Understanding Alberta’s Expensive, Ideological War on Renewable Energy

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By Mitch AndersonSep 4, 2025, 5:12 pm346 ptsTop
“This is what happens when ideology runs the power grid,” said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in July 2023 when asked about the province’s sky-high electricity rates. Smith was attempting to cast blame on renewable energy policies of the former New Democratic Party government that had left office more…

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