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6 days ago | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Jason Wang
This time two years ago, Alberta was the destination of choice for renewable energy investment in Canada. For years, it had consistently led the country on new additions of wind and solar, generating billions of dollars in investment and municipal tax revenues that were flowing back to local communities – all while adding new low-cost generation options to the province’s electricity grid. But no matter the industry, there’s one thing that’s always bad for investment: uncertainty.
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1 week ago | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Jason Wang |Scott MacDougall
Since 2023, Alberta’s renewable energy sector has been faced with an unprecedented level of policy and regulatory uncertainty. The most widely reported example is the sudden moratorium on new renewable project approvals that was in place from August 2023 to February 2024. However, there is now a number of other new policies and contemplated changes that directly affect the sector.
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1 week ago | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Jason Wang |Scott MacDougall
EDMONTON, AB — Investor confidence in Alberta’s renewables sector is lagging behind peer jurisdictions, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Scott MacDougall
December 5, 2024 Publication Link copied to clipboard! × Decreasing costs of wind and solar have driven a wave of renewable energy integration across the globe. Six jurisdictions — California, Texas, Ireland, Germany, South Australia, and Denmark — have surfed the leading edge of this wave and demonstrated how renewables can contribute to a modern grid.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Will Noel
CALGARY — A new Pembina Institute report finds electricity grids around the world are reaching high levels of wind and solar energy integration, showing how Canadian provinces can accelerate their deployment of these lowest-cost sources of power.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Scott MacDougall
CALGARY, AB — Fifty-three renewable energy projects have withdrawn applications from Alberta's electricity grid development process in the last 12 months since the provincial government announced a moratorium on renewables development, new analysis from the Pembina Institute has found.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Will Noel |Jason Wang |Scott MacDougall
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) forecasts energy supply and demand in the province through its Long-term Outlook (LTO), publishing its results every two years. The LTO sets the basis on which important planning decisions are made, making it an important part of operating and planning for an affordable and reliable electricity system. It also provides industrial consumers, investors and other stakeholders an indication of the trajectory of the electricity system.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Courtney Smith |Karambir Singh |Will Noel |Jason Wang
The end of Alberta’s seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development has been far from breezy. Initial announcements made on February 28, 2024 lacked clarity and underscored the Government of Alberta’s unfair treatment of the renewable energy sector by creating unnecessary hurdles that are not found in any other industry (see Figure 1). Renewable energy is critical for meeting emissions reductions goals and addressing climate change.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
pembina.org | Courtney Smith |Scott MacDougall |Will Noel |Jason Wang
On February 29, 2024, Alberta’s seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development is scheduled to end. The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) is expected to make recommendations to the Government of Alberta about land impact issues including land use, reclamation, and “pristine viewscapes.”While Pembina Institute supports the responsible development of natural resources, we hold the position that the unprecedented moratorium itself unfairly targeted the renewable energy industry.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
pembina.org | Karambir Singh |Will Noel |Scott MacDougall
Alberta’s electricity sector has been undergoing significant changes in recent years. In the last five years, the province has retired nearly 87% (5.4GW) of its coal fleet, while nearly quadrupling its wind and solar capacity during the same period. Consequently, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector declined by 8.3Mt between 2018 and 2021 in Alberta.
