Le Règlement sur l’électricité propre réduit l’incertitude pour les investissements dans les réseaux électriques au Canada

The Canadian Climate Institute asserts that the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) provide a critical foundation of certainty for utility providers and regulators, encouraging the massive capital investments required to decarbonize Canada's power grids. The document highlights how the CER complements other policies, such as industrial carbon pricing and investment tax credits, to lower costs for consumers and ensure a competitive advantage for industries seeking clean energy. It emphasizes that while the CER sets national goals—including a target of zero tonnes of emissions per gigawatt-hour by 2050—it maintains flexibility for provinces to implement equivalent solutions and manage their own resource planning.

• The Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) act as a stabilizing force that reduces uncertainty for utility providers and regulators, which is necessary because electricity infrastructure projects require significant long-term capital and are subject to cautious regulatory oversight.
• The CER is most effective when used in complementarity with other policy tools, specifically industrial carbon pricing and investment tax credits (ITCs), to attract large-scale investments in emission-reduction solutions.
• The CER establishes a clear national trajectory for decarbonization, proposing emission limits for fossil fuel plants starting in 2035 and reaching zero tonnes of emissions per gigawatt-hour by 2050, while allowing provinces to develop equivalent provincial solutions.
• The document cites the phase-out of coal in Alberta as a successful precedent where the complementarity of federal and provincial policies—including carbon pricing and coal phase-out commitments—accelerated the transition despite political changes.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2025). Le Règlement sur l’électricité propre réduit l’incertitude pour les investissements dans les réseaux électriques au Canada. https://institutclimatique.ca/reglement-electricite-propre-reduit-incertitude-investissements-reseaux-electriques-canada/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Le Règlement sur l’électricité propre réduit l’incertitude pour les investissements dans les réseaux électriques au Canada. 2025. https://institutclimatique.ca/reglement-electricite-propre-reduit-incertitude-investissements-reseaux-electriques-canada/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2025rglement, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Le Règlement sur l’électricité propre réduit l’incertitude pour les investissements dans les réseaux électriques au Canada}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/reglement-electricite-propre-reduit-incertitude-investissements-reseaux-electriques-canada/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }