WELCOME TO THE ENERGY FUTURES INSTITUTE
Meeting BC's Growing Energy Demand.
The Energy Futures Institute is an independent Canadian project exploring some of the greatest challenges facing British Columbia’s energy security, affordability, and independence.
Addressing big questions on how we can meet BC’s growing energy demand while protecting our environment, not just today but for the coming decades and century ahead.
Focusing on facts and solutions.
Energy Futures is focused on presenting unbiased, clear, and factual information about our energy landscape and the impacts that different policy options will have on our province.
We believe it's important to be practical and honest about BC’s capacity to meet the long-term needs of residential, commercial, and industrial energy users.
Our goal is to improve public knowledge and literacy about BC’s energy mix while offering constructive solutions to meet the challenges of both today and tomorrow.
We hope to see policymakers at all levels of government acknowledge the need for proactive, long-term planning in order to effectively serve British Columbians for years to come.
Leading the conversation on energy.
Energy Futures has been leading BC's conversations on energy supply, electrification, and infrastructure.
In media, we've been highlighting the need for sound long-term planning, drawing attention to potential shortfalls in our system, and offering ideas on how to ensure our energy system is affordable, efficient, and stable.
- B.C.’s energy supply can’t meet demand for power: report - Global TV
- What is Possible for BC’s Energy Future? – Margareta Dovgal - Energy Now
- Barry Penner: Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs demands action now - BIV
- B.C. electrical grid inadequate as province ends use of natural gas for power: report - True North
- 'A wake-up call': alarm raised over B.C. electrical grid amid plans for natural gas heating ban - Castanet
- British Columbia boosts power plan but electrifying LNG proving big challenge - Reuters
- Barry Penner on Mike Smyth | Dec 20, 2023
- Australia’s Fortescue touts hydrogen plans in B.C. despite limited hydroelectricity supply - The Globe and Mail
- After year of record-breaking imports, BC Hydro rolls out new spending plan - The Globe and Mail
- B.C. backs hydrogen despite concerns about electricity supply shortage - The Globe and Mail
