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Canadian utilities share some current retail rate design issues with their neighbors to the south but also have some homegrown concerns. Low-cost Canadian utilities are struggling with the challenge of serving potentially large new customers at competitive prices while still recovering significant new fixed costs. More generally, promotion of renewables, energy storage, customer site generation and energy efficiency point to future cost increases. How should utilities blend cost recovery with price efficiency?
This symposium will review these issues and explore techniques employed by modern rate designers for improving both fixed cost recovery and price efficiency. Experts will discuss how pricing that makes use of modern metering, including residential demand charges and various forms of time-varying pricing can be used to meet these challenges. Meet your peers in Calgary and participate in stimulating discussions targeting the most pressing rate design challenges of Canada’s utilities, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
