A report from Business Renewables Centre-Canada shows that Alberta’s corporate renewable energy market dropped sharply in 2025. Corporate clean energy deals in the province fell by 99 per cent compared to 2023, with just one publicly announced agreement last year. That single deal came from the carbon-dioxide removal sector, while most large corporate energy buyers stayed on the sidelines.
The report points to policy uncertainty in Alberta as the main reason for the slowdown. Ongoing changes to the electricity market, limits on transmission access, and adjustments to the TIER carbon pricing system have made it harder for companies to move forward with renewable energy contracts. Together, these issues have weakened confidence in the province’s clean energy market and stalled new investment.
At the same time, Nova Scotia became Canada’s most active province for corporate clean energy deals in 2025. This was the first time Alberta was not in the lead. Through the province’s Green Choice Program, 262 megawatts of new wind power were contracted. The projects are co-owned by Mi’kmaw communities and supply power to 11 buyers, including public institutions and private companies, showing how a structured provincial program can support corporate demand for renewable energy.
Read more about it – https://businessrenewables.ca/news/albertas-corporate-renewable-energy-market-collapses-while-nova-scotia-emerges-national-leader