Should NB Power execs take pay cut?
AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains why the average New Brunswicker is upset with a salary increase to the head of the provincially owned power utility.
Remind me again how gas regulation is “working”?
Gas price regulation costs money and we're the ones paying. That's the conclusion of a report commissioned by the Nova Scotia government. When the same government announced it will continue gas price regulation, AIMS Senior Policy Analyst Bobby O'Keefe had to ask why. The resulting op-ed appeared in newspapers across the province.
A legacy for generation Z
This editorial in the Calgary Herald uses AIMS' work on non-renewable resource revenues to make its point. AIMS has repeatedly published material that tells Governments revenues from non-renewable resources (such as oil & gas) should not be squandered on day to day operations.
Return $85M surplus to NBers: Utility says surplus that led to hefty rate hikes ‘the nature of forecasts’
When NB Power announced it had an 85-million dollar surplus, reporters scrambled to find out how such a windfall should be returned to customers. AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro was one of those contacted.
Return $85M surplus to NBers: Utility says surplus that led to hefty rate hikes ‘the nature of forecasts’
A surplus by NS Power has some crying for a rebate to customers. Aims Director of Research Ian Munro says the idea of returning surpluses to ratepayers is an interesting option, particularly in a regulated monopoly that is void of the competition that usually keeps energy prices low.
Tiger in the tank or bats in the belfry: Who has the best explanation of how oil prices work?
Everyone seems to be raging against the oil companies these days over the price of gasoline. This Commentary by AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley sheds light on the true economics of oil pricing.
The Beacon – 14 April 2008
This edition of The Beacon takes a quick peak at the AIMS Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools; reviews provincial government finances across the country, and welcome back founding President Brian Lee Crowley.
Pre-paid power rate hikes fuel anger
In this front page story, AIMS executive vice president Charles Cirtwill explains that power utilities should be more transparent in rate hike applications and justify the increase before sending the bill.
Changing with the times
The truths of an evolving LNG market
The LNG Window of Opportunity: Opened or Closed?
Author Angela Tu Weissenberger examines the evolving global LNG market and the implications for related projects in Atlantica.