Opinion: Alberta's transforming power system offers opportunities

Alberta’s electricity sector is undergoing a substantial transformation. There’s no stopping it; the sector is changing worldwide. The change is driven by cheap renewable energy, aging infrastructure, declining coal value and the need to better manage the health impacts of air pollution.
That last factor is one of the main reasons the federal government, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, legislated the first national coal phase-out in 2012. It is why many states and countries are