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The path to energy security now runs through electrification

This opinion editorial was originally published in National Newswatch. With the spreading Middle East conflict disrupting oil and gas markets, we’re reminded that producing those commodities doesn’t insulate Canadian households and businesses from geopolitical price spikes. But electricity does. Canada holds a strategic advantage: among the lowest electricity costs in the OECD and one ofContinue reading “The path to energy security now runs through electrification”

Petro-state or Electro-state? A rare opportunity to choose.

Here’s a conversation that we ought to be having in Canada about our energy future (but aren’t—at least not yet): How do we show up in the energy transition—globally and at home—in the coming decades? As a country, we have an abundance of fossil fuel resources.We also have an abundance of clean and renewable energyContinue reading “Petro-state or Electro-state? A rare opportunity to choose.”

B.C’s Energy Debate Needs Less Heat, and More Fact

This piece was originally published in Business in Vancouver. By Dan Woynillowicz & Madeleine McPherson If you tune into the news or are active on social media, odds are you’ve seen a growing number of stories questioning whether B.C. has enough electricity and suggesting government needs to ease off on policies and programs that encourageContinue reading “B.C’s Energy Debate Needs Less Heat, and More Fact”