Energy
Participants in Ontario’s energy sector face complex regulation and require multi-dimensional legal advice that is attuned to the unique challenges and opportunities in that industry. Our dedicated counsel, many with decades of experience, can support you in any energy issue you may face, whether arising from M&A activity among local distribution companies, building a renewable energy project or appearing before the Ontario Energy Board.
The Aird & Berlis Energy Group is a diverse team of lawyers from our corporate/commercial, regulatory, environmental, litigation, real estate, municipal and land use planning, corporate finance, financial services, intellectual property and tax groups, and is well equipped to advise clients on a broad spectrum of issues.
The Energy Law Group includes experts in:
- Electricity distribution
- Gas distribution
- Corporate governance
- Generation
- Cogeneration
- District energy
- Hydrogen and RNG
- Geothermal and geo-exchange
- Conservation and demand-management
- Emissions trading
- Power transmission
- Submetering
- Financing
- Corporate structures
- Joint ventures
- Outsourcing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Consumer contracting
Our team has a comprehensive corporate and regulatory knowledge of Ontario’s electricity and gas industries. We are broadly recognized as experts by the energy law community, including the Ontario Energy Association, distributors, transmitters, generators, municipalities, financial institutions and other energy market participants.
We advise clients involved in energy projects in Canada and internationally, representing producers, brokers, industrial users, utilities, developers, governments and lenders. Our clients are involved in alternative energy projects such as wind power, solar, RNG, hydrogen and biofuel, as well as more traditional forms of energy. We work with private and public sector clients to assist with the strategic planning necessary to navigate the complex regulatory environment faced in the development of significant infrastructure.
We advise a wide range of clients, including the major distributor of natural gas in Ontario, whom we advise on regulatory matters. In addition to our work before the Ontario Energy Board, Aird & Berlis has also acted for energy sector clients in respect of applications before the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. We have a long history of successfully litigating in matters involving licences and other contract disputes, patent infringement and validity issues and trade secret cases for clients in the energy sector.
Through the firm’s affiliation with Interlaw, an international association of independent law firms, the Aird & Berlis Energy Group is part of the Interlaw Energy Special Business Team, representing legal experts in the energy field from around the world.
In 2022, Ron Clark updated and added to our firm’s leading text Ontario Energy Law: Electricity (2nd Edition), which provides background on the dynamics between government, regulators and regulated entities to enable readers to understand the way electricity is regulated in the province.
Contacts
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Ron loves the challenge of operating a practice at the intersection of corporate/commercial, energy and municipal law.
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As an experienced litigator and commercial lawyer, Dennis’ clients trust his judgement on pressing energy, environmental and transportation law ...
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David is dedicated to understanding his clients’ businesses and creates and implements solutions to advance their objectives.
Representative Matters
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SPARQ Systems Completes Brokered Private Placement
SPARQ Systems Inc. (TSXV:SPRQ), a renewable energy company that designs and manufactures next generation single-phase microinverters for residential and commercial solar electric applications, complet... -
Pollitt & Co. Leads Brokered Private Placement of SPARQ Systems Inc.
Pollitt & Co. led the $12.4 million brokered private placement of SPARQ Systems Inc. (TSXV:SPRQ), a renewable energy company that designs and manufactures next generation single-phase microinverters f... -
Abraxas Power Corp. Completes Private Placement, Bolstering Commitment to Energy Transition
On January 25, 2024, Abraxas Power Corp. (“Abraxas”) completed its private placement of common shares. Abraxas is a global renewable energy developer whose team has extensive experience in leading, fi... -
Aird & Berlis Acts for the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development in its Winning Bid for Volkswagen Gigafactory
The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade successfully bid for Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory, which will be built in St. Thomas. -
Canada Infrastructure Bank Closes $100 Million Financing With Ameresco for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects in Canada
On March 31, 2023, Canada Infrastructure Bank closed a $100 million credit facility with Ameresco BRI Carbon Reduction LP (a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameresco, Inc.). Ameresco provides energy effici... -
Enery Power Holding GmbH Acquires All Renewable Energy Operating Assets of Jade Power Trust in Romania
Enery Power Holding GmbH, an Austrian-based renewable energy company, acquired all the renewable energy operating assets of Jade Power Trust (TSXV:JPWR.UN) in Romania for €71 million ($98 million) on ... -
Brantford Power and Energy+ Merge to Form GrandBridge Energy
On May 2, 2022, Brantford Energy Corporation and Cambridge and North Dumfries Energy+ Inc. merged to form GrandBridge Corporation, the shareholder of GrandBridge Energy Inc., GrandBridge Group Inc., a... -
SPARQ Systems Inc. Completes Its Qualifying Transaction With and Reverse Takeover of MJ Innovation Capital Corp.
SPARQ Systems Inc., a solar energy solutions company, completed its qualifying transaction with and reverse takeover of MJ Innovation Capital Corp. (TSXV:MSMJ.P) on December 31, 2021. In connection wi... -
Energy+ Closes $55 Million Offering of Unsecured Debentures
On August 10, 2020, Energy+ Inc. closed a $55 million offering of 2.968% senior unsecured debentures due August 10, 2060. -
Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Complete Merger
On April 1, 2019, Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Energy Corporation amalgamated to form Elexicon Corporation, and their subsidiaries amalgamated to form a single regulated electricity distribut...