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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @youralberta.bsky.social, this is what a credible plan looks like. It has new actions and ideas, unlike the 2023 ERED document that just rehashes past work.

Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

🔔🆕 Manitoba’s new climate plan sets net-zero by 2050, with time-bound legislated targets and reporting. We’re excited to see it centre Indigenous collaboration, clean job transitions & #RenewableEnergy.

“This isn’t an obligation – it’s an opportunity.” — Minister Mike Moyes

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 6d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.independent.co.uk

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 5d

Seems like a big deal. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #cdnpoli #ableg.

NB: $10.7 billion is undoubtedly an underestimate. Total oil sands mine closure estimates have swung wildly in the past 4 yrs (graph), which tells you something about their reliability.

An operating life deposit was collected for the first time. Syncrude posted $868,626,731 in security, bringing the total security for Syncrude Mildred Lake-Aurora North to $1,073,929,755. This means that the MFSP considers Syncrude's Mildred Lake-Aurora North mine to have 15 years of reserves remaining. If the MFSP operates as expected, Syncrude will post $1,073,929,755 in security annually for the next 9 years. It also indirectly suggests that Syncrude and the MFSP estimate the closure cost for the Syncrude Mildred Lake-Aurora North mine at just over $10.7 billion. The ease with which that can now be calculated is notable
and significant, as it means that the MFSP estimated liability for the Syncrude Mildred Lake-Aurora North mine is effectively now public information, while the estimated liabilities for the other mines are not. Both the AER and industry have been steadfast in their refusal to disclose these mine specific estimates or to subject them to third party scrutiny, as requested by some First Nations.

Graph showing big swings in total oil sands mine liability.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 6d

"As rights & title holders, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from Coastal First Nations for a pipeline & oil tankers project in our coastal waters" Marilyn Slett, president, Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #abpoli #c5

First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief | CBC News

The president of an organization representing First Nations along British Columbia's North Coast says it won't support a new bitumen pipeline proposal from Alberta's premier "now or ever."

www.cbc.ca

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 6d

📻 In the meantime, this @volts.wtf episode is worth a listen: "What if I can save money not just for an individual customer, but we can actually reduce the cost of ... the distribution grid? ... the average utilization rate of the US distribution system is around 42%." www.volts.wtf/p/the-cooles...

The coolest new home electrification widget

Smart meters that accelerate electrification by going from a consumer-led to an infrastructure-driven approach.

www.volts.wtf

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 6d

💡 The latter point is the fault of myself and my colleagues, not of @maxfawcett.bsky.social. The electricity system is frustratingly difficult to understand even for those of us who spend all our time thinking about it. We're struggling to explain what a "modernized" electricity grid looks like.

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 6d

☀️ Max hits the mark with this: rooftop (and balcony) solar lets everyone be involved in the energy transition.

💸 But he oversimplified on costs. Rooftop solar is in fact more economic than LCOEs suggest because they take advantage of existing, under-utilized distribution wires.

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 6d

For more than a decade, the economists have led the design of Canadian climate policies. It's time for the political scientists to take over -- and the debate over rooftop solar offers a perfect example of why. #cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...

The political case for rooftop solar

If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 7d

Janetta is so right. Today's announcement is so disappointing to see as an Albertan. There are tens of billions of dollars that wind, solar, battery storage, and grid modernization companies are very happy to bring to Alberta. But they're met with barriers, not open arms.

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 7d

“It’s economically perverse that the provincial government will spend public money on a project the private sector has balked at, while simultaneously sabotaging private investment in renewable energy projects the market is demanding."

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 7d

🚩 Alberta’s pipeline proposal is a bad bet for taxpayer dollars and Canada’s climate

“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org

#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment

Alberta should heed private sector caution on pipelines | Pembina Institute

CALGARY — JANETTA McKENZIE, director of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program, made the following statement in response to news that the Government of Alberta will be the proponent for a new oil...

www.pembina.org

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · Sep 3

Air quality in Jasper and Squamish are horrendous right now. And in Vancouver, Yellowknife, Alberta, and more.

Take care, folks. And a loved one or neighbour too, if you can.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · Aug 30

“I really wish that the panel would not just ask, ‘How do we build nuclear energy?’ Instead, ‘How do we build a grid that’s ready for the future?’,” says our electricity expert @jasonrwang.bsky.social in conversation with Michael Higgins on Alberta Primetime.👇 2/2 #abpoli

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · Aug 5

Depends on what timeframe. We were on track to hit the 30% by 2030 legislated goal by ~2027, but it all depends on how the market redesign and details of several new AUC rules end up, like transmission cost allocation.

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