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On March 5, 2010, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority closed the $825 million purchase from Teck Metals Ltd. of a 1/3 interest in Teck’s 493 megawatt Waneta Dam in south-eastern British Columbia.

This paper provides a guide to the regulatory approval processes for oil and natural gas exploration and production in the Northwest Territories, which holds an estimated 33% of Canada’s remaining conventionally recoverable natural gas resources and 25% of the remaining recoverable resources of light crude oil.

This paper provides information on four topics that should be useful to developers of resort properties, as well as potential buyers and investors in resort property strata units, homes or commercial enterprises. The four topics are: the unique characteristics and issues of utility services; who are the utility regulators and what do they do?; From whom, and under what terms, are utility services available?; and a summary of issues for developers and investor-owners.

The importance of renewable energy resources cannot be overstated. In a climate of rising oil and natural gas prices, enhanced environmental awareness and increasing evidence that fossil fuel supplies are finite, politically vulnerable and environmentally taxing, renewable energy is a promising energy alternative. While not totally without impact on the environment, renewable energy is cleaner than fossil fuels and, by definition, cannot be depleted.

The electric systems of Alberta and British Columbia are interconnected through three transmission lines, and all three are treated for operational purposes as a single line. For the purpose of this discussion, these interconnections will be referred to collectively as the Alberta-BC Interconnection, or the Intertie.

NWT Energy Policy Consultation 2003 (March).

Quarterly newsletter from the Energy Law Group.

New B.C. Energy Policy.

1st anniversary edition of the Energy Law Group newsletter.

Quarterly newsletter from the Energy Law Group.

Newsletter from the Energy Law Group.

The heightened awareness of the significance of transportation arrangements has re-emphasized the importance of the regulatory framework governing natural gas transmission. Against this backdrop, this paper will outline the significant regulatory decisions and related events in 2001 and early 2002 affecting the regulation of natural gas pipelines in Canada.

RTO Development.