By David Pickup and WIll Noel , News release from the Pembina Institute.
CALGARY — Two thirds of Albertans want to see more renewable energy projects built near where they live, and think the province should be doing more to encourage wind and solar development, according to new polling commissioned by the Pembina Institute.
Continue reading Majority of Albertans back wind and solar, but investors continue to face hostile business environment
By Will Noel, Pembina Institute
Alberta has abundant wind and solar energy but these resources are being wasted at record levels and driving costs up for consumers in the process.
At the heart of the issue is a set of technical and regulatory barriers that mean clean, affordable, electricity is being wasted when Albertans need it most.
This report provides an overview of the crux of the issue: while there is abundant, affordable, and clean energy available in Alberta, there isn’t enough transmission capacity to bring that energy to homes and businesses across the province. This issue is leading to:
Continue reading Lost in TransmissionCancelled wind, solar and storage projects exceed province’s average total power demand
Press release from the Pembina Institute
EDMONTON — August 21, 2025: Clean energy projects cancelled since the start of Alberta’s renewables moratorium could have generated more than Alberta’s average total power demand (109 per cent), according to new analysis from the Pembina Institute.
Since October 2023, projects amounting to almost 11 gigawatts (GW) of wind, solar and energy storage have been withdrawn from the Alberta Electric System Operator project development queue. Though not all proposed projects make it all the way to completion, cancellations for renewables over the last two years have been concerningly high, at 44 per cent. By comparison, 11 per cent of gas capacity proposed in the same timeframe has been cancelled.
Continue reading Renewable energy project cancellations in Alberta hit alarming milestone
