Grid alerts: what you need to know as electricity demand ramps up in Alberta
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6 min. readHigh electricity use in cold weather can lead to grid alerts. But there’s a tangled...
For Nova Scotia, offshore wind could be an economic boon — with unknown environmental impacts
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As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation,...
Pretty much everything you need to know about Manitoba’s new obsession with AI data centres
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Manitoba — home of much hydro power and notoriously cold winters — says it’s perfectly...
Appetite for investing in electricity projects shifting ‘away from Alberta,’ say investors
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A report quietly released this summer by Alberta’s electricity grid operator finds investment has been...
Alberta’s new plan for its electricity market punishes renewables
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Alberta’s private electricity grid is complicated. So are plans to overhaul it. Here’s everything you...
Coal is hot, renewables are (still) not: the latest in Alberta
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The contrast between a thirst for coal mines and the restrictions on renewables is striking....
Alberta quietly plans to subsidize natural gas plants to keep them afloat
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The province is looking for grid stability. Critics say a plan to subsidize coal-turned-natural gas...
The CEO overseeing the redesign of Alberta’s electricity grid is gone. Questions remain
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Internal documents reveal tensions even before the government-appointed board of the Alberta Electric System Operator...
Top B.C. government officials knew Site C dam was in serious trouble over a year ago: FOI docs
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Stability of the dam found to be a “significant risk” in May 2019, more than...
