The evidence continues to grow that Alberta's renewable energy industry is still suffering from the impact of regulatory uncertainty.
In our most recent analysis, we examined the Alberta Electric System Operator’s (AESO) project connection queue. This data provides a high-level overview of investment interest in Alberta’s electricity sector over time. As new projects are proposed, the queue grows. As projects are built or cancelled, perhaps because an investor has lost interest or confidence in the market, the queue shrinks.
Since October 2023, projects amounting to almost 11 gigawatts (GW) of wind, solar and energy storage have been withdrawn from the AESO project development queue. This is more than enough to cover Alberta's average total power demand (109 per cent).
Find out more in our infographic below.
