Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 26/08/2026The new Meta data centre, once it comes online, could add $270–$460 a year to household electricity bills. Our analysis shows that Alberta’s planned data centre policy creates risks of further electricity bill increases. Here's what you need to know ➡️ buff.ly/cVuvKy7 11914
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 24/08/2026Saskatchewan has some of Canada's best wind and solar resources. But new analysis shows the province is instead pursuing one of its most expensive electricity solutions. As tariffs drive up costs, affordable power matters more than ever. 🔗Read the report: buff.ly/XBlYGJF 01110
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026One of the things I appreciate working at Pembina Institute is the opportunity to help shape real solutions to the biggest challenges Canada faces. Our new video captures this vision. What do you think? 063
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 20/07/2026Hyper-scale #datacentres are driving a surge in electricity demand across North America - and Alberta is next in line. What does that mean for affordability, emissions, and reliability on a gas-reliant grid? Our experts break it down⬇️buff.lyData centres, rising demand, and Alberta's energy bills | Pembina InstituteCanada needs more electricity – fast. In part, this is due to the projected growth of data centers that can power artificial intelligence and the increasing demands of our digital services. 1105
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026As a politician-promoted oil pipeline to the west coast - that still has no private proponent - continues to get way too much airtime - new polling from @pembina.org shows that even in Alberta majority of the public oppose taxpayers paying for it 010
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The April 1 deadline for the Canada-Alberta Energy Memorandum of Understanding is fast approaching. These are the things to look for: 011
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 02/02/2026We were honoured and inspired to hear Canada’s Minister of Finance and National Revenue, François-Philippe Champagne, address our annual #unGALA in Toronto last week. (🧵1/5) 152
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Real benefits for Alberta ranchers and farmers to make money from renewables on their land - unless you happen to live in an area where the Alberta Government took away your property rights and banned it, I suppose. 022
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Didn't have the Alberta government trying to legalize canned fenced hunts as "red tape reduction" in Bill 10 on my bingo card. This will be very controversial. www.assembly.ab.ca/assembly-bus... 011
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing www.pembina.org//blog/albert...pembina.orgAlberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing | Pembina InstituteFor all the economic benefits that Alberta’s storied history of oil and gas development has produced, there are staggering economic and environmental liabilities that now threaten the land, the people... 074
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Amazing story that Alberta taxpayers are paying up to 10x the compensation necessary to coal companies as the Alberta Government extricates itself from the mess it created by selling coal leases in previously protected Eastern Slopes thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caAlberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The TyeeTwo firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits. 020
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Did you know Alberta ranchers and farmers can get annual payments of $96,000 to $192,000 per quarter section (160 acres) by choosing to host solar energy projects on portions of their land? 088
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...nationalobserver.comDanielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business caseThe biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ... 021
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 07/10/2025A strange start for “climate competitiveness” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/o...nationalobserver.comA strange start for “climate competitiveness”The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions — or Canadians’ tax dollars. 021
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Lesueur Ridge in the Ghost Public Land Use Zone is a beautiful little September hike 010
Reposted by Simon DyerCanadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 18/09/2025NEW: Our early estimate of Canada’s national emissions is out and shows progress stalled in 2024. The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em... 24627
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Alberta’s move to undermine TIER industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’ www.pembina.org//media-relea...pembina.orgAlberta’s move to undermine industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’ | Pembina InstituteCALGARY — CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, executive director of the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s announced changes to the Technology Innovation and ... 011
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 31/07/2025Where should we build electric truck chargers first?🔌 Our new report maps priority zones in the GTHA using truck traffic data, helping identify where to build charging infrastructure for #ElectricFreight. The framework can be applied in CA cities. 1/2 buff.ly/zzKmkxu 141
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 31/07/2025#Alberta paid $30M+ in land rents for delinquent oil & gas companies in 2024, according to media reports this week. It’s just one of the financial, health and safety risks posed by the 500K+ unused wells across Canada. More in our new report 👇 1/2 buff.ly/Fhcc7YZ 11010
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Good news out of Alberta - the final legal establishment of the expanded Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park covering more than 186,000 hectares of boreal forest. First announced in 2012 as part of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?... 0111
Reposted by Simon DyerBrett Dolter @brettdolter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below: 47540
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I'm surprised this line from the Premier didn't get more attention "Banning industries is just not something we are going to do" when the government has *LITERALLY* banned wind development in the same area where Albertans have repeatedly said they don't want coal open.alberta.ca/publications...open.alberta.caPristine viewscapes and visual impact assessment zones - Open Government 076
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Alberta continues its record of punitive rules for renewables while treating oil and gas extremely permissively. Strict 30% up front security for renewables while conventional oil and gas has no clear mandatory security and oilsands mines are less than 3% security. Sounds fair, right? 043
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 09/06/2025The plan fails to uphold the province’s legal requirement for caribou conservation and recovery, and significant revision is needed to ensure the protection of the species. Respond to the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan public survey 👇 buff.ly/K3ev6l6 021
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Latest Pembina report - Down But Not Out - highlights the impact unfair changes to renewable energy rules have had on renewable energy investment in Alberta 142
Reposted by Simon DyerPhillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 27/05/2025New coalition files challenge against the Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure polluters pay for orphan well cleanup - "Despite Sequoia bankruptcy, Alberta Energy Regulator gives the oil and gas industry a staggering 83% discount on its 2025 orphan cleanup fee" c4re.ca/new-coalitio... #ABLeg #ABPolic4re.caNew coalition files challenge against the Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure polluters pay for orphan well cleanup | Coalition For Responsible EnergyDespite Sequoia bankruptcy, Alberta Energy Regulator gives the oil and gas industry a staggering 83% discount on its 2025 orphan cleanup fee 01711
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Congratulations Stephen! Look forward to checking this out. Hope Lizzie Lake and the Gates of Shangri-La made the cut. 111
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 22/05/2025This is a great opportunity for a senior leader with a track record of creating change in the energy space leading teams working on electricity, oil and gas, renewables in remote communities and carbon dioxide removal. 010
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Beverly Yee, Marlo Raynolds join Pembina Institute board of directors www.pembina.org//media-relea...pembina.orgBeverly Yee, Marlo Raynolds join Pembina Institute board of directors | Pembina InstituteCALGARY — Two veterans of Canada’s energy and environmental landscape have joined the Pembina Institute’s board of directors. 000
Reposted by Simon DyerJens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 30/04/2025With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation. 332311943
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Very rigorous report shows how Alberta’s draft Upper Smoky plan will extirpate caribou. 020
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Excellent annual report card from CPAWS on conservation progress across Canada. Sad to see my home province of Alberta stalling and failing to protect nature 152
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This is a great Toronto-based opportunity to increase Pembina’s impact through leading our fundraising team. Come join us! 020
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 10/02/2025#RiRC2025 is just around the corner, and we're thrilled to announce the conference agenda! Be part of: 📝 21 diverse workshops on tech, policy, and more ⚡ Site visits to #CleanEnergy projects 🗣️ Regional discussion rooms Discover the full agenda 👇buff.ly2025 Renewables in Remote Communities Conference | Pembina InstituteThe Renewables in Remote Communities Conference (RiRC2025) is back! Join the Pembina Institute from March 25-28, 2025 and convene with a wide range of Indigenous leaders, governments, industry,… 022
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Pembina Insitute is looking for a new Director of Finance based in our Calgary office. Come work with me and make a difference with our growing organization. #climatejobs 013
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Here are the coal leases (in black) many of which were sold when the Alberta Government removed the coal policy in 2020. Cancelling all these leases would be necessary to show the Alberta Government is serious about protecting the Eastern Slopes. 130
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Government of Alberta sold hundreds of thousands of hectares of coal leases when they removed the coal policy 4 years ago and they haven’t cancelled them. Landscapes like around Crescent Falls still not permanently protected #abcoal #ableg 0128
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Pembina Institute's reaction to Canada's finalized clean electricity regulations 050
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Thank you Margaret and Frederick Van De Pitte - a 600 acre land donation - what a Christmas gift for nature and all Canadians!@ncccnc.bsky.social edmonton.ctvnews.ca/a-safe-haven...edmonton.ctvnews.ca'A safe haven': Edmonton family gives the gift of biodiversity with land donationThis giving season, one Edmonton family is going big. 041
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 10/12/2024🌬️ Clean #electricity is critical to powering the new #energy economy. B.C.’s approval of 9 new wind projects shows the province is setting itself up for continued leadership in #CleanEnergy, meeting rising demand while striving for #NetZero.buff.lyHuge response to B.C. Hydro's 2024 call for clean power sends strong signal for new energy economy | Pembina InstituteVANCOUVER — JESSICA MCILROY, Manager of the Buildings program at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to today’s announcement from B.C. Hydro on the results of its 2024… 2137
Reposted by Simon DyerJessica McIlroy @jessicamcilroy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I was pleased to attend the announcement on the BC Hydro call for power. 9 wind projects, 8 with majority First Nations equity partnership, will receive 30 year contracts for enough electricity to power 500,000 homes. See the full Pembina Institute react below ⬇️ www.pembina.org/media-releas... 042
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 07/12/2024In Gov.of AB's announcement to "ensure pristine viewscapes are conserved through the establishment of buffer zones" wind energy was banned in 70,000km2 of AB's mountains. Here are some impacts that are still allowed. Can we have consistency and fairness in protecting our precious Eastern Slopes? 181
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Still assessing impacts of new rules for renewables in AB. One thing that jumps out, is that AB's new no go zone for wind projects at 70,384km2 is almost twice as large as its no go (Category 1) zone for coal mining at 41,551km2. Don't think that passes fairness test. open.alberta.ca/dataset/fb73... 033
Reposted by Simon DyerPembina Institute @pembina.org · 05/12/2024🏢Concrete is the foundation of our communities—but traditional cement production drives 7% of global GHG emissions. How can BC seize the opportunity to reduce emissions while protecting jobs and driving innovation? Find out in our new report⬇️ buff.ly/3CW6sElbuff.lyB.C. can seize huge economic, environmental opportunity with clean concrete | Pembina InstituteVANCOUVER, B.C. — British Columbia has a unique opportunity to lead Canada in reducing the carbon footprint of construction projects by adopting clean cement and concrete solutions, as outlined in a… 054
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Why are other leading jurisdictions achieving wind and solar levels 2-4 times higher than Alberta? New Pembina report outlines the best practices we could be following - storage, interties and better planning by system operators and government #ableg 041
Reposted by Simon DyerCatherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Excellent remarks Simon. It is the interest of Canadians to hold Canada’s oil and gas sector its promises to reduce their emissions. Enough greenwashing! 0216
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Albertans have until Dec 6. to comment on the review of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan. Worth pointing out 14 promised provincial parks still have not been designated 10 years later! your.alberta.ca/ssrp-review/... 12417
Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I was honoured to present today at the Senate on the need for Canada’s oil and gas sector to keep its promises to reduce emissions. 072