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Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Market: What Project Owners Should Be Doing Now

Alberta’s electricity market is moving through one of its most significant structural changes in decades. The Restructured Energy Market (REM) will change how electricity is priced, dispatched and managed, with new market mechanisms designed to improve reliability, strengthen investment signals and accommodate a changing generation mix. For renewable energy developers, storage operators, industrial consumers, investors…

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The Equipment May Be Exempt. The Project May Not Be.

What Canada US Tariffs Mean for Renewable Energy Projects By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy If you look through Canada’s new list of countertariffs against the United States, the first conclusion might be that renewable energy has got off fairly lightly. Lithium-ion batteries are not specifically listed. Neither are solar photovoltaic modules, conventional…

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The Hidden Cost of Waiting: Why Early Energy Strategy Creates Better Projects

Energy projects rarely become difficult because of a single technical problem. More often, complexity accumulates over time. A technology choice influences project economics. A site decision affects permitting. A regulatory requirement changes the schedule. A stakeholder concern introduces a new constraint. A financial assumption shifts, and a project that initially appeared straightforward requires significant rework….

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The 2027 Reclamation Deadline Is Closer Than It Appears

By Shasta Kadonaga, Director of Renewable Energy, Solas Energy Alberta renewable energy operators are approaching a critical regulatory milestone. Under the Code of Practice for Solar and Wind Renewable Energy Operations, operating projects must register and comply with updated reclamation planning requirements for existing Alberta sites by January 1, 2027. This requirement extends beyond simply…

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Four Strong Winds, Wide-Open Skies, and Renewable Energy Jobs: Did Alberta Miss the Bus?

Alberta’s identity is tied to the land and the elements: wide-open skies, big horizons, and the kind of wind that inspired Ian Tyson’s iconic song “Four Strong Winds.” We’ve always been an energy province. The question now is whether those same defining features—our wind and our sun—can help power the next chapter of Alberta’s economy,…

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Beyond Diesel: What It Really Takes to Reduce Fuel Dependence in Remote Operations

By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy For decades, diesel has underpinned power generation in remote and industrial operations. Mines, ports, isolated facilities, and northern communities have relied on it not because it is elegant or efficient, but because it is dependable. It can be shipped in, stored on site, and dispatched when needed….

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Reading Between the Lines: What Canada’s 2025 Federal Budget Signals, and How It Differs from Budget 2024

By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy Canada’s 2025 federal budget is not a national energy strategy, nor is it a comprehensive climate roadmap. Rather, it is a finance-oriented policy document that reflects how the federal government currently understands its role in Canada’s energy transition, particularly in a context where electricity systems are constitutionally…

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ESG Is Accountability, Not a Buzzword

By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy What we tell ourselves matters, but it must be challenged. Leaders often gravitate toward familiar voices, but doing so can make it harder to spot new risks or opportunities. ESG has become a loaded term in some circles, dismissed as jargon or written off as a passing…

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Alberta Built a World-Class Carbon Market. Policy Uncertainty Now Puts It at Risk

By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy Alberta has long enjoyed a reputation, deservedly so, as the unlikely pioneer of industrial carbon pricing in North America. When the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) took effect in 2007, Alberta was years ahead of its time. It built quantification methods, verification processes, registries, and compliance rules…

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