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2010-2023
Electricity, Remote Communities
March 30, 2022
Publication

2022-2025 Energy Action Plan Development

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
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Neptune WAVE ENERGY
Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
March 23, 2022
Article

Three clean energy options that could help replace diesel

Hydrogen, small modular reactors and energy generated by the ocean are all under consideration in remote communities
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Electricity, Remote Communities
February 10, 2022
Publication

Recommendations to the Government of Nunavut to accelerate clean energy projects

Improving policies to meet energy needs and climate goals
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Electricity, Equitable Transition
January 27, 2022
Publication

Supporting Workers and Communities in a Coal Phase-out

Lessons learned from just transition efforts in Canada
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Electricity
January 20, 2022
Publication

Towards a Clean Atlantic Grid

Clean energy technologies for reliable, affordable electricity generation in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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Electricity
December 2, 2021
Publication

Progress from Coal to Clean

Comparing Canadian electric utilities’ approaches to energy transition
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Electricity
December 2, 2021
Media Release

Utilities in remaining coal-burning provinces on track for coal phase-out, but at different speeds

Analysis shows utilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are ahead of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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Electricity
November 26, 2021
Media Release

Pembina Institute applauds federal government’s decision to shut down coal in New Brunswick

Canada now fully on track for 2030 coal phase-out
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Oil sands mine site. Piles of dirt in a pit dug into the ground with excavators on site.
Electricity, Oil & Gas
November 15, 2021
Article

COP26 is over. What’s next? (Hint: rapid change for Alberta)

Back in Edmonton, Simon Dyer maps out priorities to meet climate commitments made in Glasgow
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Transmission lines in front of a boreal forest backdrop. Photo by Stephen Hui.
Electricity
November 9, 2021
Op-ed

No better time to invest in an electric future

An interconnected net-zero grid optimizes Canada’s energy strengths beyond provincial borders
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Electricity
October 19, 2021
Publication

From Coal to Clean

Canada’s progress toward phasing out coal power
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Electricity
September 17, 2021
Publication

Connecting provinces for clean electricity grids

Regional collaboration to unlock the power of hydro, wind and solar to decarbonize Canada’s economy
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Electricity
August 28, 2021
Publication

Aligning electricity planning with B.C.’s climate and social goals

Recommendations to BC Hydro on the Draft Integrated Resource Plan
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Closeup of solar panels
Electricity
July 14, 2021
Article

2021 is smashing records for Canadian renewable energy deals

Corporations are driving demand for solar and wind power in Alberta
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Aerial view of the Town of Innisfail's 25-megawatt solar farm, located just off of highway 54
Electricity
June 11, 2021
Article

Local leadership brings big renewable energy opportunities to Alberta town

How the Innisfail town council kickstarted a conversation, creating a chain reaction of innovative and profitable projects
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