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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
Building retrofit worker
Buildings
June 9, 2025
Op-ed

Canada’s retrofit momentum hinges on more than just heat pumps

 Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings
May 29, 2025
Media Release

First-in-Canada report shows how healthcare cost savings can unlock the future of sustainable buildings

Sustainable building upgrades are key to protecting the health and safety of Albertans
Image of Valuing Deep Retrofits cover
Buildings
May 29, 2025
Publication

Valuing Deep Retrofits

How better residential buildings can lower healthcare costs in Alberta
Portrait of Raidin Blue various old Pembina Institute logos Ceileigh McAllister
Service staff checking air source heat pump
Buildings
May 7, 2025
Article

B.C.’s building electrification sector needs clarity and consistency to meet climate targets

B.C. lacks the resourcing and incentives needed to ensure safe, affordable homes, industry survey finds
Portrait of Raidin Blue Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
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Workers installing solar panels on a residential homes roof
Buildings
April 22, 2025
Article

Unlocking a clean, affordable energy future starts at the local level

When individual households are part of the solution, everyone benefits
Kari Hyde
Preparing Alberta's buildings report cover
Buildings
March 28, 2025
Publication

Preparing Alberta's Buildings for Severe Weather

Understanding barriers and supports needed to scale resilient retrofits in Alberta
various old Pembina Institute logos Ceileigh McAllister
Buildings
March 28, 2025
Media Release

Report outlines actions needed to prepare Alberta’s buildings for severe weather

In the past decade, four of Canada’s 10 most costly weather-related disasters happened in Alberta
various old Pembina Institute logos Ceileigh McAllister
Cover page of Pembina submission for the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Electrification consultation period on the role of natural gas in the province's energy system
Electricity
January 17, 2025
Publication

Rethinking Ontario's Gas Use

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Gurprasad Gurumurthy
Buildings
January 17, 2025
Media Release

Critical investment needed to lift Alberta's most vulnerable households out of energy poverty

Deep retrofits are a common sense solution to tackle energy affordability and security
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Cover of Affordable Home Energy with family indoors in the winter
Buildings
January 17, 2025
Publication

Affordable Home Energy for All

How Alberta could help its most vulnerable households escape energy poverty
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Demand-side management: family with smart thermostat
Buildings, Equitable Transition
January 15, 2025
Article

How utilities can reach customers who need energy savings the most

The potential equity benefits of demand-side management
Portrait of Monica Curtis Kari Hyde
Image of winnipeg skyline
Buildings
December 17, 2024
Article

Manitoba’s energy plan puts B.C. to the test

A new energy plan is needed in B.C., and the Prairies provides an ambitious example
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy