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  By: Deanna McArthur In order to spread the word about the benefits of investing in residential renewable energy and sustainability technologies, dozens of Albertans will be opening their doors virtually to the public in June at the  2021 Eco-Solar Home Tour . If you have been thinking about adding a solar system to your home, investing in energy efficiency technologies like geothermal heating, or are considering retrofitting your home to be net-zero, then this is the perfect event to attend. “Our homes and buildings represent 40% of the greenhouse gases that we produce, so building better homes, or upgrading the ones we have, is a very effective way for us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions,” said Andrew Mills, President of the Eco Solar Home Tour. “During the pandemic, people have been flocking to home improvement projects. A tour like ours helps show which home improvements can have the best effect on energy efficiency by letting people connect with homeowners who have...

In this mini blog series, we will shed light on why the cost of energy charged by Alberta generators doubled in recent months. Generators earned an extra billion dollars compared to the same time period in 2020.  The  1 st  Quarter Report, published by Alberta Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) , is now available. If you connect the dots, the report provides evidence that some generators are using the concept of economic withholding as a pricing strategy to drive up prices.  The goal of this blog, as always, is to help consumers more fully understand what is currently happening in Alberta’s energy market and help them make educated decisions when it comes to their electricity bills.  ---  Welcome back to our mini blog series on the Alberta Electricity Market! To recap: ●        In the first entry in this series, we explored the fundamentals of the price-setting mechanism used by the  Alberta Electric System Operator ...