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Tracking the Energy Revolution 2014 – Global Edition

Tracking the Energy Revolution — Global graphically highlights how and where the shift to cleaner energy sources and electrified transportation is unfolding in economies around the world such as...

13. Sources

Alberta Electric System Operator, “AESO 2012 Long-term Outlook Update,” 2012. http://www.aeso.ca/downloads/AESO_LTO_Update_Final.pdf Alberta Electric System Operator, “2012 LTO Update...

12. Appendix

EFFECTIVE CAPACITY Effective capacity is a measure of a given generator’s capacity that the Alberta Electric System Operator can rely upon to be available during the peak load hours, such as early...

11. Recommendations

This report shows that it is technically feasible for Alberta to eliminate its very heavy coal reliance within 20 years, without simply switching this reliance to another fossil fuel. It acknowledges...

10. Results

Under a Clean Power Transformation scenario, within two decades Alberta could reduce its reliance on coal-fired power for grid electricity from today’s 63.8 per cent to a mere 3.6 per cent of...

9. Methodology

To understand the degree to which provincial policies could reduce coal’s share of Alberta’s power-generation mix, we modelled three scenarios, which we have called Continued Fossil Reliance,...