Keeping the Lights On: Renewable Power in Alberta's Post-Coal Era

Frank, Brendan

Keeping the Lights On: Renewable Power in Alberta's Post-Coal Era

dc.contributor.advisor	Winter, Jennifer
dc.contributor.author	Frank, Brendan
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-07T16:24:59Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-07T16:24:59Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09
dc.description.abstract	Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan calls for the phase-out of coal-fired electricity in the province by 2030. Renewable power will replace two-thirds of this lost capacity, and 30 per cent of the province’s total installed and generating capacity will be provided by renewables – also by 2030. As of 2016, coal contributes 39 per cent of Alberta’s power by installed capacity and 39 by generation share, while renewables contribute 17 and 10, respectively. 1 To meet the government’s stated objectives, the province’s installed renewable capacity must grow by almost 150 per cent in just 14 years, while the generation share from renewables must grow by 400 per cent. Wind, solar, biomass (biopower), hydro, and geothermal are the candidates to replace this lost coal capacity. This paper lays out a series of quantitative metrics to test key aspects of each resource’s economic, environmental, and social feasibility in Alberta, offering comparative analysis and recommendations.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Frank, Brendan. (2016). Keeping the Lights On: Renewable Power in Alberta's Post-Coal Era ( Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51699
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher.department	The School of Public Policy	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Graduate Studies	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.title	Keeping the Lights On: Renewable Power in Alberta's Post-Coal Era	en_US
dc.type	report	en_US