Is a Cohesive Energy Vision for Canada Possible in the Minority Government Era?

June 2010 marked the sixth consecutive year of minority government rule in Canada, the second longest run of consecutive minority governments in Canadian history (second only to an nine year stretch in the 1920s).  While the past six years have... [read more]
August 13, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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The Unpleasant Surprise for Reliability in North America – FERC’s March 18 Orders

<!--break--> As the August 2003 blackout illustrated, even the slightest hiccup in the process of providing a reliable power supply can spell trouble for both the United States and Canada. A reliable supply of electricity is an essential priority... [read more]
May 25, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 6 – Conclusion)

<!--break--> In our last post in this series, we looked at more new priorities for governments and industry to address for the future of electricity. Here is the last of these five priorities, and where they leave us… The world will need... [read more]
March 16, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 5 – Priorities for Government and Industry … Continued…)

<!--break--> In our last post in this series, we looked at the first of five timely and relevant new priorities for governments and industry to address for the future of electricity. Here are a few more of these priorities, as I see them... [read more]
March 8, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 4 – Priorities for Government and Industry)

<!--break--> In Parts 1-3 of this series, we looked at electricity’s modern revolution and how it will set traditional concerns aside as out of date, and in so doing will bring five timely and relevant new priorities to the fore for... [read more]
March 4, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 3 - From Regional Supplier to Global Problem-Solver?)

<!--break--> Admittedly, not all the trends identified in my most recent post in this series have positive implications for electricity; resource depletion, for instance, may entail costs and shortfalls for the sector’s water and material inputs... [read more]
March 3, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 2 - Energy Challenges in an Interdependent World

<!--break-->     Here, then, are some of the energy-related challenges that form the backdrop to our world’s heightened electricity expectations…   The last two decades have seen some extraordinary changes in the... [read more]
March 1, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 1)

<!--break--> Increasingly, observers are looking to electricity to address an array of major energy challenges confronting society.  Electricity is widely expected to play a greater role in the global energy system and in meeting societal... [read more]
February 24, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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Looking out from COP-15: what is best for Canada?

<!--break--> Canadians learned a lot from the Conference of the Parties held in Copenhagen in December. For most people, it is clear that deep discord remains regarding the respective responsibilities of various nations, the question of whether a... [read more]
January 5, 2010 by Pierre Guimond
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The International Electricity Industry is on the Same Page at COP-15

<!--break--> The nations that gathered at the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) in Copenhagen on December 16 heard from representatives of the international electricity industry speaking with one voice.  At a side-bar event held on site at... [read more]
December 17, 2009 by Pierre Guimond
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Is Thomas Edison’s model still the right one?

<!--break--> Deloitte’s Canadian branch has published a paper (Empowering Ideas) that I feel accurately identifies many of the key issues that are of great consequence to the energy industry as well as energy consumers (i.e. virtually everyone in... [read more]
December 7, 2009 by Pierre Guimond
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Technologies for Clean Electricity Generation: Challenges and Opportunities (Part 2)

<!--break--> In a recent blog post, I mentioned that the appetite for low emissions and carbon-free technology in electricity generation has never been so great.  Here in Canada, we are making great strides in the development of low... [read more]
November 23, 2009 by Pierre Guimond
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