Electricity Canada will make its most vocal stand against rules that could hurt parts of the country that will have a tougher time transitioning fully off fossil fuels
When the federal government releases the final version of its proposed Clean Electricity Regulations toward the end of the year, it will be no surprise if Alberta is first in line to challenge the new rules., Electricity Canada, the association representing Canada’s power utilities, will make its most vocal stand against rules that could hurt parts of the country that will have a tougher time transitioning fully off fossil fuels, such as Alberta , Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Ontario.
While Oliver Anderson, communications director for Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, says consultations have been “unprecedented,” Bradley says unless changes are made, the standards proposed by Ottawa will “result in blackouts and brownouts.” The Pembina Institute, an environmental think tank, found in its own analysis that 53 projects representing 8.6 gigawatts of capacity have withdrawn applications from Alberta’s electricity generation development process since the moratorium was announced last August.
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