Globe editorial: Free the market for renewable energy in Alberta

Globe editorial: Free the market for renewable energy in Alberta

The sector is in retreat, weighed down by provincial red tape and uncertainty created by the government

The Future of Solar Is the Free Market, Not the Green Lobby

I’ve been building solar battery systems since I was 15. In my small Texas town, I was “the kid who took his family off-grid.” By 19, I was installing solar across my county with my brothers and a master electrician, riding in a pickup truck with more tools than money. Today, I run a fast-growing solar hardware company, but I still see this industry from the rooftop, not the boardroom. Residential solar needs a course correction. …