Renewables in the News
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to...
Powering Canada’s Future: Securing jobs, investments, and savings by building more affordable and reliable clean electricity
In the 21st century, building out clean, reliable, and affordable electricity is the best way to bring a growing economy the low-cost power it needs to compete. Today, 85% of Canada’s electricity is generated from clean sources like hydropower, wind, solar, and...
Where is Saskatchewan When Clean Energy Calls?
If you are in a building with the lights on, you have a stake in the bitter fight between the Federal and Provincial Governments over the future of these everyday wonders. Unfortunately, the rhetoric is thick and the technical details make it hard to cut through the...
Ottawa providing more than $265M to help Sask. upgrade electrical grid, build renewable power projects
The federal government says it will be providing Saskatchewan with more than $265 million to help build more renewable power projects as well as modernize and upgrade the province’s electrical grid. In a news release, the government said that its Canada’s Smart...
The Canadian Energy Efficiency Scorecard: Provinces and Territories
The Canadian Energy Efficiency Scorecard tracks provinces and territories on 54 metrics across energy efficiency programs, buildings, transportation and industry, and provides an overall score.
Weyburn wind farm blows in new era of renewable energy for Saskatchewan
A new renewable wind energy project is set to be built southeast of Weyburn. Up to one hundred million dollars in loan guarantees will be provided by the Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation (SIIFC).
Electric Mobility Canada
The main goal of Canada’s EV Availability Standard isn’t to protect carmakers. It’s to protect the environment, the health of all Canadians, and give consumers more, competitive choices when it comes time for them to buy a new EV.
How virtual power plants are shaping tomorrow’s energy system
The shift from conventional energy sources like coal and gas to variable renewable alternatives such as solar and wind means the decades-old way we operate the energy system is changing.
Europe’s record renewable use weakens case for LNG in Canada
We have officially started this transition. LNG is dropping, people are now realizing there are alternative solutions.
30 Graphs from the New York Times
30 graphs previously published in The New York Times that relate to climate change.
Making the switch to clean energy cuts carbon and cost from household energy bills
From electric vehicles to heat pumps, clean technologies have the power to fight climate change all while protecting your pocketbook.
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
Solar and Wind Power have taken off
Sask.’s largest wind farm opens near Assiniboia
Fifty turbines, an underground electrical collection system and a transformer substation were constructed as part of the Golden South Wind Energy project.
Lumsden using solar energy to become Saskatchewan’s most sustainable small town
To build a strong and resilient economy we must harness the power of a cleaner future. That is exactly what one community in Saskatchewan is doing, and it is blazing a sustainable trail.
Saskatchewan is on the cusp of a green energy switch
Transitions to green energy are already happening throughout Saskatchewan, as cities like Regina and Saskatoon implement their climate action plans and citizens scope out solar panels, electric vehicles and waste-reduction options.
Net Metering Rates Cut in Half
Under the updated program, customers will still be able to offset their energy use at their retail rate while their systems are generating. Any excess energy sent to the grid will be credited at 7.5 cents/kWh against the customer’s energy charge. This is about half of what the previous iteration of the program paid.