Nearly half of proposed renewable energy projects in Alberta are failing to get off the ground, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute, a Canadian clean-energy think tank.

The report's findings, which were released Thursday, come after the provincial government placed a seven-month moratorium on new starts for all wind, solar and geothermal energy projects.

Since the freeze lifted last February, proposed projects — that are estimated to produce 11 gigawatts combined — have been cancelled, the report says. That amount of power exceeds the province's average hourly demand, and accounts for nearly 45 per cent of all projects proposed since October 2023.

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