The National Energy Board is seeking comments from Indigenous peoples and stakeholders on changes to the board’s filing guidance for companies. These changes are related to the implementation of Bill C-69, which includes the new Canadian Energy Regulator Act. Although the board’s role as Canada’s energy regulator will remain fundamentally the same, the Canadian Energy Regulator Act adds … Read more
A new joint report by the International Energy Agency and the National Energy Board shows that CO2 emissions from Canadian buildings could be 80 per cent lower by 2050, with major energy intensity improvements and shifts away from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources. The report, Heating and Cooling Strategies in the Clean Energy Transition, uses known … Read more
The National Energy Board released a new report titled Where does Canada’s gasoline come from? This report explains the journey a barrel of crude oil travels from the well head into gas tanks of Canadians. It also features an interactive dashboard that allows Canadians to view daily gas prices and explore how prices have changed over time in 70 … Read more
The National Energy Board published a report, Canada’s Energy Transition, which identifies that while energy and emissions-intensities have been declining, Canada still needs to substantially reduce its emissions intensity and energy use in order to transition to a low-carbon economy. “Our report provides an overview for Canadians on how the pace of change in energy markets, policy … Read more
The National Energy Board released its report examining short and long-term options to optimize oil pipeline capacity out of Western Canada as requested by Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.). The report states that any notable increase in pipeline or rail capacity would need to come from new major infrastructure projects as current pipeline … Read more
The National Energy Board delivered its Reconsideration report to the Government of Canada, with an overall recommendation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is in the Canadian public interest and should be approved. The NEB will impose 156 conditions on the Project if it is approved, and has made 16 new recommendations to the Government of … Read more
The National Energy Board approved TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd. (Keystone) request to begin winter clearing work on the North Spread of its Keystone XL Project (Project). The NEB’s approval applies to the North Spread of the Project only. Further pipeline construction would be subject to NEB approval of other condition compliance submissions. Call 403-690-0545.
Canadians have a new way to assess whether it makes financial sense to install solar power in a new interactive online report released by the National Energy Board. The report titled the Economics of Solar Power in Canada, estimates the amount and cost of electricity solar projects might generate in four scenarios: residential, commercial, community and … Read more
The National Energy Board is set to begin Oral Traditional Evidence proceedings as part of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project Reconsideration hearing. The NEB has scheduled OTE sessions over the next three weeks, starting in Calgary, Alta. (Nov. 20-22), then in Victoria, B.C. (Nov. 26-29) and concluding in Nanaimo, B.C. (Dec. 3-6). The full release is … Read more
At a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade, National Energy Board Chair and CEO Peter Watson released Canada’s Energy Future 2018: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2040. Renewable sources of electricity will experience significant growth and continue to play a large role in Canada’s electricity generation mix over the next 20 years, according … Read more
