https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/opg-credits-investigation-rejected-oeb/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=58505 The provincial energy watchdog said it was ‘premature’ to dig into the $5.5 million profit from public assets Fatima Syed News carbon pricing hydro nuclear Ontario renewable energy royalties Photo: Nic Redhead / Flickr A power grid along an Ontario Highway https://thenarwhal.ca/opg-clean-energy-credits-profit/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:07:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=58298 It’s unclear how Ontario Power Generation is using the profits, and whether unregulated credits are still being sold Fatima Syed News carbon pricing hydro nuclear Ontario renewable energy royalties Photo: Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press Ontario power grid reflected in water https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-geotechnical-problems-bc-government-foi-docs/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:48:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23048 Stability of the dam found to be a 'significant risk' in May 2019, more than a year before information about deepening geotechnical problems and escalating costs were shared with the public Sarah Cox Investigation B.C. B.C. election 2020 BC Hydro electricity foi hydro Peace River Site C dam Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-bc-hydro-covid-cost-overruns/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:53:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20880 BC Hydro has classified the health of the most expensive public project in B.C. history as ‘red,’ blaming the pandemic for Site C’s deepening woes, but significant problems had emerged well before the virus Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro hydro Site C dam Site C dam construction https://thenarwhal.ca/after-snowpack-hits-near-historic-low-yukon-energy-looks-to-diversify-hydro-heavy-grid/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:01:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18396 The territory says unpredictable weather is prompting efforts to not only increase efficiency but to also modernize the grid with wind, solar, biomass and potentially even geothermal energy sources Julien Gignac News climate change hydro hydro dams yukon Yukon Energy Yukon snowpack climate hydro energy https://thenarwhal.ca/nine-things-b-c-can-learn-from-the-muskrat-falls-dam-inquiry/ Wed, 29 May 2019 18:20:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11818 A secret SNC-Lavalin risk assessment report, a ‘blank cheque’ from the Newfoundland treasury, ‘blind’ trust from politicians and a Crown corporation that acted like a ‘fiefdom’ are all topics of discussion at a $33.7 million inquiry into what went so wrong with Newfoundland’s Muskrat Falls dam Sarah Cox Explainer BC Hydro hydro Muskrat Falls dam Nalcor Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/mercury-rising-muskrat-falls-dam-threatens-inuit-way-of-life/ Wed, 22 May 2019 18:31:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11326 With soaring food prices, Inuit living downstream of the massive hydro project say they’re faced with the impossible decision of eating contaminated land-based foods or abandoning traditional practices Sarah Cox In-Depth hydro Indigenous methylmercury Muskrat Falls Rigolet Labrador Darren Calabrese https://thenarwhal.ca/a-reckoning-for-muskrat-falls/ Thu, 16 May 2019 16:09:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11409 At an inquiry into mismanagement of the hydro dam — called 'the biggest economic mistake in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history' — citizens are finally able to demand answers from top officials responsible for a project that will impact generations of hydro customers with its astronomical price tag Sarah Cox In-Depth On the ground hydro inquiry Muskrat Falls Muskrat Falls dam water St. John's Newfoundland Muskrat Falls Inquiry https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-under-enormous-pressure-to-cancel-site-c-dam-first-nations-chief/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:17:53 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10179 Province and First Nations seeking ‘alternatives to litigation’ in confidential discussions Sarah Cox News BC Hydro hydro Peace River Prophet River First Nation Site C dam West Moberly First Nations Peace River Valley https://thenarwhal.ca/manitobas-hydro-mess-points-to-canadas-larger-problem-with-megadams/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:56:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9022 As most of the Western world moves away from large-scale hydro projects, decommissioning dams across the planet, Canada is digging in with a trio of projects, the costs of which are spiralling out of control Sarah Cox In-Depth hydro Keeyask Dam megadams Muskrat Falls Site C https://thenarwhal.ca/retired-bc-hydro-engineer-calls-for-independent-safety-review-of-site-c-dam/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:50:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8308 A major, active landslide in the Peace River Valley has led to an evacuation order and is renewing concerns about the safety of the hydro project Sarah Cox In-Depth BC Hydro Fort St. John hydro Peace River Site C dam Landslide near Site C dam