Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta

GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 3: Policy Support for Geothermal Energy Development GEOTHERMAL PLANT IN ICELAND Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta Module 3: Policy Support for Geothermal Energy Development EnviroOncmtoebnetra 2l0 L2a0w. [...] GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 3: Policy Support for Geothermal Energy Development Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: Gaining steam : a regulatory and policy framework for geothermal energy development in. [...] For instance, in the 1970s, a government-funded agency - the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) was established to accelerate the development of oil sands technology.9 The activities of AOSTRA included the construction of test facilities for new technology.10 As well, the oil and gas industry currently receives a variety of subsidies in the form of royalty structures, tax [...] While the ELC recommends that development of geothermal resources be regulated by the AER (due to the technology, skill and knowledge overlaps between oil and gas development and geothermal development), the end product will fall into the jurisdiction of the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) which manages and operates the provincial power grid under the authority of the Electric Utilities Ac [...] A., the use of FITs is seen as the greatest single incentive for development of geothermal power.104 The Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978 guarantees a price to producers for electricity provided to the grid from a geothermal source thereby guaranteeing a market for electricity generated by geothermal resources.