Greening the Saskatchewan grid: A case study in deliberative energy modelling

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dc.contributor.authorDolter, Brett
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-17T16:14:35Z
dc.date.available2023-04-17T16:14:35Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-29
dc.description2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a case study of deliberative energy modelling focused on the future of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Participants included representatives from the provincial electricity utility and from environmental organizations. These diverse social actors participated in defining the desired scope and output of the model, providing data and insights that were incorporated into the model, and conducting extended peer review of modelling assumptions and design. Participants then attended a face-to-face workshop to co-create scenarios for Saskatchewan's electricity future using an interactive version of the electricity futures model. The interactive model served as a platform for discussing the social, environmental, and economic impacts of competing scenarios. Post-workshop analysis indicates that the deliberative energy modelling process contributed to participant learning, increased trust and communication amongst participants, reinforced the idea that wind energy could play a greater role in the Saskatchewan electricity system, and contributed to an increased focus on deliberative engagement at the Saskatchewan electricity utility SaskPower. The process did not, however, lead to consensus on the proportion of electricity that could be provided by renewable energy in Saskatchewan.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusFacultyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Open access publication was supported by the University of Regina President's Publication Fund.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDolter, Brett (2021) “Greening the Saskatchewan Grid: A case study in deliberative energy modelling.” Ecological Economics. 183. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.106966.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.106966
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15858
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectDeliberative ecological economicsen_US
dc.subjectElectricity modellingen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory modellingen_US
dc.subjectMediated modellingen_US
dc.subjectPost-normal scienceen_US
dc.subjectSaskatchewanen_US
dc.titleGreening the Saskatchewan grid: A case study in deliberative energy modellingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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