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2010-2023
A solar panel and a wind turbine in a field in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Publication

Power Playbook

Our guides empowering Ontario's municipalities to seize the benefits of renewable energy development
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Wind turbines in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Article

Optimizing the municipal support process for Ontario's energy projects

Municipalities share potential improvements for Ontario’s future energy procurements
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The Ontario flag with blue sky behind
Electricity
April 25, 2025
Article

Fork in the road

What we’re looking for from Ontario’s upcoming electricity documents
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Cover page of Pembina submission for the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Electrification consultation period on the role of natural gas in the province's energy system
Electricity
January 17, 2025
Publication

Rethinking Ontario's Gas Use

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Gurprasad Gurumurthy various old Pembina Institute logos
Cover page of report "I'll Have What They're Having"
Electricity
December 5, 2024
Publication

I'll Have What They're Having

Lessons learned from six jurisdictions leading in wind and solar deployment
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Electricity
November 5, 2024
Article

Powering Tomorrow in Ontario

When it comes to clean electricity, Ontario gets it. Climate policy is economic policy.
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Transmission towers and power lines under the morning sky in Ontario
Electricity
October 22, 2024
Article

A place to grow

Optimizing Ontario's electricity regulations to meet rising demand while maintaining the province's clean energy reputation
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Wind turbines on the horizon in rural Alberta with hay bales
Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Workforce, Transportation
October 18, 2024
Article

The new energy economy has arrived, and Canada must pay attention

International Energy Agency’s 2024 World Energy Outlook full of proof points of the scale and pace of the world’s transition to clean energy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Cover page of Optimizing Ontario report shows transmission lines crossing over lush green land
Electricity
October 3, 2024
Publication

Optimizing Ontario

Regulatory solutions to sustainably meet growing demand
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Transmission line towers in the middle of a yellow canola field in bloom with wind turbines in the background
Electricity
March 28, 2024
Article

Regulatory barriers to decarbonize Canada’s electricity grid

Outdated approaches inhibit grid modernization and decarbonization
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Cover to Directing Decarbonization with deer striding between two wind turbines in a field with transmission lines in the background and mountains in the distance
Electricity
March 20, 2024
Publication

Directing Decarbonization

Examining regulatory barriers to a cleaner grid
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Cover of Modernizing Ontario's Conservation and Demand Management Framework submission
Electricity
September 22, 2023
Publication

Modernizing Ontario's Conservation and Demand Management Framework

Pembina Institute response and comments
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