Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

The Green Heat Debate: Insights from FortisBC CEO Roger Dall’Antonia

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, our guest is Roger Dall’Antonia, President and CEO of FortisBC.  FortisBC is a leading energy provider in British Columbia (BC), Canada. The utility serves about 1.1 million natural gas customers and 185,000 electricity customers.  Roger explains the benefits of using natural gas to meet the peak winter heating demand […]

Weathering the Storm: Alberta’s Grid Alerts and 2024 Energy Themes

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes Peter and Jackie start the year by reviewing the extreme cold in Alberta that caused a spike in electricity demand, resulting in the Alberta Electricity System Operator (AESO) issuing four grid alerts between January 12th and 15th. The electricity supply-demand balance was the tightest on Saturday evening (January 13th), causing the […]

Looking Back on the Key Energy Themes of 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes On this week’s podcast, Jackie and Peter review the final takeaways from COP28. Next, they discuss the key energy themes that shaped the past year.  The 2023 top themes include: Artificial intelligence (AI) becomes mainstream Investors now understand the clean energy interest rate nexus 2023 will be the hottest year on record […]