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With Lazard’s 18th Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) report out, many are asking: are we still relying too heavily on a single metric to...

I spent roughly a decade of my life with this image pinned to my cubicle wall. Most professionals in risk and audit will immediately...

Photo Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS Ideas like Wind West in Nova Scotia, new nuclear in New Brunswick, further development at Churchill...

There has been much commentary about the recent decline in Canadian electricity exports to the United States, but cross-border...

Do you ever wonder how your area's residential electric bills compare between Canada and the US? On average, Canadians tend to pay higher...

The surge in data center interconnection requests is prompting utilities, regulators, and analysts to project future electricity demand....

Residential rate offerings from Canadian utilities are becoming increasingly diverse. Our recent review of 146 electric utilities in...

Distributed energy resources (or DERs) are gaining traction as part of a “all solutions” new energy landscape. Located within the...

Process mapping: A simple exercise that’s often overlooked—but incredibly powerful. At Crux, we see process maps as little superpowers...

Strategies are only as good as the people that execute them and the processes they work within. We often work with utilities that invest...

Back in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, reasonably priced electrical transformers took only a few months to order and arrive in the...

As many commentators have said this week, Canada’s energy security depends on ensuring energy—oil and electricity—moves east and west...

Well, that was fun! Huge thanks to  David Campbell  and Don Mills for hosting me on the Insights podcast. We dove into some exciting...

2024 has been quite a year to be in the utility space. It’s incredible to reflect on the transformative trends and moments we’ve seen in...

For those following our posts, you know we've been exploring the household energy burden across Canada, along with potential solutions to...

After an extensive exploration of energy affordability in Canada, we're at a pivotal moment to pause and assess our progress. Consider...

We are exploring solutions for reducing the energy affordability burden where it is highest in Canada.  Solution: Energy Efficiency  A...

We are exploring approaches to reducing the energy burden where it is highest in Canada. There is no silver bullet, so we are looking at...

We have successfully completed our provincial energy affordability analysis, and now it's time to focus on actionable solutions....

The average household in the Canadian Provinces spends 3.2% of their annual after-tax income on home energy. Energy poverty is considered...