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Electrification and Grid Integration

Driven by zero and low-emissions baseload power and flexible capacity solutions, Canada’s electricity system has an opportunity to respond and support an increasingly electrified and highly efficient energy system. Ambitious efforts to understand and act on the specific regional opportunities for electricity grid expansion and integration are limited. The Accelerator will tackle this challenge.
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Responding to the IRA: Creating a Canadian Advantage?
Join us for a big-picture discussion co-hosted with Clean Prosperity about how to respond to the IRA and attract low-carbon investment in Canada.
New research shows how Canada can compete in a low-carbon economy
Canada must take urgent action to close the incentive gaps for low-carbon technology investment. We’re at risk of missing out on big opportunities because our investment incentives aren’t competitive with the United States.
Small Modular Reactors: Promising Climate Solution, or Niche Clean Energy Technology?
Join us for a big-picture discussion co-hosted with the Canadian Nuclear Association, about the potential of SMRs as a net-zero pathway.
The Road to Net Zero: The Case for Electrifying Canada
January 31, 2023, 12pm ET – The Road to Net Zero: The Case for Electrifying Canada will bring together sector leaders from across the supply, demand and finance sides, as well as from civil society and government to clarify the actions needed to accelerate the buildout of the affordable, reliable, and resilient electricity system of the future. Join key partners and leaders from The Transition Accelerator for a panel discussion followed by an audience Q&A.
How Industrial Strategy Can Secure Canada’s Future in a Net-Zero World
We need a strategic, cross-sectoral approach to industrial transition now, based on Canada’s strengths and an assessment of likely opportunities in the decarbonizing global economy.
Canada’s Future in a Net Zero World
March, 2022
Allan B., Eaton D., Goldman J., Islam A,. Augustine T., Elgie S., Meadowcroft J.
Report: Getting on an Efficient Decarbonization Track
October, 2021
Pineau P.-O., Ba A.
The Transition Accelerator Launches ‘Canada Grid,’ A New Initiative Focused on Accelerating Electricity Grid Integration to Power Canada’s Net-Zero Future
To reach our net-zero climate targets, North Americans need to more than double the capacity of the electricity grid.
News Release: New Report Recommends Paradigm Shift in Approach to Tackling Climate Change
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions will require major changes in the large-scale systems we use to meet societal needs, such as the way we produce and distribute energy or move people and goods.