Alberta to Invoke Sovereignty Act Against Feds’ Clean Electricity Regulations

Premier Danielle Smith says she won’t risk Alberta’s power operators ‘going to jail’ if they don’t achieve Ottawa’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the party faithful at the United Conservative Party annual general meeting in Calgary on Nov. 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has confirmed she will invoke the province’s Sovereignty Act on Nov. 27 to protect its power companies from Ottawa’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

Speaking at a morning radio show on Nov. 25, Ms, Smith said the federal plan to impose a net-zero electricity system by 2035 is not only “unachievable” but also risks wrecking Alberta’s power grid.