Alberta Energy Capacity Market

The united conservative party has cancelled the ndp s planned overhaul which would have changed alberta s energy system from an energy only to a capacity market.

Alberta energy capacity market.

The alberta electric system operator aeso has been working to overhaul alberta s electricity market since 2017 after it concluded in a 2016 study the province should switch to a capacity. According to the data that rystad tracks alberta s current renewable capacity includes 0 1 gigawatt gw of solar and 1 8 gw of wind. In alberta there is a market capacity of 428 mw of renewable energy available that can be produced from biomass and other eco friendly resources. Image by david reed from pixabay in 2016 the then ndp government decided to change alberta s energy only market for electricity to a capacity market.

Energy only or capacity market. Alberta s electricity system the reversal of the capacity market and elimination of the regulated rate cap on electricity helps to restore investor confidence in alberta s electricity system. Calgary the province is reversing a 2016 decision by the then ndp government to implement a capacity market for the alberta s electricity sector instead deciding to stick with the energy only. As a result of this policy specific rules were developed for both short term adequacy and price fidelity as well as for long term adequacy or reserve margins.

This alberta electricity market redesign was supposed to be completed by 2021. A few weeks ago we told you about capacity market design in alberta and the debate going on over the length of the delivery period that will apply in the capacity market for new facilities. Which option is the best in alberta. This represents 2 5 of the generation capacity in the province.

Alberta is maintaining an energy only market as a result of overwhelming stakeholder support. It describes the provisional recommendations of the 5 stakeholder working groups struck by the aeso read more. By 2025 it expects that to grow to 1 8 gw of solar and 6 5. Land titles mineral and surface rights energy news bulletins and other energy services.