A report quietly released this summer by Alberta’s electricity grid operator finds investment has been ‘significantly undermined’ — especially for renewables
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Some landowners in rural Alberta don’t trust wind companies, alleging aggressive tactics
The wind company denies it coerced landowners. And unlike with oil and gas projects, landowners can reject a wind farm — so why do some feel so powerless?
Wind resistance: meet the Albertans protesting renewables in their backyards
Farmers and landowners say proposed wind turbines — some the size of the Calgary Tower — are little more than an urban idea forced onto rural communities. They have the ear of the Alberta government
‘We will not lie’: senior officials pushed back against Alberta government requests
Documents show Alberta’s electricity grid operator felt pressured to make false statements about the pause on renewables, but refused to comply
The CEO overseeing the redesign of Alberta’s electricity grid is gone. Questions remain
Internal documents reveal tensions even before the government-appointed board of the Alberta Electric System Operator replaced the CEO with one of their own
A senior Alberta official found the renewables pause ‘very troubling.’ He was pressured to support it anyway
Internal emails show the head of the Alberta Electric System Operator was 'not comfortable' with government’s plan to pause renewables. He was told to 'support the minister without reservation'
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