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Alberta’s electricity cost surge helps drive inflation even as energy prices drop
Statistics Canada says volatility in the amount Albertans paid for electricity last month helped slow the decline of Canadian energy prices for July -- one of the key reasons cited by the agency as the national inflation rate ticked up.Hydro towers are seen over a golf course in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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The time to act on clean power is – now
The Editorial Board
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Renewable energy companies seek transparency on Alberta moratorium
Ardenville, AB, (2022-10-04) A wind turbine at sunset near the Transalta McBride Lake wind farm project near Ardenville, Alberta on October 4, 2022. In recent years, millions of dollars in investment in renewable energy projects have been injected into the southern Alberta economy, mainly along Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and the Rockies. Previously known for its favorable agricultural weather and its oil and gas potential, the region is now seen as the next green energy hot spot. Guillaume Nolet/ The Globe and Mail
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Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Saskatchewan NDP split on date
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press scrum in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor
Pierre Fitzgibbon gives an update at the legislature in Quebec City on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Quebec Energy Minister Fitzgibbon says he agrees with the hydro utility's decision to study whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Globe Climate: Noise pollution drowns out voices under the sea, threatening marine life
An coral reef captured by Kieran Cox while in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
opinion
The energy transition is the new gold rush and investors play an essential role
Mark D. Wiseman
opinion
China’s net-zero pledges are starting to look like a fantasy as the emissions of the world’s biggest polluter keep rising
Eric Reguly
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How Alberta’s booming renewable-energy industry got caught in the decarbonization fight
Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
Clean power is the ace up Canada’s sleeve - as long as we don’t waste it
Jason Dion and Rachel Doran
international business
U.S. Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in ‘carbon removal’
FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Alberta’s pause on renewable energy projects is so brazen, it’s almost impressive
Arno Kopecky
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Ottawa reveals details of proposed Clean Electricity Regulations, outlining flexible compliance options
Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads near Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 28, 2023. Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world and is the world's fourth largest oil producer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Quebec power utility studies possible reopening of Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor
Quebec's hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station. A Hydro-Québec logo is seen on their head office building in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Rio Tinto to build solar plant to power Diavik diamond mine in Canada
FILE PHOTO: The Rio Tinto logo is displayed above the global mining group's booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canadian pension funds explore $6-billion sale of renewables firm Cubico, sources say
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board says it earned a total-fund net return of 1.2 per cent for the first half of this year. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board office, in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
opinion
Alberta’s renewable energy pause goes against conservative free market fundamentals
Kent Fellows
opinion
Alberta’s freeze on renewable energy projects belongs in the hall of fame of dumb ideas
Gary Mason
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Favourable regulations and incentives – not a moratorium – are necessary for clean energy prosperity
Grace Brown is a senior analyst in the electricity program of the Pembina Institute, a clean energy think tank with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton.
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Renewable energy workers say Alberta’s pause will wipe out season of work
An industry group says Alberta's decision to pause approvals of new renewable energy projects is putting the lives of thousands of workers on hold. Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Western Canada: A look at Alberta’s moratorium on wind and solar projects
Ardenville, AB, (2022-10-05) Wind turbines viewed from the Transalta Ardenville wind farm project near Highway 3, Alberta on October 5, 2022. In recent years, millions of dollars in investment in renewable energy projects have been injected into the southern Alberta economy, mainly along Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and the Rockies. Previously known for its favorable agricultural weather and its oil and gas potential, the region is now seen as the next green energy hot spot. Guillaume Nolet/ The Globe and Mail
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General Fusion delays U.K. demonstration plant to focus on Canadian project
(BC) General Fusion is a world leader in plasma injectors. The company’s plasma injector exceeds requirements with 10-millisecond self-sustaining energy confinement time without requiring active magnetic stabilization, auxiliary heating, or a conventional divertor.
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Hydro One earnings on the rise after rate hike
Hydro One Ltd. says second-quarter earnings ticked up four per cent compared to a year ago. Rows of power lines are shown in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, August 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Alberta must reassure renewable power market after wind, solar pause, says energy minister
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
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Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a ‘threat’
Rebecca Schulz makes a comment during the United Conservative Party of Alberta leadership candidate's debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The seven candidates running to be the next UCP leader and premier are split on whether Alberta should bring in its own provincial police force.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Globe Climate: Why is Alberta putting a pause on renewables?
Ardenville, AB, (2022-10-04) Wind turbines at sunset near the Transalta McBride Lake wind farm project near Ardenville, Alberta on October 4, 2022. In recent years, millions of dollars in investment in renewable energy projects have been injected into the southern Alberta economy, mainly along Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and the Rockies. Previously known for its favorable agricultural weather and its oil and gas potential, the region is now seen as the next green energy hot spot. Guillaume Nolet/ The Globe and Mail
international business
Defying war risk, European traders store gas in Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: Pressure gauges, pipes and valves are pictured at an "Dashava" underground gas storage facility near Striy, Ukraine May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich//File Photo
opinion
The provinces have to embrace clean power. Alberta instead leads a resistance
The Editorial Board
international business
Siemens Energy books US$2.4-billion in charges on wind turbines
FILE PHOTO: The logo of energy technology company Siemens Energy is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Danielle Smith blames Ottawa for moratorium on new wind and solar projects
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has included Ottawa in her reasons for her government's moratorium on approving new wind and solar power projects, explaining that the feds are preventing development of backup generation for renewable energy, like natural gas. Smith speaks to the crowd before she shares the government's vision for the Alberta economy at a luncheon hosted by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton on Thursday July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Politics behind Alberta decision on wind, solar power expansion, say critics
As the 130-megawatt Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Power Project is located in southeast Alberta, it helps to advance Bullfrog Power's goal to increase the adoption of renewables in places with high carbon intensity.
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Alberta’s next renewable energy challenge? Places to store the power being generated
Date: April 2023 Location: Southeast of the Town of Hardisty Description: Enfinite’s collocated eReserve4 and eReserve6 battery energy storage systems (BESS) situated southeast of the Town of Hardisty, Alberta. Each eReserve has the capability to deliver up to 20-Megawatts (MW) of reliable energy to the local distribution network. Construction is nearing completion, and the facilities are scheduled to be online by the end of August. Handout Enfinite
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Alberta risks losing billions in renewable energy investments with moratorium, companies say
CEO of GreenGate Power Dan Balaban at the construction site of the Canada’s biggest solar farm near Vulcan, Alberta, November 9, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Alberta’s pause on solar and wind projects risks jobs, investment and reputation
Alex Simakov
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Alberta can learn from Ontario as it looks to develop nuclear energy
Charles DeLand
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As emissions from wildfires soar, is the best way to protect forests more human intervention?
Blueberry River First Nations Lands Department staff collect ecosystem monitoring data on the territory. Photo: Blueberry River First Nations.