The Council for Clean & Reliable Energy and the Centre for Urban Energy at Ryerson University presented an important conference, “The Future for LDCs: Are New Business and Regulatory Models Required for LDCs to Survive?”. This conference provided LDCs with the opportunity to consider issues vital to their survival with industry, academic, legal and business experts.
LDCs have seen the cost of delivering electricity increase due to a number of factors beyond their control, including the effects of provincial green energy and conservation policies. While conservation and technological innovation reduce the load, the socialization of green energy costs increase system supply costs. These increased costs in turn create incentives for consumers to either leave the grid, or use it as a standby facility. The cumulative effect of these forces may require LDCs to adopt a new business model and may require, in addition, a new regulatory construct.
The conference provided a neutral forum for the examination of these critical business and policy issues.
![]() GLEN WRIGHT, Chair, Council for Clean & Reliable Energy |
![]() ROBERT WARREN, Conference Chair, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP |
![]() SEAN CONWAY, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University |