Time to unlock Canada’s energy storage potential

While the federal government has taken initial steps to achieve a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, it has become clear that energy storage will need to play a much bigger role for the government’s strategy to succeed.

The potential for energy storage was recognized by Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan, who recently said that 'few areas offer greater potential for building that safer, greener more competitive future than energy storage.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JUSTIN WAHID RANGOONI

December 14, 2020

The recently introduced Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act aims to achieve a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal will require a modernization of Canada’s electricity system. While the federal government has taken initial steps toward this goal by phasing out coal ...

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