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Feature
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EHRC's 11th Annual Awards of Excellence
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) annually hosts the prestigious Awards of Excellence. These awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the individuals and organizations at the forefront of industry human resources best practice and leadership. Read More... |
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Electricity Reform
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Quebec Government Proposes Major Energy Reform
CBC Radio-Canada has reported the Legault government in Quebec is planning a significant reform in its energy sector by legalizing the direct sale of electricity between private companies, breaking the current distribution monopoly held by Hydro-Québec. Read More... |
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Grid Alert
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AESO Thanks Albertans for Quick Response to Call for Power Conservation
The AESO worked with the Government of Alberta to issue an Emergency Alert to Albertans, asking them to immediately reduce their electricity use to essential needs only. Almost immediately after the alert was issued, the AESO saw a significant 100 MW drop in electricity demand, which amounted to a 200 MW reduction within minutes. The Grid Alert was declared ended at 8:40 p.m. Read More... |
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B.C. Announces Investment in Community and Regional Electricity System
BC Hydro’s updated 10-year capital plan, Power Pathway: Building BC’s energy future, includes almost $36 billion in community and regional infrastructure investments throughout the province between 2024-25 and 2033-34. This represents an increase of 50% over BC Hydro’s previous capital plan ($24 billion), and includes a significant increase in electrification and emissions-reduction infrastructure projects (nearly $10 billion, up from $1 billion). Read More... |
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Aurora’s Power Grid Receives a $5 Million Boost From Alectra to Enhance Reliability and Accommodate Growth
Alectra Utilities made a significant investment of $5 million in Aurora to strengthen and modernize the power grid in response to growing customer electricity demands. With parts of Aurora’s system nearing the end of its life cycle, Alectra took steps proactively to renew deteriorating infrastructure. These upgrades are essential to maintain reliability and stabilize the existing system to reduce outage impacts in the community. Read More... |
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Hydro One Crews Battle Through 48 Hours of High Winds to Restore Nearly 125,220 Customers Since Start of Winter Storm
Hydro One crews have worked around the clock, restoring power to more than 125,220 customers affected by the damaging high winds that battered parts of western, southern, central and eastern Ontario, since the winter storm began Friday. The 748 outages were largely caused by severe winds bringing down trees and branches onto distribution lines. Read More... |
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Latest Storm Prompts Activation of Nova Scotia Power’s Emergency Operations Centre
Nova Scotia Power opened its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Wednesday morning (January 10) at 8 AM ahead of the latest windstorm expected to hit the province. Trees coming into contact with power lines is the number one cause of outages during storms. That’s why Nova Scotia Power has been increasing its investment in tree trimming.Read More... |
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International
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IEA Report: Renewables 2023
The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades, giving it a real chance of achieving the goal of tripling global capacity by 2030 that governments set at the COP28 climate change conference last month, the IEA says in a new report. The amount of renewable energy capacity added to energy systems around the world grew by 50% in 2023, reaching almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar PV accounting for three-quarters of additions worldwide... Read More... |
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New Product
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NOARK’s 1500 Volt Disconnect Switches
NOARK Electric is now offering two families of 1500VDC disconnect switches as new additions to its DC product catalog. The new disconnect switches are dc voltage rated up to 1500V (volts) and offer short time withstand ratings up to 150kA (kilo-amperes). Read More... |
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SaskEnergy & UNIFOR Ratify Agreement
A tentative agreement between SaskEnergy and UNIFOR was reached on December 13, 2023, and a ratification tour that was held by the union, across the province, over the last couple weeks. “The signing of the collective bargaining agreement at SaskEnergy demonstrates the value of collaboration between unions and the Government of Saskatchewan,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy. Read More... |
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Five Nations Development and Hydro One Sign Strategic Partnership to Increase Indigenous Economic Opportunities in Ontario’s Energy Sector
Five Nations Development Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Five Nations Energy Inc., and Hydro One Networks Inc. has recently announced the signing of an initial partnership agreement to work together to meet the growing electricity demands in northeastern Ontario while increasing Indigenous participation in the energy sector. Read More... |
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The Electric Circuit Announces Major Improvements to the Charging Station at L’Étape
In addition to the six fast-charge stations already available at L’Étape, the Electric Circuit is adding two 180-kW charging stations and one 200-kW station with power sharing from FreeWire Technologies, a company that uses a new technology to charge an electric vehicle up to 200 kW or two electric vehicles that are connected simultaneously up to 100 kW. A vehicle with a trailer can also easily connect to the new charging station. Read More... |
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Federal Investment to Deliver 56 New EV Chargers across Halifax
Making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV) is a win-win for families looking to save money while reducing pollution — from cheaper refuelling to lower maintenance costs, EVs can increase the lifetime of a vehicle by nearly 30 percent. The widespread shift to electric-powered transportation also poses a tremendous economic opportunity, creating manufacturing jobs across Canada to meet demands along the EV value chain. Read More... |
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Chris Milner Selected as Yukon Energy President and CEO
After an extensive national search, Yukon Energy’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Chris Milner as Yukon Energy’s President and Chief Executive Officer. In his last three years at Yukon Energy as Vice President of Government Relations and then interim President and CEO, Mr. Milner has played a critical role in developing partnerships, leading teams, and advancing the Corporation’s vision... Read More... |
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GB Agencies Announces Partnership with Prime in Three Provinces
GB Agencies Ltd is pleased to announce our partnership with Prime as their sales representatives in Manitoba, Northwest Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Prime is a Canadian based design and supply firm that specializes in electrical power and control systems, including metal enclosed switchgear, custom unit substations, and pad-mount utility metering kiosks. Read More... |
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Investment
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The Government of Canada Announces Funding to Accelerate Clean Energy Development in Atlantic Canada
Federal government has announced support for the green energy hub that EverWind Fuels is developing in Nova Scotia. EverWind and Export Development Canada have reached an agreement in principle on terms for a $125M debt facility to support the project, pending final due diligence. This loan will support clean power generation and clean hydrogen production that will be able to be exported to markets in Germany and around the world, as well as for domestic consumption. Read More... |
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Changing Scene
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Noramco Telecom Announces Claude Mailhot as New Eastern Canada Territory Manager
Noramco has welcomed Claude Mailhot as its new Noramco Telecom Territory Manager – Eastern Canada. Claude is an experienced sales professional with experience in supply chain operations, procurement, and supplier relations. Read More... |
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