For a more affordable Canada, optimize electricity demand while building new supply

Leveraging the energy resources already in our homes and buildings will deliver affordability and resilience while we build.

Our country is right to focus on doubling electricity supply, but building more generation is only part of the answer, write Kari Hyde and Kevin Lockhart. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Opinion

BY KARI HYDE, KEVIN LOCKHART

October 19, 2026

When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s electricity grid in 2017, communities went without power for months. They turned to rooftop solar, battery storage, and microgrids to ready their homes and businesses with low cost, local energy supply. When Hurricane Fiona cau...

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