The Clean Energy Build-Out Project

Tracking a decade of clean energy investment in Canada

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About

Nearly CAD 330 billion has been invested in Canada’s clean energy economy over the past decade, yet the scale and geography of what has been built remain unclear. This project maps that transformation—connecting projects, places, and people across the country.

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The Tour

It begins with a journey in an electric vehicle along Canada’s electric highway, visiting clean energy sites from critical mineral mines to heat pumps and everything in between. See the map below for current status.

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Site Visits

Each site tells a different story—what enabled the investment, what it delivers locally, and the challenges it continues to face.

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Features

But the transition is more than individual projects—it is reshaping how Canada moves, lives, and does business across every province and territory. Each feature tracks these changes at a national scale over the past decade.

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Resources

We have collected more than 500 photos of Canadian Clean Energy Projects, mapped clean energy projects to help tell the story and combined public data sets. All free to use and adapt.

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Site summaries

A short story for each site visit.

Photo database

Currently being populated with an aim of hundreds of project photos. Free to use!

Maps

Maps that tell the story of Canada’s clean energy build out.