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Electricity prices in Alberta hit a record high in July, more than doubling from last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

September 13, 2023

Alberta’s electricity prices surged over the summer due to its deregulated market

Junaid B. Jahangir, MacEwan University

The Alberta government has a vital role to play in preventing low-income Albertans from being exploited by the deregulated electricity market.

Placing vertical solar panels on farming land allows for energy production and higher yields. (Wikimedia Commons)

September 5, 2023

Mixed‑use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

Using agricultural land for both solar and food production presents huge opportunities for Canadian farmers, especially in Alberta.

A pumpjack draws oil underneath a canola field as a haze of wildfire smoke hangs in the air in Cremona, Alta., in July 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

May 3, 2023

Alberta election: Is the province’s energy regulator acting in the public interest?

Robert L. Ascah, University of Alberta

A series of ongoing issues in Alberta’s oil and gas sector suggest the province’s energy regulator is controlled by the industry and has lost the public’s trust.

A pumpjack draws oil from underneath a canola field as a haze of wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Cremona, Alta., in July 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

February 8, 2023

How to win over Alberta on the ‘just transition’ to a low‑carbon energy sector

Brendan Boyd, MacEwan University and Marielle Papin, MacEwan University

Canada has no choice but to adapt its energy sources and industries in a ‘just transition.’ If it doesn’t, the inevitable transition will be much more disruptive — and much less just.

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