Alberta 
City of Edmonton launches first mobile hydrogen fuelling station in Alberta
The Azolla Biodrome mobile fuelling station, located at the City of Edmonton’s Fleet and Facility Services Ellerslie Facility, is the first of its kind in Alberta. The fuelling station produces hydrogen to service light-, medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, enabling the City and its regional partners to continue piloting hydrogen as a viable fuel option in real-world conditions. This is the first of two fuelling stations that will operate in Edmonton. The Azolla Biodrome is a modular hydrogen fuelling system that combines on-site hydrogen production from methanol and deionized water with integrated compression, high-capacity storage and dispensing systems. Designed for mobility and reliability, the station stores hydrogen in 16 tanks with 600 kilograms of storage capacity. As the project evolves and hydrogen adoption expands in the region, the mobile fuelling station will service more heavy-duty fleet vehicles.
The City’s current fleet of hydrogen vehicles consists of one dual-fuel waste collection truck, one dual-fuel transit bus, one hydrogen fuel cell electric bus and two Toyota Mirai vehicles. An additional dual-fuel waste long haul truck and another dual-fuel transit bus will be converted and added later. Dual-fuel engines have the ability to run on two different fuels. In several instances, DTI has retrofitted heavy-duty City and regional partner vehicles with Guardian Hydrogen-Diesel Systems that enables existing diesel engines to operate on a blend of hydrogen and diesel. Using multiport hydrogen injection, the system precisely delivers hydrogen into the combustion chamber, improving efficiency and significantly lowering harmful emissions.
Source: Environment Journal
Electricity Prices for Alberta
The Alberta power pool price averaged 3.119 cents per kWh in July 2025. This price is 1.556 cents lower than last month’s average of 4.675 cents. The pool price has averaged 4.215cents per kWh over the last 12 months.
As of August 1, 2025, the forward market was predicting electricity prices for the calendar years of 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031. These prices are 4.810, 5.040, 6.000, 7.580, 7.860, 8.315, and 8.315 cents per kWh respectively.
Gas Prices for Alberta
Direct Energy’s gas rate for July 2025 was $1. 097 per GJ in Alberta. The August 2025 rate has been set at $0.834 per GJ. Alberta gas prices have averaged $1.704 per GJ over the last 12 months.
As of August 1, 2025, the forward market was predicting gas prices for the calendar years of 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029. These prices are 1.64, 2.86, 3.07, 2.97, and 2.84 cents per GJ respectively.
British Columbia 
Canada’s largest multi-residential EV charging project launched
The Richmond Centre in B.C. recently launched Canada’s largest multi-residential electric vehicle (EV) charging project. Featuring 1,212 state-of-the-art Elocity smart chargers installed within a parkade spanning an area equivalent to six football fields, this landmark initiative was delivered by Enlightened Building Technologies using Canadian-made smart EV charging technology from Elocity. The project positions Richmond Centre as the site of one of the most extensive single-location multi- residential EV charging infrastructure deployments in North America.
This milestone project exemplifies leadership in sustainability, clean energy, and next- generation mobility solutions. More than just an infrastructure project, it represents a bold step forward for tenant convenience and sustainable urban living. Elocity’s intelligent energy management platform optimizes the overall energy usage of all vehicles charging and balances the electrical demands of the building. Elocity’s AI-based software also optimizes charging to reduce costs by utilizing periods of lower power pricing and minimize overall demands on the electric grid. The project’s environmental and climate benefits are significant: There is the potential to replace over 13 million miles of gasoline vehicle travel with 584,677 gallons of fuel saved. The GHG reductions approximate avoiding the methane associated with half a million trash bags in landfill and millions of pounds of coal being burned.
Source: Environmental Journal
Ontario 
Loblaw launches Canada’s largest rooftop solar system for its logistics centre
Les Compagnies Loblaw Limitée has announced the upcoming installation of the largest photovoltaic system ever mounted on a roof in Canada, set for its East Gwillimbury distribution centre in Ontario. With a capacity of 7.5 megawatts (MW), this array will cover approximately 435,000 square feet, equivalent to more than seven football fields, and is expected to generate more than 8.5mn kWh of electricity each year. According to data provided by the group, this photovoltaic infrastructure will supply up to 25% of the annual electricity needs of the logistics centre, located in the Greater Toronto Area. The installation forms part of Loblaw’s strategy to reduce its reliance on the public grid, while optimising the use of unused rooftop space across its buildings nationwide. The company has confirmed the renewal of its partnership with Great Circle Solar, which will develop, supply, and operate the photovoltaic system. Since 2012, this collaboration has enabled the deployment of more than 90 rooftop solar energy projects across various group sites in Canada. The facility, scheduled to come online in 2026, will become the largest of its kind in the country and one of the largest in North America on a single rooftop.
Source: Energy News
Saskatchewan 
SaskPower invested $1.5B in projects for 2024-25
The Province of Saskatchewan is touting news SaskPower invested a record $1.5 billion during the 2024-25 fiscal year on various projects, representing a $284 million increase over the previous year. SaskPower’s 2024-25 capital investment program included $555 million in sustainment activities to repair and upgrade aging generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. It also included $855 million on growth projects, such as new generation facilities and an expanded grid capacity. Notable 2024-25 projects include: Commissioning the 370-MW natural gas-fired Great Plains Power Station. Began construction of the new 370-MW natural gas-fired Aspen Power Station near Lanigan. Narrowed search for Saskatchewan’s potential first Small Modular Reactor site to two locations in the Estevan Region and established a new wholly owned subsidiary called SaskNuclear to advance SaskPower’s SMR project through the regulatory and licensing process. Completed Saskatchewan’s first custom-built community microgrid, which is providing power to the small northern community of Descharme Lake. Expanded wind power capacity by 200 MW with the addition of the Bekevar Wind Power Facility. And celebrated 10 years of operation of a carbon capture and storage facility at Boundary Dam Power Station Unit 3.
Source: Journal of Commerce by ConstructConnect
Manitoba 
Hydro embarks on $7-billion overhaul of two main transmission lines
Manitoba Hydro has launched a historic and long overdue overhaul of its two main transmission lines that will cost at least $7 billion and require up to 15 years of electricity rate hikes. The HVDC (high-voltage direct current) Reliability Project involves the replacement of the converter stations and other equipment at both ends of Bipoles I and II, the two main transmission lines that each run nearly 1,000 kilometres from northern Manitoba through the Interlake to Winnipeg. The two lines carry more than 70 per cent of Hydro’s total generated electricity. Hydro has estimated the project will cost at least $7 billion, although because it is still at a very early stage, officials at the utility concede the final price tag will be higher. Even at $7 billion, this would be the most expensive capital project undertaken by the Crown corporation, exceeding the investments made in any single generating station. Manitoba is known throughout the energy world for technology that has allowed electricity to be transmitted via high-voltage direct current lines over extremely long distances. Hydro noted that Manitoba currently operates the oldest HVDC transmission system in the world.
Source: The Free Press
New Brunswick 
Wind energy agreements a potential move towards ‘reconcili-action’
In what could potentially be a pivotal step toward a just energy transition, NB Power has announced four wind energy agreements with Indigenous communities across the province. The new Power Purchase Agreements total more than 450 megawatts (MW) of wind-generated electricity, enough to power 82,000 New Brunswick homes based on the average residential consumption of 1,700 kWh per month. Beyond the headline of low-cost wind power lies a deeper narrative: climate justice, Indigenous leadership, and intertwining environmental responsibility with economic reconciliation. The new projects come after the federal government announcement in December 2024 of an investment of $1 billion dollars in clean energy projects for New Brunswick, of which 670-megawatts is to be Indigenous-led.
Source: NB Media Co-op
Prince Edward Island 
Ottawa announces $2 million funding to Maritime Electric for smart grid upgrades in P.E.I.
Maritime Electric will receive a $2-million funding boost from Ottawa for upgrades to Charlottetown’s power grid. The funding is part of a combined $16 million in funding grants to utilities in the Maritime region. In a news conference at the former site of Maritime Electric’s thermal generating station in Charlottetown, Hodgson said the $2-million grant would allow the private utility to pursue smart grid integration in Charlottetown. Gilles Arsenault, P.E.I.’s Minister of Energy, welcomed the federal funding. He said the improvements would help speed up restoration of power after outages. In a Maritime Electric capital budget application filed in January with the province’s Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission, the utility said the Charlottetown grid modernization pilot project would last from 2025 to 2028 and would be forecast to have a total cost of $4 million. The latest funding assistance follows a $19-million grant from Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) to Maritime Electric to help the utility install smart meters on Island homes. That project, which will take years before it is fully implemented, is also being financed by rate increases paid for by Island residents. A press statement from NRCAN said these upgrades would help expand renewable energy capacity, reduce climate change emissions, invest in wind and solar projects, increase affordability and support energy projects in Indigenous communities.
Source: The Guardian
Québec 
Canada Infrastructure Bank grants $24M to biomass plant for Opitciwan
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has completed a $24mn loan to enable the Atikamekw community of Opitciwan, located in northern Quebec, to begin an energy transition aimed at reducing its reliance on diesel as its main electricity source. This financial package supports the construction and operation of a 4.8-megawatt biomass cogeneration plant. The project, led by Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership, is based on the use of wood by-products—bark, sawdust, and wood chips—from a neighbouring sawmill. The thermal energy generated will also supply a new wood kiln, further strengthening the local economy. The installation is expected to reduce annual diesel consumption by 4.6 million litres and aims to decrease frequent outages on Opitciwan’s autonomous electricity network, which serves around 2,500 inhabitants. Forecasts indicate a reduction of over 11,000 tonnes of pollutant emissions per year, mainly nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides associated with heavy diesel use for electricity generation. The project foresees the creation of 40 jobs during the construction phase, as well as 15 direct and indirect jobs during operation.
Source: Energy News
Newfoundland and Labrador 
If Newfoundland hydrogen companies pivot, government says it will collect royalties
Despite a lagging market for green hydrogen, the Newfoundland and Labrador government says it still plans to collect royalties from the province’s nascent renewable energy industry. Newfoundland and Labrador has a “fiscal framework” in place to collect royalties and benefits from proposed projects on Crown land that would use electricity generated by wind power to produce hydrogen. The benefits include fees for Crown lands, a $4,000-per-megawatt wind-electricity tax and water royalties that would kick in once the projects have recovered their costs. Last month, executives from some of those companies told an energy conference in St. John’s, N.L., that they were eyeing wind-energy projects as the market for green hydrogen lags. The companies hope to use wind to generate electricity to produce hydrogen products and then sell them to buyers in Europe. The province is holding nearly 4,000 square kilometres of Crown land in reserve for the six companies proposing wind-to-hydrogen developments on the island of Newfoundland. So far, one project — World Energy GH2’s $16-billion project in western Newfoundland — has cleared the province’s environmental assessment process.
Source: CP24
Nova Scotia 
Four offshore wind energy areas designated off Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia government says Canada’s first four offshore wind energy areas have been designated on the provinces offshore. The federal and provincial governments jointly designated the following four areas: French Bank, Middle Bank, Sable Island Bank, and Sydney Bight. “Our consultations have been rigorous,” said Nova Scotia Energy Minister Trevor Boudreau. “We’ve met with fishers, the Mi’kmaq, environmental groups, municipalities, researchers and industry partners.” Nova Scotia’s current peak electricity use is pegged at 2.4 gigawatts. The province hopes to license five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, which it says will “set the stage for future offshore wind development and position Nova Scotia to become an exporter of clean energy.”
Nunavut 
‘Time is now’ for hydro connection to Nunavut: Inuit association president
A proposed hydroelectric fibre link from Manitoba’s power grid to five communities and two mines in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region should be part of the national infrastructure strategy, according to an Inuit leader. But the federal government has been keeping the project on the back burner for at least four years, Kono Tattuinee, the president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association, told an audience at the Nunavut Arctic Security and Sovereignty Summit in Iqaluit. Tattuinee said that transitioning off 60-year-old diesel generators is a priority for the region. A hydro-electric power connection to Nunavut would allow the territory to start building its own renewable energy facilities and sell electricity back to the rest of Canada’s, according to a website pitching the project. Nukik Corporation’s project has been mentioned three times in federal budgets since 2021, and it received $2.8 million to advance engineering and design work last year. The Department of Northern Affairs estimated construction would begin in 2028 at the time. Despite the frustration with the pace of development, Tattuinee said he’s hopeful about the future and believes the federal government will eventually make the project happen.
Source: Nunavut News
Northwest Territories 
Retrofit program empowers a clean energy future in the North
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) has been awarded $4.6 million, the largest share of a recent federal funding announcement, for its Renewable Energy Cabin Retrofit Program, which will bring solar installations to off-grid cabins across the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) in the Northwest Territories. In total, $13.3 million was committed to five clean energy projects in Alberta and the Northwest Territories through the Low Carbon Economy Fund’s (LCEF) Indigenous Leadership stream. The LCEF is a federal program designed to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean growth, and enhance climate resilience across Canada. According to a statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada, projects selected under the Indigenous Leadership Fund must “incorporate or make use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, or low-carbon heating technologies and practices; offer broader environmental, social, and economic benefits; and use proven technologies and practices.”
Source: Environment Journal
Yukon 
Beaver Creek in the Yukon goes diesel-free with solar power
Led by Copper Niisüü Limited Partnership, White River First Nation’s development corporation, the 1.9-megawatt solar system includes battery storage capable of displacing 350,000 litres of diesel annually and supplying 60 per cent of the community’s power needs. The site features a four-megawatt-hour battery bank designed to store surplus electricity for use during overcast conditions or overnight. The partnership says it can power an average Yukon home for four months. According to Copper Niisüü Limited Partnership, the Saa/Se Energy Project could cut 31,000 tonnes of emissions over 25 years. Meanwhile, the Sādę Solar Initiative is expected to reduce annual diesel consumption by 1,020,300 litres and lower greenhouse-gas emissions by 3,509 tonnes, ATCO Electric Yukon reports. Additionally, Copper Niisüü Limited Partnership reports that federally funded energy retrofits are expected to upgrade White River First Nation’s entire capital housing stock. These improvements are projected to reduce heating fuel use by 10,000 litres and overall energy consumption by up to 12 per cent annually.
Source: Yukon News