Conservative Policy Scenarios in Alberta’s Electricity Market

Canada’s decarbonization strategy, the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER), has the potential to reshape Alberta’s electricity market in years to come. However, uncertainty remains as a change in government at the federal level could result in the CER not being enacted, eliminating stricter emissions limits and removing lifetime limits on unabated thermal plants. Furthermore, market reform is driving additional uncertainty, while the provincial government has increased restrictions on renewable development in the region. Without a federal carbon policy, Alberta’s TIER regulation becomes fundamental in reshaping the investment outlook for generation assets across all technologies. Lower renewable penetration can impact price volatility, with varying long-term outcomes as different policies interact with the effects of the Restructured Energy Market.

In this session, we will cover the following topics:

• What can be the impact of changes in carbon policy on Alberta’s long-term capacity and generation mix?
• How do investment cases for wind and solar projects change in a lower carbon price scenario?
• How do policy changes at the provincial and federal levels impact the decarbonization trajectory of Alberta’s power sector?
• How different carbon policy scenarios interact with the market reforms included in the Restructured Energy Market?

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The Aurora Team