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2010-2023

Pembina Institute recommendations on Alberta's BYOG Framework

Customer Energy, Electricity

What’s the best way to power Alberta’s growing data centre sector?

Recommendations to the AESO for a technology-neutral approach to ensuring reliable, affordable, and flexible energy supply

Portrait of Will Noel

n aerial view of a data center being constructed inside "Data Center Alley" in Ashburn.

Customer Energy, Electricity

Data centres, rising demand, and Alberta's energy bills

Alberta is seeking massive new electricity demand, but without the right policies, consumers could be left footing the bill through higher and more volatile energy prices

Alberta’s decision to power new data centre with gas will drive up consumer costs

As other jurisdictions attract data centre investments powered by low-cost, clean electricity, Alberta chooses to lock-in more gas

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Greenlight Electricity Centre, and “tripling” of Canadian LNG exports, to further push up electricity prices for Albertans

Current policy in Alberta means new data centres will be powered with gas – leaving lower-cost options unexplored

Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Sustainable Workforce

Federal-B.C. deal recognizes clean energy, electrification central to economic strength

Commitment to explore national carbon credit framework could help all Canadians to electrify their lives

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

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Canada’s LNG exports face a global energy market in rapid transition

Looming oversupply and accelerating deployment of low-cost renewables weakens business case for new projects

Report cover of The LNG Gamble featuring an LNG carrier ship

The LNG Gamble

Separating hype from evidence

Latest Ontario electricity announcement again proves the shift to clean energy is market-driven

Wind and solar outcompeted gas on cost earlier this year, now batteries have done the same

Gurprasad Gurumurthy

Electricity, Oil & Gas

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

Lost in Transmission

Lost in Transmission

How to fix clean electricity wastage in Alberta and lower consumer bills

Portrait of Will Noel

Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas

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

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

Rethinking Canada’s Energy Future cover

Rethinking Canada’s Energy Future

Canada’s Energy Future 2026 shows good policy can support economic prosperity and reduce emissions

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