Transparent and Accessible Energy Modelling
Open Insights bridges the gap between academic energy modelling and policy expertise through a transparent, open-source framework, providing energy stakeholders with access to credible, replicable, and actionable insights.
Our Core Commitments
Full Audit Trail
All code, assumptions, and data are publicly available for review at any time.
Transparent Governance
Clear methodologies and documented processes guide analyses.
Open Source
All models are released open-source and built for and by the research community, enabling other researchers to replicate our analyses.
How Open Insights Operates
Open Insights is a collaborative effort between SESIT at the University of Victoria, Energy Modelling Hub, and Macrocosm — each committed to building a more transparent and accessible Canadian modelling ecosystem. Open Insights makes these collaborative efforts visible, from academic model design to operational execution, and final assessment publication.
Model Developers
Energy system models are developed and maintained by academic partners — including researchers at the University of Victoria (SESIT) and Simon Fraser University (EMRG). These teams design the core modelling architecture and advance the underlying methods.
Infrastructure
The Energy Modelling Hub operates and maintains the modelling infrastructure, including the M3 Platform. It runs the models under the direction of scientific partners and handles day-to-day operational delivery.
The Framework
Open Insights is the shared framework under which academic model developers and operational infrastructure partners collaborate. OI defines the transparency standards, open-source commitments, and publication processes that govern every assessment and project, ranging from model design to published results.
Our Services
Independent, timely, and credible assessment of major Canadian energy and climate policy announcements. Led by the Open Insights team with operational support from the Energy Modelling Hub, the EPM translates complex energy policy news into transparent analyses on emissions, energy systems, and socio-economic costs.
View latest assessmentsWe work with First Nation, civil society, industry and government partners to identify their most pressing research and policy questions and deliver scenario analysis backed by full technical transparency - from emissions to economic impacts.
Request a projectAll models are released open-source. We actively collaborate with researchers and analysts committed to transparent, reproducible modelling. If you are interested in collaboration, please reach out to Open Insights' Project Director, Deven Azevedo.
Discuss collaborationOur Partners
University of Victoria — SESIT
Academic model development and peer review of modelling outputs.
Infrastructure partner operating and maintaining the M3 Platform.
Macrocosm
Collaborative delivery and policy analysis partner.
This work is supported by the Clean Prosperity Foundation and the Northpine Foundation.
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