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2010-2023
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
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
Transmission lines in a field
Electricity
June 2, 2026
Article

How investing in clean electricity protects Canada’s future

Why clean electricity is essential to Canada’s security, sovereignty, and long term prosperity
David Pickup Davis Carr
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
Budget Submission 2026 cover
Buildings, Customer Energy, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Sustainable Workforce
May 22, 2026
Publication

Budget Recommendations 2026

Written submission in advance of the upcoming federal budget
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Media Release

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments

Federal–Alberta deal continues string of major climate policy rollbacks, will slow low-carbon investment and job creation
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Graph showing increased carbon emissions
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Article

The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing

Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands
Ian Sanderson
Close up of electric vehicle plugged into charger
Transportation
May 14, 2026
Article

Canada’s charging network depends on investor confidence in EV adoption

Strong vehicle emission limits will determine how quickly it is built
Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Lejla Latifović
Electricity
May 14, 2026
Media Release

Electricity strategy confirms clean electrification will be backbone of Canada’s economy

Strategy has potential to align Canada with global trends towards clean energy, electrification
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
The first page of the letter
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Publication

Joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-federal MOU

Pembina Institute and five other leading climate and clean energy organisations highlight urgent need for final agreement
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Media Release

Leading clean energy experts warn Carney can’t “build Canada strong” without robust Alberta MOU outcomes

Canada stuck in “unhelpful feedback loop” of oil and gas expansion as global energy transition accelerates
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Media Release

Fact check: Oil Sands Alliance statement misrepresents both investment and emissions record

Capital spending dropped following 2014 price crash, emissions intensity flat and absolute emissions rising
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Row of houses beside a diesel fuel tank
Remote Communities
April 30, 2026
Article

Clean energy is working in the North — so why is diesel demand still climbing?

Understanding the North's energy paradox and what we need to do to fix it 
Arthur Bledsoe
Oil & Gas
April 30, 2026
Media Release

Fossil fuel production, economic growth are compatible with 2050 net-zero goal, CER report indicates

New modelling challenges popular assumption that climate action comes at cost of economic performance
Ian Sanderson