Quebec Adopts Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances

January 10th, 2012, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
Quebec has officially announced that the province will be adopting the Western Climate Initiative’s (WCI) cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances by 2013.
The WCI, a collaboration of independent jurisdictions who are working together to identify, evaluate, and implement emissions trading policies to tackle climate change at a regional level, central component [...]

Understanding Electricity Prices in Alberta

December 12th, 2011, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
This is a short video interview with Abbas Chagani, Manager of Electricity at Energy Advantage, discussing the volatile electricity market in Alberta, Canada.

Tiffany Richmond is an enthusiastic marketing professional and is responsible for online marketing strategies at Energy Advantage Inc.

The Price of Electricity in Alberta is Increasing. Are You Prepared?

March 2nd, 2011, 4 Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
The price of electricity in the province of Alberta has started 2011 with quite a boom. While electricity prices averaged about 4.4 ¢/kWh in 2010, they jumped to 8.3 ¢/kWh in January and over to 9.0 ¢/kWh to date in February.
As you can see from the graph displayed below the daily price of [...]

Trans Canada Pipelines Increases Tolls, Again

March 1st, 2011, No Comments

By: Yvan Masse
The rising Trans Canada Pipelines (TCPL) tolls will inflict financial pain on energy end users. As can be seen from the graph below, the TCPL firm tolls to the Eastern Zone, which were relatively stable and averaged $1.10/GJ in the 10 year period from 1999 to 2009, shot up from $1.19/GJ in 2009 [...]

How to Manage the Unexpected of Energy Prices

February 24th, 2011, No Comments

By: Yvan Masse
In 2009 and 2010, Alberta electricity customers were comfortable with prices in the low 5.0 ¢/kWh. Oil consumers were also feeling snug with prices trading at the $75 to $85 US/barrel level.
However, “black swan” events such as the permanent closure of two coal plants in Alberta, representing some 10% of the province low [...]

Canadian Winter Energy Market Overview

December 22nd, 2010, No Comments

By: Yvan Masse
This winter the Canadian market will have adequate energy supplies as a result of relatively high levels of gas production combined with ample inventories. This means that we can expect electricity prices to remain the same as last winter with natural gas prices predicted to be slightly lower than last year.
Natural Gas Market [...]

What Drives the Price of Gasoline?

December 17th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
If you own a mobile vehicle, then you’ve been paying attention to the prices at the pump. Gasoline prices have been looming around $1.110 per litre with no future signs of relief. So what drives the price of gasoline?
I’ve taken this question to the experts at Energy Advantage. Here is what they had [...]

Is Ontario Ready for Wind Power?

September 29th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
Ontario is at the forefront of wind power in Canada with almost 1,200 megawatts of installed capacity on the transmission system. With eight large-scaled wind farms spread out across Ontario, and many projects currently under development, Ontario is well positioned to double its capacity by 2012 and again by 2015 as forecasted.
However, some [...]

United States Energy Bill Collapses in Senate

July 28th, 2010, No Comments

By: Luke Takeuchi  
On Monday July 26th the Democrat’s climate change legislation was pulled from the senate in an attempt to spare the embarrassment of a fourth cap and trade bill failing to pass. With the entire Republican Party in opposition of the legislation and wavering support from fellow democrats the bill lacked ample support [...]

TransCanada Corporation May Raise Transportation Tolls in Western Canada

July 7th, 2010, No Comments

By: Luke Takeuchi
The TransCanada Corporation is currently in a bid to reduce the toll cost of transporting natural gas across the country’s Mainland pipeline. Its plan is to raise the transportation tolls where the demand is strongest, in Western Canada, to offset the significant costs of the lesser used Mainland pipeline.
While this plan seems fair [...]