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Year

2010-2023

Street in Calgary at sunset

Customer Energy

September 10, 2026

Alberta’s overlooked electricity resource is hiding in plain sight

Demand-side management can reduce peak demand, lower system costs and help the grid keep pace with industrial expansion, data centres and electrification

Customer Energy, Electricity

September 3, 2026

Federal data centre framework sets right direction, but provinces are key to delivering success

Working together, governments can unlock the clean energy solutions needed to power responsible development

n aerial view of a data center being constructed inside "Data Center Alley" in Ashburn.

Customer Energy, Electricity

Data centres, rising demand, and Alberta's energy bills

Alberta is seeking massive new electricity demand, but without the right policies, consumers could be left footing the bill through higher and more volatile energy prices

Carbon pricing at the border report cover

Customer Energy

Carbon Pricing at the Border

How system design shapes competitiveness, credibility and trade

DSM programs in Alberta cover

Customer Energy

Demand-Side Management Programs that Work in Alberta

Reflections from Alberta’s retrofit sector

various old Pembina Institute logos

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Customer Energy

Pembina report highlights how demand-side management reduces peak demand and lowers electricity costs

New Pembina program launched to scale demand-side solutions across Canada

Demand as a Utility Resource

Buildings, Customer Energy

Demand as a Utility Resource

Legislative and implementation pathways to demand-side management

Solar panels and wind turbines facing the sunset

Customer Energy

The clean energy transition needs a rulebook

Changing the rules to help the grid work better

AI data centre corridor with server racks on both sides

Customer Energy

The data centre energy debate is missing half the story

How much power data centres need is half the story. How they use electricity matters just as much.

Buildings, Customer Energy

Historic Power Smart 2.0 plan a practical step towards affordable electricity investment in B.C.

Success depends on delivering savings at the scale needed for an affordable, reliable and fully electrified future

Man installing thermal roof insulation

The untapped value of retrofit investments

Why better buildings create benefits across health, insurance, energy and housing – and why our markets should start recognizing it

Time-varying rates in Alberta report cover

Buildings, Customer Energy

February 13, 2026

Getting Time-Varying Rates Right in Alberta

Why DSM must come before price signals

Cover of Building One Canadian Economy report

Buildings, Customer Energy, Sustainable Workforce

December 12, 2025

Building One Canadian Economy

Accelerating adoption of lower-carbon concrete in Ontario and Alberta

Ceileigh McAllister

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