"A long term strategy of how you want the market to function is urgently needed. It's not something that can be implemented quickly. The contractual framework for generation and how the market has evolved to where it is today has taken 15 years. And it's probably going to take 10 or 15 years to restructure this market to a market that has generators responding to economic signals, which leads to efficiency. A long term strategy that can survive government changes and political whims is necessary. As Mike mentioned earlier, APPrO is likely the best-positioned organization to come up with a strategy that provides visibility for future investment as to how the market is actually going to work. Then you can make investment decisions based on a market that allows generators to bid rationally and respond to price signals and make decisions that contribute to the overall efficiency of the market."
— Colin Edwards, Pattern Energy, speaking at the APPrO 2012 conference, November 6 2012