Publications

Power Advisory To Work With Stantec to Conduct Pumped Storage Hydro Study

Power Advisory is excited to announce partnering with Stantec to provide an important study to WaterPower Canada regarding the future of pumped storage hydro.

May 2022 Ontario Electricity Market Update: Corporate Power Purchase Agreements Can Close Ontario's Supply Gap

In the March 2022 edition of the Ontario Market Update we laid out the supply problem that is confronting Ontario. Since then, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has published its 2022 Annual Acquisition Report (AAR), and the problem is bigger and more acute than previously reported.

May 2022 Alberta Electricity Newsletter: A Primer on Transmission Policy in Alberta

Alberta is currently undergoing a review of its transmission policy and the supporting mechanisms in the market design and ISO tariff. This work is ongoing and discussions related to the broad issue are happening in different places, hosted by various policy makers, regulators and agencies – there are many moving pieces.

PSC approves NYSERDA’s expansion of the distributed solar (NY-Sun) program in New York to at least 10 GW-DC by 2030; New program will take effect June 1, 2022

On April 14, 2022, the New York Public Service Commission approved a new framework to achieve at least 10 GW-DC of distributed solar by 2030, an incremental 4 GW-DC above the NY-Sun target launched in 2014.

Power Advisory's Calgary Team

Offshore Wind Subject Matter Expert (Senior Consultant/Manager)

Eversource's Strategic Review of its OSW Portfolio

On May 4th Eversource Energy initiated a strategic review of its offshore wind (OSW) portfolio, which could result in the potential sale of all or part of its 50% interest in its OSW joint venture with Ørsted.

Retail Rate Power and SREC / REC Price Forecasting Play Critical Role in Commercial Solar M&A

M&A for commercial solar, comprised of commercial and industrial (C&I) and community solar (CS), has been very robust over the past few years. Some of the biggest deals have included Brookfield Renewables (AltaGas), Goldman Sachs (SunPower, Clean Focus Yield, South Jersey Industries), Argo Infrastructure (CarVal, Onyx) and CleanCapital (BR Group Holdings). More recent platform deals have included ECP (Pivot), Blackrock (DSD + Borrego portfolio add-on) and Partners Group (Dimension Renewables).

Ontario Capacity Needs and 2022 Annual Acquisition Report

The pending capacity crunch facing Ontario’s electricity grid is becoming increasingly clearer and more severe. On April 4th, the IESO released its second Annual Acquisition Report (AAR), which presents the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO’s) plans to address future power supply system needs.

March 2022 Ontario Electricity Market Update: Ontario's Looming Capacity Deficit

In December 2021, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) released its Annual Planning Outlook (APO), which is the third outlook published by IESO for Ontario’s power system. The APO informs stakeholders of system needs and the 2021 APO covers the period from 2023 to 2042.