Drivers in Alberta face long distance trips, allocation of chargers can benefits those that do long haul drives. Using spatial econometrics we analyze the spillover effect of location of chargers in adoption of EVs in Alberta.

Lilia Manrique and Sara Hastings-Simon

Descriptive analysis of EV charging and driving behaviour.

Ali Niazi, Mallika Sharma, and Blake Shaffer

Partner: Optiwatt

Investigation of whether EV usage responds to fluctuations in gasoline prices and exploring the role of public charging infrastructure accessibility in this context

Ali Niazi and Blake Shaffer

Recent renewable energy growth in Alberta has occurred in the presence of substantial market power. Using an econometric analysis, we are looking into how generation companies reacted to increasing intermittent generation and how this impacted electricity prices in Alberta.

Kristina Pearson, Blake Shaffer, and Sara Hastings-Simon

Direct support for distributed solar in the form of subsidies is a common policy tool across regions. How do prices and adoption rates respond to subsidies in Alberta?

Sara Hastings-Simon, Blake Shaffer, and Brodie Yyelland

What is Alberta’s potential to integrate variable renewables? By how much do total system costs change as the share of renewables increases? How much can storage and demand response help?

Kristina Pearson, Julian Palandri, and Sara Hastings-Simon

Sara Hastings-Simon, Alan Hastings, and Aashay Tripathi