Research & Analysis

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Year

2010-2023

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

electricity transmission in rainy valley on vancouver island bc

Buildings, Electricity, Transportation

In this uncertain time, is B.C. putting our best tool - CleanBC - back on the shelf?

CleanBC was once viewed as a shining example of climate and economic planning, but there's been no formal response to an independent review report and no real climate measures in the 2026 budget

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

Primer page 1

Exploring prefabricated retrofits for occupied suites

How prefabrication streamlines construction, shortens in‑suite time, and improves the overall occupant experience

Townhouses under construction Ontario

Ontario’s development changes could risk energy affordability and economic opportunity

Bill 98 could raise energy costs and weaken local economic outcomes

Portrait of Monica Curtis

Buildings, Sustainable Workforce, Transportation

Canada has the technology — now comes the hard part

Monica Curtis on regulation, energy efficiency, and what it will take to deliver the energy transition at scale

Portrait of Davis Carr

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Pembina Summit Inner Circle 2025

Buildings, Sustainable Workforce, Transportation

In an age of volatility, alignment is power

Insights from the Pembina Summit Inner Circle on the energy transition, resilience and collaboration

Caylie Warkentin

Where Leaders Align: What we learned at the 2025 Pembina Summit Inner Circle

Buildings, Sustainable Workforce, Transportation

Where Leaders Align: What we learned at the 2025 Pembina Summit Inner Circle

We convened Canadian and European experts to determine next steps in B.C. and Canada's clean energy transition

various old Pembina Institute logos

Portrait of Monica Curtis

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

Demand as a Utility Resource

Buildings, Customer Energy

Demand as a Utility Resource

Legislative and implementation pathways to demand-side management

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

Roofer builder worker with crane installing structural insulated panels

February 10, 2026

Retrofit investments are nation‑building

Why long‑term retrofit planning belongs in Build Canada Homes

Pembina Strategic Plan 2026-2030 cover with solar and wind

Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation

February 9, 2026

Strategic Plan 2026-2030

Pembina Institute's plan to advance Canada’s clean energy transformation

Pembina Institute

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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