Powering the Electrification of the Canadian, American Economies: Podcast Interview with Tim King, Nexans
December 12, 2023 By Keith Sones I have two questions for you. First, how many people do you think you’ll meet in your life? It’s not that hard to determine, quite frankly. Yes, it requires a lot of assumptions to represent the “average” person, but it is possible. Before giving you the number, I should…
June 24, 2025 Investor confidence in Alberta’s renewables sector is lagging behind peer jurisdictions, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute. Two years of policy and regulatory uncertainty, which began in 2023 with the surprise seven-month moratorium on new wind and solar projects, and continues to today with a wide-reaching restructure of Alberta’s electricity…
MArch 10, 2026 Amendments to Rule 024: Rules Respecting Micro-Generation and associated documents Rule 024: Rules Respecting Micro Generation sets out the requirements that must be met before constructing and interconnecting a micro-generation unit to the distribution grid. It also sets out a process for disputes between micro-generation customers and the applicable owner regarding the…
May 27, 2024 How is the apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio changing? All trades currently use a ratio of no more than two apprentices for each journeyperson (a 2:1 ratio). The department is amending this to a 1:1 apprentice to journeyperson ratio. The regulation will come into effect later this calendar year. Why is the change being implemented?…
May 13, 2026 New analysis from the Pembina Institute shows community-led clean energy projects have displaced over 140 million litres of diesel in remote communities in Canada since 2016 – more diesel than all three territories use to generate electricity in an entire year. Diesel Reduction Progress II provides Canada’s most up-to-date cumulative analysis on remote…
July 22, 2024 As demand for electricity increases, the need to diversify supply also rises. In Episode 120 of thinkenergy, Lesley Gallinger, CEO of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), unpacks what’s driving the transformation of the province’s power system, the potential opportunities, and the obstacles standing in the way. From hydrogen innovation to resource…