Perspective
Alberta’s Premier—Danielle Smith risks stranding the province’s energy workers with her misguided and one-sided comments on renewable energy
Premier Danielle Smith made clear her continued support of fossil-fuel-powered electricity generation while lambasting solar and wind farms.
Industry Insight
This Canadian province is in solar power “gold rush” mode and on track to surpass its goal of 30% electricity from renewable sources by 2030
Utility-scale solar is booming in the province due to deregulation and strong uptake of community solar projects.
Industry Updates
25% of Canadian Fed’s power consumption in Alberta will come from new solar projects within the province, as part of Greening Government Strategy
Projects began operating in the summer of 2022.
News Insight
Canada-based solar company at it again: Different location, same solar scam, only this time the Federal government is investigating
Homeowners across the country, including most recently in Alberta, say they gave deposits for a residential solar panel installation following a door-to-door sales ...
News Insight
One strategic move by Alberta’s Renewable Energy Program (REP) has generated significant revenue for the provincial government
Alberta made an estimated $160 million from their Renewable Energy Program.
News Insight
How one Alberta-based company is trying to avoid a tidal wave of expired solar panels from reaching landfills
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, a devastating 800,000 tonnes of expired solar panels are anticipated to reach Canada’s landfills by 2050 ...
Perspective
Canada is well positioned to use abundant renewable energy sources to improve its energy security—but, and this is a big “but”—there is a grid problem
Canada will need greater inter-provincial/territorial grid connectivity in order to make the best use of renewable energy sources.
Industry Updates
Suncor is officially out of renewables by selling $730 million of wind and solar assets to Canadian Utilities, leaving it with only one decommissioned facility in Saskatchewan
The assets changing hands are in Ontario and Alberta, with 252 megawatts of operating capacity, plus more than 1,500 from projects in development.
