IGUA is pleased to launch a new one-day training course: “Energy Buyer’s Guide to Natural Gas and Carbon” scheduled for October 4, 2023 in Montreal. The tailor-made course provides industrial energy buyers with the insights and information they need to choose the appropriate utility service, to optimize buying practices, and to manage carbon costs.

The new course targets both new and experienced energy buyers and covers:

• Gas Markets:
  • Overview of Market Infrastructure: Trading Hubs, Supply Areas, Storage and Transportation, Distribution 
  • Market Dynamics: Price Behavior, Basis 
  • Gas Buying Mechanics: Contracting, Matching Supply to Demand, Price Discovery, Deal Execution 
  • Understanding And Controlling Risk: Sources of Risk and Practical Risk Mitigation Measures, Best Practices 
• Gas Infrastructure:
  • TC Energy: System Overview and Settlement
  • Énergir: the Québec system today, services and rates and future rate structures; and,
  • Enbridge: the Ontario system today, services and rates and future rate structures.
• Carbon Markets:
  • Overview of Carbon Regulation
    • SPEDE
    • EPS
  • CFR: Relation to RNG, Trading Information on Compliance Unit
  • Carbon Market Updates
• Economic Regulation (Gowlings WLG).

Once again, we will partner with top external experts and the utilities to deliver the course content. There will be a registration fee of $850 for members ($1800 for non-members).