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Manitoba’s energy plan puts B.C. to the test

December 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 17, 2024. By Jessica McIlroy A critical step in shaping our economic and climate future is crafting a robust energy plan. While B.C.’s newly formed [Read more]

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How a ‘turn it off’ approach to energy conservation could benefit Canada, and the planet

January 31, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 30, 2024. By Jennifer Ellen Good The challenge for climate change communicators a couple of decades ago was conveying what the research was showing: that the [Read more]

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EIA explores effects of weather projections on energy consumption in buildings

June 13, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 8, 2022. By Kevin Jarzomski Nearly half of energy consumption in US buildings in 2021 was used for heating and cooling, according to [Read more]

Opinion

BP’s peak oil prediction – and the future of oil in a net-zero Canada

September 28, 2020 Energi Staff

By Benjamin Israel, Nina Lothian This article was published by Pembina Institute on Sept. 16, 2020. In its 2020 annual energy outlook, energy giant BP predicts a “fundamental restructuring” of the global energy system in order to decarbonize. [Read more]

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Personal electronic devices change how Canadians’ home energy use

May 6, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 5, 2020. As Canadians spend more time in their homes to slow the spread of COVID-19, they may notice that they are using energy [Read more]

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Residential, commercial electricity use drives global energy consumption

October 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Behjat Hojjati This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 21, 2019. Energy used in the buildings sector—which includes residential and commercial structures—accounted for 20 per cent of global delivered energy [Read more]

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Nearly 50 per cent rise in world energy consumption by 2050: EIA

September 24, 2019 Energi Staff

By Ari Kahan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 24, 2019. In the International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019) Reference case, released at 9:00 a.m. today, the U.S. Energy Information [Read more]

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Nonmetallic minerals industry one of the world’s top energy users

September 11, 2019 Energi Staff

By Elizabeth Sendich This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 11, 2019. The industrial sector is the largest energy end-use sector by consumption in the world, accounting for about 55 [Read more]

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Much smaller carbon footprint for Canadian homes, businesses by 2050: NEB, IEA

June 7, 2019 Energi Staff

A new joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the National Energy Board (NEB) shows that CO2emissions from Canadian buildings could be 80 per cent lower by 2050, with major energy intensity improvements and shifts [Read more]

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Basic metals industry one of the world’s largest industrial energy users

February 20, 2019 Energi Staff

The basic metals industry includes the manufacture of iron, steel, aluminum, and other intermediate metal goods. Some of the main products of the basic metals industry include steel girders, aluminum sheets, and copper wire.  Payton [Read more]

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Energy consumption growth driven by the Middle East, Africa, and Asia

January 10, 2019 Energi Staff

Energy consumption grew rapidly in the Middle East, Asia and Africa while in North America, energy consumption grew only by 1 per cent between 2010 and 2016, and in Europe, energy use fell 4 per [Read more] [Read more]

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Space heating, water heating top energy uses in US homes

November 7, 2018 Energi Staff

According to a report by the US Energy Information Administration, space heating and water heating were the top two energy-consuming uses in U.S. homes in 2015.  Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images photo. Space heating, water heating [Read more]

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Opinion

Opinion: Putting electricity generation on the map

September 18, 2018 Energi Staff

While renewable energy has made great strides recently, they still lagged well behind fossil fuels in total electricity generation and also collectively trail nuclear power.  Repsol photo. Natural gas the most common fuel source for [Read more]

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In 2015, peripheral devices consumed nearly as much electricity as TVs

September 6, 2018 Energi Staff

Televisions and peripheral devices often consume energy even when they are not in active use. They draw power in standby mode, allowing them to receive a signal from a remote control, perform recording functions, and [Read more]

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USA

US energy consumption per capita highest in Louisiana

September 5, 2018 Energi Staff

In 2016, energy consumption for all activities in the United States amounted to 301 million British thermal units (Btu) of energy per person (per capita), a 1 per cent decrease from the level in 2015 [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Why we do set the hotel AC to freezing but would never do that at home?

August 2, 2018 Energi Staff

Renewable energy penetration and CO2 emission reductions largely matter to countries, states, and organizations when they can be counted towards climate change credits. CO2 emissions and climate change are global, not local, problems By Matt [Read more]

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Air conditioning about 12 per cent of US home energy expenditures

July 23, 2018 Energi Staff

Air conditioning costs ranged from an average of $525 in the hot-humid region in the Southeast to about $60 in the temperate marine region along the West Coast. Air conditioning equipment used in 87 per [Read more]

In the Spotlight

“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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