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Merran Smith


The battery that can supercharge Canada’s economic future

Energy storage already ticks every box for national interest: job creation, economic security, emissions reductions, and grid resilience. But so far, it has been left off the priority list. That needs to change.

opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, JUSTIN RANGOONI | October 9, 2025

The worst plan is no plan when faced with an inevitable energy transition

For Canada to gain forecasted clean energy jobs and GDP benefits, it needs to not only keep its climate policies, but also build on them.

opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, RACHEL DORAN | March 8, 2023

Energy transition is now Canada’s energy reality, so are the jobs that come with it

opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH | June 28, 2021

What Canada can learn from the EU’s climate policy

opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, TERESA RIBERA | May 4, 2016