ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTS
Supported by our knowledge partner Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors and the staff at the Transition Accelerator, our analysis translates the complexity of Canada’s electricity system into clear, actionable insights.
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October 15, 2026
Atlantic Canada’s clean electricity developments gained fresh momentum with a $100 million federal commitment to support offshore wind generation in Nova Scotia on Oct. 15, 2026.
September 25, 2026
Today’s release of the long-anticipated report from the Atlantic Economic Panel, Bolder Ambitions: Greater Prosperity for All, is another step toward setting electrons free in Atlantic Canada.
August 19, 2026
Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador have settled the Churchill Falls file and agreed to build together, unlocking $65–70 billion of investment.
July 24, 2026
Yesterday’s memorandum of understanding between New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island marks an important step towards setting electrons free in Atlantic Canada, and towards realizing the potential of an electrified economy in Canada.
May 15, 2026
Powering Canada Strong reframes electricity policy as economic strategy. It’s a growth strategy powered by abundant, affordable, reliable, and clean electricity — not a clean electricity strategy that gestures at growth.
March 5, 2026
Launched today by the Transition Accelerator’s Electrifying Canada initiative, GridGuide is a web-based tool to help provinces create the conditions needed to grow their electricity systems.
March 4, 2026
Today’s announcement of a first-of-its-kind interprovincial-territorial electricity partnership is an important step towards the reliable, affordable, and resilient electricity system that will power Canada’s future.
November 25, 2025
Electrifying Canada is committed to working with leaders to ensure Canada plans and builds new electricity infrastructure at the pace required for a prosperous and competitive economy.
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March 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariff ultimatums and territorial designs on Canada just may be the shock therapy our leaders need to awaken from a homegrown threat: our national electricity planning stupor.
November 1, 2024
A new report from the Transition Accelerator’s Electrifying Canada initiative looks into what total household energy
October 10, 2024
To help guide its work, Electrifying Canada is pleased to announce the formation of its new Advisory Panel, chaired by Bob Elton, former CEO of BC Hydro and current chair of RB Global.
June 6, 2024
When reading media coverage about changes to Canada’s electricity system it would be tempting to ask the question, “Is Canada on track to achieve 100 per cent clean electricity by 2035?” This is the wrong question, and answering it creates more confusion than clarity.
April 11, 2024
Electrifying Canada brought together more than 120 participants at eight regional sessions across Canada to identify the key barriers to an affordable, reliable, and expanded net-zero electricity grid, and to assess the progress and solutions needed to address them.
January 31, 2023
The Transition Accelerator is bringing together nearly thirty organizations from finance, industry, organized labour, Indigenous communities, and civil society to jump-start Canada’s clean electricity future.
October 1, 2020
East Grid (formerly the “Northeast Electrification and Decarbonization Alliance”) is proposed as a collaborative process among stakeholders in the eight separately operated balancing areas making up the eastern Canadian and northeastern U.S. electrical system.
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