Apollo Power electricity export request

Summary#

Apollo Power Inc. has applied to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) for permission to export electricity to the United States. The company wants to export up to 10,000 MWh of firm energy each year and up to 1,750,000 MWh of interruptible energy annually for a period of 10 years. The CER is asking the public for views before deciding.

What it does#

• Asks the public whether the export should be allowed and whether it needs a formal licensing process under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.
• Describes the quantities requested: up to 10,000 MWh of firm energy per year and up to 1,750,000 MWh of interruptible energy per year, for 10 years.
• Asks for comments on two specific points:
  • the export’s effect on provinces other than the one where the power would be exported from; and
  • whether domestic buyers who said they were interested in buying electricity in Canada were properly told about the sale and given a fair chance to buy on the same terms.
• How to see the application: request it from the applicant by emailing info@apollopower.ca or view it on the CER website.
• Deadlines:
  • Written submissions to the CER and emailed to the applicant are due by 10 April 2023.
  • Any answer from the applicant to those submissions is due by 25 April 2023.
• Contact for CER procedure questions: the Secretary of the Commission (phone listed in the notice).

Who's affected#

• Apollo Power Inc. (the company making the request).
• Electricity buyers and sellers in Canada who may have declared interest in buying power.
• Provincial electricity markets and regulators, especially provinces other than the one exporting the power (the CER specifically asks about effects on those provinces).
• People or organizations monitoring cross-border electricity trade.
  If it is unclear exactly which province the exports would come from, the notice does not specify that detail.

Why it matters#

• Large exports can affect how much electricity is available at home, and they can influence prices or supply in one or more provinces.
• The CER is asking whether Canadian buyers were given a fair chance to buy first. That matters for local businesses, utilities, and consumers who rely on stable access to power.
• Public submissions can influence whether the export is approved and under what conditions.