Lawyer Profile
Charles Keizer
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
A leading energy lawyer, Charles Keizer advises clients on some of the most sophisticated work in the sector, combining skilled advocacy and deep regulatory knowledge to help advance projects and unique and complex matters.
Charles is co-head of Torys’ Infrastructure and Energy Practice and leads the Energy Regulatory Practice. He maintains an active practice with an emphasis on administrative law and project development in the energy sector. He frequently advises generators (renewable and conventional), transmitters, and electricity and natural gas distributors in relation to regulatory, project development and contractual matters.
Charles regularly appears before the Ontario Energy Board on rates, licensing and leave to construct matters applications, some of which are the most complex and unique matters considered by that tribunal.
As lead counsel on a number of generation and transmission projects, Charles has provided strategic advice related to federal and provincial regulatory regimes, and he has a strong understanding of project development—from the initial stages to connection and commercial operation.
Hydro One Networks in its Joint Rate Application to the Ontario Energy Board for approval of Custom Incentive Rates for a five-year period—2023 to 2027—for both its transmission and distribution businesses (EB-2021-0110)—its first joint rate application and one of the largest applications ever heard by the OEB
Alectra Utilities in its application to the Ontario Energy Board for leave to acquire and amalgamate with Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc., along with related licensing matters (EB-2018-0014)
Toronto Hydro-Electric System in its 2015-2019 electricity distribution rate application before the Ontario Energy Board (EB-2014-0116)
Before entering the legal profession, Charles was a financial project manager and economic analyst with the Ontario Energy Board.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1993 (ON); 1995 (PE)