Transport committee  I think with cutting-edge technology, it does tend to be more expensive at the outset until you can achieve certain economies of scale. I think that's why we haven't seen technologies like solar and wind becoming cost competitive for some period of time. Now we're achieving that

Transport committee  That's very specific to different jurisdictions. For example, in British Columbia, wind and micro-hydro developments have been undertaken by independent power projects. I think that's been a successful model in British Columbia. I don't think it's necessarily the model for every

Transport committee  When we look at some of the cost declines we're seeing in both wind and solar, I don't think there's necessarily a requirement for dedicated programs for construction on the generation side. To the extent that is required in some provinces, I think it's best handled by the provin

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  That's not an issue we've looked at specifically, so off the top of my head I don't have a particular perspective on that. Looking at our electricity system, obviously there has been significant pressure on electricity prices, in large part because our electricity infrastructure

Transport committee  That list was by no means exhausted in terms of the types of projects that did receive funding from those various programs. Certainly, carbon capture and storage has been a significant beneficiary of federal support, and provincial support, in both Alberta and Saskatchewan for bo

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the committee for inviting us to participate today. I'm pleased to be with you this afternoon on behalf of Clean Energy Canada, a climate and energy think tank based at the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Our focus is on ac