Changes in FIT 2.0
Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff program was introduced in 2009, when the province enacted the Green Energy and Green Economy Act as a means to stimulate renewable energy generation and to promote […]
Consolidation of Ontario’s Electricity Distribution Sector
Background The Province’s Distribution Sector Review Panel has issued a Report recommending major changes in the electricity distribution sector. If carried out, the recommendations will have significant impacts on municipalities […]
Five WeirFoulds partners have been been ranked by Lexpert® as Leading Infrastructure Lawyers in Canada
Five WeirFoulds partners have been been ranked by Lexpert® as Leading Infrastructure Lawyers in Canada in the September 2012 Special Edition of the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business. Infrastructure […]