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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
Person installing rooftop solar panels at sunset
Buildings
June 1, 2026
Op-ed

Buildings can be a demand-side driver for Canada’s National Electricity Strategy

A nation-building opportunity for economic growth, affordability and climate action
Kevin Lockhart
Residential home with rooftop solar
Buildings
June 1, 2026
Op-ed

Ready, set, retrofit: How energy managers can move retrofits from readiness to implementation

How energy managers can ensure operational savings and avoid risk through retrofits
Kevin Lockhart
Buildings, Customer Energy
May 20, 2026
Media Release

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
Kevin Lockhart Kari Hyde
Primer page 1
Buildings
April 28, 2026
Publication

Exploring prefabricated retrofits for occupied suites

How prefabrication streamlines construction, shortens in‑suite time, and improves the overall occupant experience
Kevin Lockhart
Townhouses under construction Ontario
Buildings
April 22, 2026
Article

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

Bill 98 could raise energy costs and weaken local economic outcomes
Kevin Lockhart
Man installing thermal roof insulation
Buildings
March 31, 2026
Op-ed

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
Kari Hyde
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
Goreway Power Station
Electricity
February 26, 2026
Article

Ontario faces risks in relying too much on gas power

Natural gas generation to grow to make up for nuclear refurbishment shutdowns
David Pickup
Time-varying rates in Alberta report cover
Buildings, Customer Energy
February 13, 2026
Publication

Getting Time-Varying Rates Right in Alberta

Why DSM must come before price signals
Kari Hyde
Roofer builder worker with crane installing structural insulated panels
Buildings
February 10, 2026
Article

Retrofit investments are nation‑building

Why long‑term retrofit planning belongs in Build Canada Homes
Kevin Lockhart
Installing insulation in attic for a retrofit
Buildings
December 9, 2025
Op-ed

Beyond Boom and Bust

A third way to transform Canada’s retrofit industry
Kevin Lockhart