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Efficiency Manitoba Act (S.M. 2017, c. 18).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Manitoba
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Business/industry/corporations Natural gas Financing
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to: a) establish Efficiency Manitoba as a corporation with the mandate set out in section 4; b) establish savings targets Efficiency Manitoba is to meet in respect of the consumption of electrical energy and natural gas in Manitoba; and c) establish a funding and regulatory oversight framework for Efficiency Manitoba. Section 4 establishes that the mandate of Efficiency Manitoba is to: a) implement and support demand-side management initiatives to meet the savings targets and achieve any resulting reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba; b) achieve additional reductions in the consumption of electrical energy or natural gas — including resulting reductions in the demand for electrical power — if the reductions can be achieved in a cost-effective manner; c) mitigate the impact of rate increases and delay the point at which capital investments in major new generation and transmission projects will be required by Manitoba Hydro to serve the needs of Manitobans; d) if any of the following are prescribed as being subject to demand-side management under this Act, carry out the prescribed duties in respect of them: i) demand for electrical power in Manitoba, (ii) potable water consumed in Manitoba, (iii) fossil fuels consumed in the transportation sector in Manitoba; and (e) promote and encourage the involvement of the private sector and other non-governmental entities in the delivery of its demand-side management initiatives. The text consists of 51 sections divided into 7 Parts.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.mb.ca

References - Legislation

Repeals

Energy Savings Act (C.C.S.M. c. E115.5).

Legislation | Canada | 2012

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Institution, Research, Renewable energy, Natural gas, Special fund

Source: FAO, FAOLEX