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Build more, use less: Will we neglect the cheapest power in the $2 trillion rush to double the grid?
The Carney government’s new electricity strategy remains under wraps, but Energy Minister Tim Hodgson offered a clue as to what the focus might be during an IEA panel: “We are not going to constrain or shrink our way to energy transition.”
Published Feb 27, 2026 at 7:04pm
Designer and builder Bryn Davidson poses for a photograph inside a laneway home under construction, in Vancouver, on Friday, August 19, 2022. The two-storey Vancouver home blends in with its neighbours, featuring a classic design and wooden cladding. But its thick, insulated walls, solar panels, heat pump and highly efficient windows mean it’s a home built for the future in a warming world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck