Alberta risks billions in renewable investments with new development rules

ONCE A LEADER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, THE PROVINCE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE ONLY JURISDICTIONS IN THE WORLD TRYING TO FRUSTRATE CHEAP, CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

Alberta is at risk of losing its standing as Canada’s go-to destination for renewable energy investment, as continuing uncertainty after its seven-month project moratorium collides with other provinces’ growing embrace of technologies like solar, wind, and battery storage.

Before the provincial government sprung a sudden moratorium last August on renewab…