For most utilities, the clean energy transition is not a discretionary growth strategy—it is a constrained optimisation problem across system reliability, political accountability, and capital allocation. Unlike private developers focused on individual assets, water and power utilities are responsible for whole systems: generation, transmission, distribution, and uninterrupted service. Water and power utilities face a similarContinueContinue reading “Utilities Under Pressure: The Energy Transition Looks Very Different from the Control Room”
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From Global Pledges to Local Action: Canada’s Environmental Path
Global climate summits result in ambitious commitments but often fail to achieve significant domestic progress. Effective environmental policies hinge on robust domestic legislation that fosters accountability and guides investment. In the water and energy sectors, the challenge is less about generating clean energy and is now shifting to sustainability of water sources, and the challenges of integrating intermitent power onto grids that are built to manage baseload power.