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2010-2023
Construction worker standing in front of solar panels and wind turbine
Sustainable Workforce
June 16, 2026
Op-ed

Is Canada spending $6 billion on yesterday's workforce?

In the construction and building skilled trades alone, the transition to a net-zero economy could support 350,000 ongoing jobs in Canada between now and 2050.
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Megan Gordon
Budget Submission 2026 cover
Buildings, Customer Energy, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Sustainable Workforce
June 16, 2026
Publication

Budget Recommendations 2026

Written submission in advance of the upcoming federal budget
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
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
The front page of the publication including the title and Pembina Institute logo
Electricity
June 16, 2026
Publication

Polling Albertans on Renewable Energy 2026

Conducted between April 27 and May 6, 2026
Iqaluit-sun over diesel tanks
June 15, 2026
Article

Less diesel. More community power.

What the data reveals about a decade of clean energy leadership in remote Canada
Arthur Bledsoe
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Electricity
June 12, 2026
Media Release

Latest Ontario electricity announcement again proves the shift to clean energy is market-driven

Wind and solar outcompeted gas on cost earlier this year, now batteries have done the same
Gurprasad Gurumurthy
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2026
Media Release

Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas

Despite the latest spike in oil prices and months-long push by oil and gas industry for the stripping back of environmental regulations, Albertans are concerned about overreliance on single sector
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
The front cover of the publication
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2026
Publication

Polling Albertans on Energy and Climate 2026

Conducted between April 27 and May 6, 2026
Pembina Institute
Customer Energy
June 10, 2026
Media Release

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
Kari Hyde
Demand as a Utility Resource
Buildings, Customer Energy
June 10, 2026
Publication

Demand as a Utility Resource

Legislative and implementation pathways to demand-side management
Kari Hyde
Solar panels and wind turbines facing the sunset
Customer Energy
June 8, 2026
Op-ed

The clean energy transition needs a rulebook

Changing the rules to help the grid work better
Kari Hyde
AI data centre corridor with server racks on both sides
Customer Energy
June 5, 2026
Op-ed

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.
Kari Hyde
Remote Communities
June 2, 2026
Media Release

Advocates for some of Canada’s most remote communities gather in Ottawa to push for northern energy infrastructure

Continued progress on national diesel reduction and energy security in doubt unless federal programming is renewed
Lynne Couves