State of the Market

Every year at this time, BRC-Canada provides a capsule summary of events in Canada's power purchase agreement market for the past 12 months. That's followed by a preview of some expectations for the coming year, based on policy direction and discussions with those involved in the industry. Join us for a very efficient hour that will get you all caught up on the market and ready for 2025!

Speakers

Benjamin Thibault

Senior Strategy Advisor, Prairie Sky Strategy  

Benjamin Thibault is a policy and regulatory expert with over a decade of strategy, advocacy and implementation experience related to climate, electricity and renewable energy policy. As electricity program director with the Pembina Institute, he led a successful multi-stakeholder campaign to phase-out coal while proposing pragmatic policies and programs to promote renewable energy in Alberta. He served as the senior policy advisor on electricity and climate change to the former premier of Alberta and her cabinet, managing the 2016-2019 implementation of the Climate Leadership Plan. He currently acts as a consultant and advisor on a variety of renewable energy and cleantech policy and market intelligence initiatives.

Carson Fong

Program Manager, BRC-Canada 

Carson is the program manager at BRC-Canada. His work focuses on developing resources to support commercial and industrial buyers navigate the market. He has previous experience in sustainable finance and has a mechanical engineering background.
 

Margret Nellissery

Analyst, BRC-Canada 

Margret is an analyst with BRC-Canada. She recently completed her master's degree in sustainable energy development from the University of Calgary. As a graduate student, she worked with the Government of the Northwest Territories to formulate a climate adaptation inventory focusing on strengthening the territory's energy and transportation system.