Residential Consumer Representation before the National Energy Board: Exploring Possibilities

Author

Yannick Vennes

Organization

Option consommateurs

Published

2002

Summary

This report attempts to explain the reasons behind the absence of residential consumers from the debates held before the National Energy Board and submits recommendations to make up for this absence. The report is divided into three main sections. After a general introduction of Option consommateurs and the National Energy Board, section 4 discusses the economic and regulation aspects in the field of energy as well as current and future developments; section 5 discusses the problem of lack or representation of residential consumers during the Board's regular sittings and compares the powers of the Board in comparison to similar organizations in Canada and in the United States. Finally, the sixth section proposes various solutions that promote an effective advocacy of residential consumers before the National Energy Board.

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This research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.

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Source: Consumer Policy Research Database