ATNV Energy export permit request

Summary#

ATNV Energy, LP has applied to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) for permission to export up to 60,000 MWh of electricity each year for 10 years. The application (filed 10 May 2024) is under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, and the CER is asking the public and interested parties for comments before it decides whether to grant a permit or send the file to a formal licensing process.

What it does#

• Asks the CER to allow ATNV Energy, LP to export up to 60,000 MWh of combined firm and interruptible energy per year for 10 years.
• Makes the application available to the public on the CER website and by request from the applicant.
• Asks for written comments from anyone interested, to be filed by 17 June 2024.
• Asks commenters to focus especially on:
  • the effect of the export on provinces other than the one the electricity would come from, and
  • whether the applicant has informed people who said they want to buy electricity for use in Canada and given them a fair chance to buy it on comparable terms.
• Allows the applicant to file answers to submissions by 2 July 2024.
• Provides CER contact and filing options (online e-filing preferred; alternative email and phone provided).

Who's affected#

• ATNV Energy, LP (the company making the request).
• Utilities, large industrial buyers, and other parties that buy electricity in Canada — especially those who may have declared an interest in buying the electricity the company wants to export.
• Provincial governments and electricity system operators, because the CER is asking about effects on provinces other than where the power would be sourced.
• Members of the public and other stakeholders who want to comment before the CER decides.

If it’s unclear whether you’re affected, the CER’s public filing and the application itself should show where the power would be sourced and who was notified.

Why it matters#

• Exporting electricity can affect local supply, market prices, and grid operations in the province where the power comes from and possibly in other provinces.
• The CER is explicitly asking whether Canadian buyers were given a fair chance to buy the electricity first. That speaks to whether domestic needs are being protected before power leaves the country.
• This is not a permit yet — it’s an application under review. Public comments by 17 June 2024 can influence the CER’s decision.