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"Renewables seemed like a natural progression for energy generation," he said. "It always felt like the future for me." A clean energy think tank says Alberta’s pause on approvals for new renewable energy projects affects 118 projects worth $33 billion. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shares the government’s vision for the Alberta economy at a luncheon hosted by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton on Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson EDMONTON — After two decades in the oilpatch, Shawn Hubbard was tired of layoffs and uncertainty about the future. "I was pretty much done with that after 20 years," he said. "Getting the rug pulled out from under you gets tiresome." Hubbard, 50, took a short, free course on installing solar panels in 2021 and was working in the field by the next summer. "I liked it a lot more," he said. "The hours were similar but the pay was better. "There’s plenty of work in renewables." Plus, as oil and gas continues to shed jobs, renewables seemed like tomorrow. "Renewables seemed like a natural progression for energy generation," he said. "It always felt like the future for me." Hubbard now works for the City of […]
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