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  Why Canada’s Electricity Grid is Entering a Decisive Decade

  Canada’s electricity system is under growing strain. While it performs adequately in normal conditions, tight reserves and limited flexibility leave it vulnerable during prolonged cold snaps or compounding events.

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One Partner Across the Whole Grid

Utilities are under constant pressure to improve safety, reliability, and operational efficiency across their systems. MacLean Power Systems delivers engineered solutions designed to support crews in the field while helping utilities modernize critical infrastructure.

ERGO simplifies installation and improves field efficiency. Inertia switching and protection solutions enhance reliability and grid visibility. MPS transmission products provide the engineered hardware needed to support infrastructure at scale.

From distribution to transmission, MPS helps utilities build safer, smarter, and more reliable systems. Available through Rexel Utility.

Chance® Pole Line Hardware and Guy Anchors: Trusted Reliability for Modern Broadband Telecommunications

Hubbell Canada Offers Comprehensive Aerial and Anchoring Solutions for Overhead Infrastructure

Hubbell Canada’s Chance® brand manufacturing pole line hardware since 1912 continues to provide overhead telecommunications contractors with a comprehensive portfolio of aerial hardware and anchoring systems built for demanding field conditions.

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Engineered for Strength. Trusted for Power. Nexans ACWU90

Nexans ACWU90 cable is a reliable power cable designed for low voltage electrical distribution in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Rated for 600 volts, it features an aluminum conductor with durable cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation suitable for wet or dry locations. Approved for direct burial and use in raceways, ACWU90 offers excellent mechanical strength, moisture resistance, and long service life, making it a practical and versatile solution for a wide range of installation environments.

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PUPI Tangent Crossarms at Rexel Utility

Pick one up and you’ll see and feel the difference compared to wood or other composite crossarms.

PUPI^® tangent crossarms weigh significantly less than wood crossarms—with up to six times the strength. A closed-cell polyurethane foam fill provides lightweight, field drillable stability that also prevents moisture and contamination from entering the crossarm. From our industry leading UV protection to our internal bushings, PUPI tangent crossarms are built to last.

EHRC Funding & Hiring Incentives

Destination Trade, Empowering Futures, and Discovering Potential

The electricity sector in Canada is growing. Current forecasts suggest an additional 2-3x more generation, transmission and distribution capacity by 2050. This means a growing workforce to build, operate and maintain this new carbon-neutral infrastructure.

EHRC is here to help with wage subsidies and hiring incentives to support employers in hiring their future employees, and offering a new generation of talent opportunities to work in this growing industry.

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ABB Now Supports the Elastimold™ portfolio in Milton, Ontario

Elastimold™ products are built for reliability. Now, the support behind them is closer than ever. Closer When It Counts reflects ABB’s commitment to Canadian utilities by ensuring the Elastimold™ portfolio is backed by fast, dependable, local service when it matters most.

Our ABB Service and Modernization Centre in Milton, Ontario now supports Elastimold™ repairs. This direct access to Canadian expertise, faster repair turnaround, and dedicated support is tailored to the needs of the Canadian grid.

Elastimold™ reliability you trust. Local support you can count on.

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Champion Duct® Solves Solar Project Challenges

For over 35 years, electrical engineers and contractors have trusted Champion Fiberglass® conduit on thousands of solar and underground utility transmission and distribution projects across the US and Canada. Champion Duct® fiberglass conduit offers durability, mechanical strength and no burn-through elbows that minimize repairs. Its light weight and easy connections encourage a smooth, safe, lower cost underground installation. Learn more about fiberglass conduit, elbows, utility risers and interference gasket conduit.

IDEAL Electrical Calls Electricians to Help Shape the Future of the Trade

Electrician and contractor voices needed for the state-of-the-industry survey.

What does the future of the electrical trade look like? IDEAL Electrical wants to hear directly from the professionals building it every day. The newly launched Future of the Electrical Trade survey gives electricians and contractors a platform to share what they’re seeing on the job, what support they need most and what will help move the industry forward.

Electrical professionals can complete the survey here by Friday, July 17.

Three Phase Power Transformer from CES Transformers

CES designs and manufactures small and medium size power transformers that meet utility grade substation standards and specialty application demands.

CES in-house design team can customize solutions for any market segment including green & renewable energy, commercial, utility, and industrial applications. CES’ features meet or exceed standard equipment by only utilizing the highest quality components from leading suppliers along with non-standard options to meet any customer project requirements.