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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a National Electricity Strategy on Thursday, launching consultations with provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, utilities and unions to double the capacity of Canada's electricity grid by 2050.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a National Electricity Strategy on Thursday, launching consultations with provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, utilities and unions to double the capacity of Canada's electricity grid by 2050.

The strategy is guided by four pillars: building generation and transmission infrastructure, connecting Canada's fragmented provincial grids via expanded transmission lines, training more than 130,000 skilled workers, and growing domestic manufacturing of grid components.

The strategy is guided by four pillars: building generation and transmission infrastructure, connecting Canada's fragmented provincial grids via expanded transmission lines, training more than 130,000 skilled workers, and growing domestic manufacturing of grid components.

The government intends to adjust the Clean Electricity Regulations, finalized under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2024, to allow greater flexibility in offsetting residual emissions, a move expected to alter the electricity sector's emissions trajectory.

The government intends to adjust the Clean Electricity Regulations, finalized under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2024, to allow greater flexibility in offsetting residual emissions, a move expected to alter the electricity sector's emissions trajectory.

Strategy documents acknowledge a "strategic role" for natural gas, particularly in Western Canada, noting it provides operational flexibility that complements intermittent wind and solar generation, a shift from the previous administration's approach.

Strategy documents acknowledge a "strategic role" for natural gas, particularly in Western Canada, noting it provides operational flexibility that complements intermittent wind and solar generation, a shift from the previous administration's approach.

Doubling Canada's grid by 2050 is projected to require over $1 trillion CAD — roughly $730 billion USD — in investment over 25 years. Annual investment in the sector would need to rise from $25-30 billion to approximately $40 billion.

Doubling Canada's grid by 2050 is projected to require over $1 trillion CAD — roughly $730 billion USD — in investment over 25 years. Annual investment in the sector would need to rise from $25-30 billion to approximately $40 billion.

According to Carney's office, the strategy could save up to $15 billion on energy by 2050 and lower energy costs for 70% of households. The plan also includes expanded support for energy-saving retrofits for up to one million households.

According to Carney's office, the strategy could save up to $15 billion on energy by 2050 and lower energy costs for 70% of households. The plan also includes expanded support for energy-saving retrofits for up to one million households.

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The strategy could deliver up to $15 billion in total energy savings by 2050 and lower energy costs for seven in 10 Canadian households, according to the government. The plan also includes expanded support for energy-saving retrofits for up to one million households.

The strategy could deliver up to $15 billion in total energy savings by 2050 and lower energy costs for seven in 10 Canadian households, according to the government. The plan also includes expanded support for energy-saving retrofits for up to one million households.

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