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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
Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
September 8, 2025
Media Release

Dr. Tim Weis joins Pembina Institute to lead Industrial Decarbonization team

Weis led Pembina team that helped advance Alberta’s coal phase-out in mid-2010s
Electricity
August 27, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s restructured energy market misses mark for modernizing the grid

Ratepayers will pay more under new rules that favour older, more expensive generation methods
Portrait of Jason Wang
Electricity
August 25, 2025
Media Release

Alberta's pursuit of reliable, affordable grid needs to include more than nuclear

Moving away from an over-reliance on gas makes sense, but the province should adopt a true all-of-the-above approach
Portrait of Jason Wang
Electricity
August 21, 2025
Media Release

Renewable energy project cancellations in Alberta hit alarming milestone

Cancelled wind, solar and storage projects now exceed province’s average total power demand
Portrait of Will Noel
Down But Not Out Update Cover
Electricity
August 21, 2025
Publication

Wind and solar projects in Alberta cancelled at an alarming rate

Nearly 11 gigawatts of clean energy projects cancelled in two years
Portrait of Will Noel
Close-up of a pile of coal
Electricity
August 12, 2025
Article

Saskatchewan is going in the wrong direction on coal

A focus on coal-fired power will only delay the province from doing what is necessary to build a modern, efficient, low-cost electricity grid
David Pickup Portrait of Megan Gordon
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 22, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC key to resilient economy, reducing emissions, making life more affordable in B.C.

Expanding clean electricity is biggest opportunity for economy, energy security, climate
Buildings
July 16, 2025
Media Release

A call for smarter, fairer electricity distribution

Albertans deserve the power to make energy choices that reduce costs and support a cleaner, more reliable future
Kari Hyde
Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
June 19, 2025
Media Release

Canada should fast-track clean energy projects via an amended Bill C-5

Bill must be improved to better uphold Indigenous rights, reduce risks, achieve clean growth potential
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Amendments_to_Albertas_TIER_Policy submission
Electricity
June 16, 2025
Publication

Amendments to Alberta's TIER Policy

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Buildings, Electricity
June 12, 2025
Media Release

Ontario’s Integrated Energy Plan must strike right balance between wind, solar and other resources

Guaranteeing reliability and affordability of the system means capitalizing on the lowest-cost generation
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Electricity
June 4, 2025
Media Release

BC Hydro advances efforts to meet growing energy demand with clean power

New RFEOI rightly focused on building province’s clean power supply, energy efficiency
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Amped Up cover
Electricity
June 4, 2025
Publication

Amped Up

Options for growing British Columbia’s electricity supply
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Jessica McIlroy David Pickup
Solar panels on a field at dusk in Innisfail, AB.
Electricity
June 2, 2025
Op-ed

Alberta’s renewables sector is down, but let’s not count it out

Other provinces are making electricity grids that are resilient, flexible and fit for the next century
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Jason Wang