This article was published by The Conversation on April 14, 2025. By Ian Urquhart “We heard you, Albertans.” With those words, Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean put coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains back on the table last [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 8, 2025 and was reprinted here with permission. By Jason Wang, senior electricity analyst at the Pembina Institute Last month, the Government of Alberta published [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 26, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s position on the federal oil and gas emissions cap and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s take on [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 3, 2025. By Gaye Taylor The Alberta government is moving to pursue metallurgical coal extraction in the eastern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, even though [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Having secured approval to purchase an urban solar park designed to be North America’s largest, the City of Medicine Hat [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 11, 2025. By Mitchell Beer New power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy in Canada flattened out from 1,030 megawatts in 2023 to just 52 [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 6, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Energy storage and renewables are expanding rapidly in Texas’s free-market system, building resilience, lowering costs, and drawing comparisons with Alberta, [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 13, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Renewable energy projects could fail and their borrowing costs may rise after Alberta introduced plans to “rewire” its provincial electricity [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 2, 2024. By Jody MacPherson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a government motion under the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act that legal experts say [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 29, 2024. By Jody MacPherson Alberta’s $7-million advertising campaign against federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions is boosting claims by the oil and gas industry [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 9, 2024. By Jody MacPherson With cleanup and restoration costs for “orphaned” oil wells in Alberta set to double, rural municipalities are redoubling their pressure [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 7, 2024. By Jody MacPherson With cleanup and restoration costs for “orphaned” oil wells in Alberta set to double, the provincial government faces mounting pressure [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 12, 2024. By Jody MacPherson With Jasper residents due to return home beginning Friday, cracks are beginning to appear in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s claim [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Alberta’s seven-month ban on new renewables projects, lifted earlier this year, continues to unsettle the sector, evident in a slowdown [Read more]
This article was published by the Canadian Climate Institute on May 13, 2024. By Jason Dion, Sara Hastings-Simon, Tim Weis Since Alberta deregulated its electricity sector almost 20 years ago, Alberta has had a market-driven [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 6, 2024. TransAlta Corporation has cancelled a wind farm in southern Alberta and put three other projects worth an estimated C$500 million on hold, citing [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 19, 2024. CALGARY, AB — The Government of Alberta has made no meaningful progress on the commitments made in its Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan, [Read more]
This article was published by The Conversation on April 16, 2024. By Ian Urquhart Those advocating for a green transition have, in recent years, had to contend with not just economic or political resistance, but [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 8, 2024. By Energy Mix Staff Independent analysts pointed to sudden shutdowns at several coal and gas plants and called for more flexible grid planning, [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on March 21, 2024. By Courtney Smith, Jason Wang, Karambir Singh The end of Alberta’s seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development has been far from breezy. Initial announcements made on [Read more]
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