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Electricity
June 16, 2026
Media Release

Majority of Albertans back wind and solar, but investors continue to face hostile business environment

Despite clear public support for renewables, recent federal-Alberta energy talks failed to address provincial restrictions that have pushed investment out of Alberta
David Pickup Portrait of Will Noel
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Electricity
June 1, 2026
Publication

Health Implications of Saskatchewan’s Delayed Coal Power Phaseout

Infographic and technical backgrounder
Portrait of Will Noel Nina Logvin
Lost in Transmission
Electricity
May 13, 2026
Publication

Lost in Transmission

How to fix clean electricity wastage in Alberta and lower consumer bills
Portrait of Will Noel
A graphic card with the name of the publication
Electricity, Oil & Gas
March 31, 2026
Publication

$40 billion in low-carbon projects at stake in Alberta-federal MOU

Infographic and technical backgrounder
Jan Gorski Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Will Noel
Electricity transmission lines interior B.C.
Electricity
March 18, 2026
Article

Why Alberta is right to seek stronger electricity interties with its neighbours

Breaking down Minister Neudorf’s recent comments
Portrait of Will Noel
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Electricity
March 10, 2026
Media Release

Alberta’s electricity emissions plan overly reliant on “risky bets”; new data shows wind and solar still being held back

If the federal Clean Electricity Regulations are to be suspended in Alberta for the long term, MOU talks must result in credible alternate plan
Portrait of Will Noel
PathMostResistance cover
Electricity
March 10, 2026
Publication

Path of Most Resistance

Can Alberta build a credible alternate plan to reduce electricity emissions?
Portrait of Will Noel
The front cover of the report, featuring a picture of an oil refinery in Alberta, with several different Canadian provincial flags in the foreground
Electricity, Oil & Gas
March 4, 2026
Publication

Canadian Carbon Pricing Systems 2025 Review

Prepared for the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Global Affairs Canada
Portrait of Jason Wang Ian Sanderson Portrait of Will Noel
Wind turbines in Alberta
Electricity
January 28, 2026
Article

Canadian solar and wind project costs plummet

Renewables are now most affordable new generation, as costs are halved
David Pickup Portrait of Will Noel
Oil & Gas
December 8, 2025
Media Release

Energy transition-aligned industries would provide greater economic benefits to B.C. than LNG

Allocating province’s hydro power to battery supply chains and other emerging sectors would create more jobs and add more GDP
Ian Sanderson Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Cover of the Power Struggle report featuring a transmission tower
Oil & Gas
December 8, 2025
Publication

Power Struggle

Exploring the economic and climate trade-offs of LNG electrification in British Columbia
Ian Sanderson Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Down But Not Out Update Cover
Electricity
August 21, 2025
Publication

Wind and solar projects in Alberta cancelled at an alarming rate

Nearly 11 gigawatts of clean energy projects cancelled in two years
Portrait of Will Noel
Electricity
August 21, 2025
Media Release

Renewable energy project cancellations in Alberta hit alarming milestone

Cancelled wind, solar and storage projects now exceed province’s average total power demand
Portrait of Will Noel