Comments on framework for Clean Electricity Regulation

August 2022. Government of Canada. TAF submitted this letter strongly supporting the Clean Electricity Regulation and the key design features outlined in the framework. We applaud the government for the rapid regulatory development process to date and the goal of publishing a draft regulation this year. To ensure success of the regulation, our four key recommendations are: setting interim targets for 2030 to assist in industry planning for 2035; a robust consideration of carbon offsets, addressing the potential for “behind-the-fence” industrial cogeneration emissions, and factoring in variances for the types of hydrogen. Finally, a successful transition to a net-zero electricity system will require a range of complementary federal actions, including investments in clean energy infrastructure and distributed energy resources.