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"It may well be that we aren't able to find a fully collaborative pathway, but I'm not there yet." Provinces regulate Canada's electricity utilities, but the federal government has some jurisdiction over the environment. Wilkinson said the net-zero goal and grid expansion is his department's top priority, and expects Ottawa to increase financial support for provinces in next year's budget.
Abundant hydropower in Canada, the world's third-biggest producer of the low-emissions electricity source, gives it a headstart on cleaning up its grid in a global drive to electrify vehicles and buildings and slow climate change. But capitalizing on that advantage is complicated by the fact that Canada's 10 provinces regulate utilities independently and trade little renewable power among themselves, even if hydro-generating provinces border on those producing high emissions.
Abundant hydropower in Canada, the world's third-biggest producer of the low-emissions electricity source, gives it a headstart on cleaning up its grid in a global drive to electrify vehicles and
HALIFAX - The federal minister of natural resources says Nova Scotia Power's decision to "pause" its participation in a proposed megaproject aimed at ending reliance on coal is just a temporary setback.
Nova Scotia Power's decision to "pause" its participation in a proposed megaproject aimed at ending reliance on coal is just a temporary setback, says the federal cabinet minister charged with moving the electrical grid off fossil fuels.