https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/revealing-bc-throne-speech-2026/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:39:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158158 Through a freedom of information request, The Narwhal accessed B.C.’s undelivered throne speech. It details the province’s plans for LNG, mining and Indigenous Rights Shannon Waters News B.C. electricity Indigenous Rights LNG mining Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. David Eby photo: Chad Hipolito / The Canadian Press A grayscale photo of Premier David Eby superimposed over a bright red background featuring dark transmission lines https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-waste-heat-clean-energy/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157185 Using waste heat from sewers, data centres and power plants could cut costs and reduce the impacts of climate change in a growing region Brett Walton Analysis electricity Great Lakes nature-based climate solutions Ontario renewable energy solutions Photo: Supplied by Ever-Green Energy An industrial energy plant with steam blowing out of its main smokestack. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-2026-renewables-explainer/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:33:58 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156652 Three years after a government moratorium and new rules on renewable energy projects, a clearer picture is emerging of the impacts on a sector that was once surging in Alberta Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta electricity renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Windmills are seen on Alberta's prairie landscape, with clouds above. https://thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly-geothermal-power-greenhouse/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:02:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155841 A first-of-its-kind project by West Moberly First Nations looks deep underground for clean energy solutions Zoë Yunker Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. electricity food security Indigenous Rights solutions Spirits of Place Photo: Ryan Dickie / The Narwhal Workers in a greenhouse https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-federal-coal-phase-out/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:39:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155415 Federal rules require provinces to shift away from coal-fired power plants by 2030, but the Prairie province is putting millions into extending the life of its fossil fuel fleet Carl Meyer News coal electricity federal politics Saskatchewan Photo: Larry MacDougal / The Canadian Press Transmission power lines behind a large coal-powered dam. https://thenarwhal.ca/court-denies-saskatchewan-coal-power-challenge/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:52:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153877 SaskPower plans to spend $900 million to extend the life of coal-fired power plants, in spite of federal plans to stop burning coal for electricity by 2030 Natasha Bulowski News climate change coal electricity Saskatchewan Photo: Larry MacDougal / The Canadian Press The SaskPower Boundary Dam coal-fired power plant — a large industrial building with four tall smokestacks https://thenarwhal.ca/battery-storage-norfolk-county/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153617 Several proposed battery storage facilities near Lake Erie could help satisfy Ontario’s soaring demand for electricity — and reduce the use of fossil fuels J.P. Antonacci News electricity Ontario renewable energy Photo: Supplied by Northland Power Dozens of white lithium-ion batteries, each about the size of a shipping container, are arranged in rows and protected by a chain link fence. https://thenarwhal.ca/quatsino-renewable-energy/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:05:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153649 On the tip of Vancouver Island, the sun, wind and tides will power Quatsino First Nation into the future Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Kimberley Kufaas Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. climate adaptation electricity renewable energy solutions Quatsino energy champion Kara Wilson looks to the left into the soft sunlight, with wavy brown hair and lasses. Behind her, green and red trees are also aglow in the sun, and solar panels are visible on the roof of the building behind her. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-public-to-pay-north-coast-transmission-line-costs/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:35:45 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153608 Energy minister’s order could exempt North Coast transmission line customers from paying millions — and shift the cost to the rest of us Shannon Waters News B.C. electricity LNG mining natural gas Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Transmission lines stretch to the horizon https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-grid-alerts-explainer/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151646 High electricity use in cold weather can lead to grid alerts. But there’s a tangled web of factors at play Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta electricity oil and gas Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal An illustration of power lines with electricity streaking between them https://thenarwhal.ca/offshore-wind-nova-scotia/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=149031 As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems Moira Donovan In-Depth On the ground Atlantic Canada electricity federal politics Major projects Oceans renewable energy Photo: Keith Levit / The Canadian Press