Renewable Energy In Alberta: When Will We Put The Dumpster Fire Out?

At a time when renewable energy is increasingly being used to stimulate economic development and increase investment, governments of all political stripes around the world are eager to encourage the develop of new renewable energy projects. However, in Alberta this is not the case. The Province of Alberta with its enviable wind and solar resources and deregulated electricity market was the leader in renewable energy project development in Canada. That was until the Government of Alberta announced a seven-month moratorium on approvals of renewable energy projects in August 2023. This sudden freeze on project development, with no advance warning, caused an industry that was soaring to come to a screeching halt. Just over one year later, the devasting effect is becoming clear.