Electricity Canada lobbies federal government on net-zero grid rules

An advocacy group for Canadian energy companies lobbied federal officials for a Clean Energy Regulations (commonly known as Clean Electricity Regulations) and wants to discuss with policymakers emerging and nascent technologies such as smart grids; utility-scale storage; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; hydropower; small modular nuclear reactors; and hydrogen, as well as other technologies

Electricity Canada was registered last week by Andrew Teliszewsky, a consultant at GT & Company. In addition to discussing clean electricity regulations, the group wants to hold meetings on proposed investment tax credits for incentives for certain types of renewable and clean energy technologies, including energy storage, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage, and small modular reactors.

The Clean Electricity Regulations are federal laws designed to ensure Canada’s energy sectors achieve a net-zero grid by 2035. The first draft was released last summer, but the feds announced several proposed changes earlier this year that open the door to more flexibility for individual power generators, according to the Canadian Press.