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Turbine shortage could crimp Canadian utilities’ plans to scale up gas

March 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 23, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Canadian utilities are seeing longer delivery times, higher costs, and tougher procurement logistics as they scramble to line up new [Read more]

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Natural gas-fired electricity generation during Texas cold snap just shy of record high

March 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 18, 2025. By Jordan Young A February 19–22 cold snap increased electricity demand in Texas, and natural gas-fired electricity generation approached record highs for hourly [Read more]

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Canada pours nearly $450M into new nuclear subsidies

March 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 12, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Canada has announced around C$450 million in new subsidies for nuclear energy, including the reallocation of funds collected from industrial [Read more]

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Power-hungry data centres force rethink on grid planning

March 11, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 10, 2025. By Jody MacPherson As electricity grid operators across North America face an onslaught of new data centres demanding reliable power, two new reports [Read more]

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Opinion: Fossil fuel incumbents ignore energy transition outside the US at their peril

March 10, 2025 Energi Staff

By Kingsmill Bond The latest issue of Foreign Affairs has a long article by Daniel Yergin and others on the so-called ‘troubled energy transition’.  They set out a series of incumbent talking points to argue [Read more]

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New NB-NS transmission line would ‘take care of home’ through Trump’s trade war

March 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 7, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Nova Scotia Power and the Canada Infrastructure Bank are forming a new regulated utility to build, own, and operate a [Read more]

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Utilities underestimate future demand, devalue efficiency in net-zero planning: Report

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Limited coordination with gas utilities, low estimates of future power demand, and a failure to put demand-side resources on a [Read more]

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Medicine Hat weighs options for solar park amid Alberta’s pricey renewables rules

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

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]

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Aluminum-ion battery design boosts safety, shows promise for energy storage

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Researchers have designed a new aluminum-ion battery that could improve the safety, sustainability, and affordability of large-scale energy storage—though more [Read more]

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Water-based batteries could be key in helping Canada achieve its net zero goals by 2050

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 27, 2025. By Meysam Maleki Canada has set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2050. Key to achieving this target will be decarbonizing the country’s [Read more]

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Rising component prices and supply chain pressures hinder the development of transmission grid infrastructure

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 25, 2025. Global grid expansion is struggling to keep pace with surging demand for electricity as procurement lead times and costs for essential parts [Read more]

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Planned retirements of U.S. coal-fired electric-generating capacity to increase in 2025

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 25, 2025. By the Office of Energy Statistics staff Electricity generators plan to retire 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2025, a 65 [Read more]

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European gas market volatility puts continued pressure on competitiveness and cost of living

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 23, 2025. By Gergely Molnar, Energy Analyst – Natural Gas Peter Zeniewski, WEO Energy Analyst Natural gas markets in Europe have had a volatile [Read more]

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Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions in 2025

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 24, 2025. By The Office of Energy Statistics staff We expect 63 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to [Read more]

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Ontario pours $285M into studies for controversial pumped storage project

February 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 20, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia The Ontario government is spending $285 million on research and assessments for a pumped storage project along the shores of [Read more]

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Opinion: Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 10, 2025. By Norman W. Park The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. [Read more]

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Recent cold snap results in fourth-largest withdrawal from underground natural gas storage

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 10, 2025. By Katy Fleury and Grace Wheaton Colder-than-normal temperatures across much of the United States in mid-January increased natural gas consumption, resulting [Read more]

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Is a turnaround in sight for heat pump markets?

February 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 7, 2025. By Rafael Martinez-Gordon, Energy Analyst Buildings Chiara Delmastro, Energy Analyst Buildings Jianlan Dou, Consultant Global demand for heat pumps weakened in early [Read more]

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Power purchase agreements stall out in 2024 on Alberta policy uncertainty

February 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 6, 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]

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Texas moves on renewables while Alberta’s oil ties hold firm

February 7, 2025 Energi Staff

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]

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