Canada’s electricity systems are changing quickly. Demand is growing across all consumer types, customers are looking for more choice and flexibility, and new technologies are changing how and where electricity is generated, stored and used. As a central service, decisions being made about electricity systems today will shape Alberta and Canada’s competitiveness, affordability and reliability for decades to come. But some of the biggest barriers to modernizing our electricity systems to meet...

The Energy Futures Lab is pleased to announce the addition of Fatema F. Hardwarewala to our leadership team as Director, People & Finance. In this role, Fatema will lead the financial stewardship, people practices, governance, and internal operations of the Lab.

By Marla Orenstein and Ashley Meller When the Prime Minister launched Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy a few weeks ago, it was an appropriate response to a rapidly shifting geopolitical reality. But alongside the important elements that the strategy contained, there was a conspicuous, and potentially even fatal, absence: energy. Specifically, domestic energy sovereignty didn’t merit a mention. But a Canadian defence strategy falls short if the fuel for your fighter jets comes from...