August 21, 2023 – Members of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) heard from PUC President & CEO, Robert Brewer on the upcoming launch of the Sault Smart Grid, Canada’s first community-wide smart grid, and the radical transition taking place in the energy sector. Brewer spoke to a packed house on the topic of energy…
May 1, 2023 – Westario Power introduced new interim President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Walter Malcolm, on Monday, May 1st. Malcolm will lead the utility as an experienced leader who previously worked throughout all segments of the utility industry. “I am happy to announce that Walter Malcolm accepted the interim position of the President…
July 20, 2023 – During its meeting of July 19, 2023, the Council of Ministers appointed Mr. Michel Simard as director at the Régie de l’énergie. Holder of a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Montreal as well as a master’s degree in electrical engineering from McGill University, Mr. Simard currently acts as…
September 25, 2023 ENMAX is pleased to announce that after a rigorous and competitive market process, Sheri Primrose has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective September 25, 2023. Sheri has spent the last 17 years of her career here at ENMAX where she’s held progressively senior roles from a manager of corporate services…
September 25, 2023 ERTH Power Corporation on Monday was recognized with the Innovation Excellence Award at the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) annual awards gala in Toronto, Ontario. The award, sponsored by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), recognizes outstanding achievement in innovation by an EDA member company. ERTH Power received the award in recognition of…
September 25, 2023 Recently, Elexicon Energy held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of its new Belleville Operations Centre. Elexicon President and CEO, Indrani Butany-DeSouza, was joined by the Honourable Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Qunite and Minister of Energy; City of Belleville Mayor, Neil Ellis; and the Honourable Shelby Kramp-Neuman, MP…
September 25, 2023 On Tuesday May 2, 2023 an Open House and official ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Algoma Power Inc. (API)‘s new work centre location in Sault Ste Marie. Those in attendance included API employees, members of our Executive team, City of Sault Ste. Marie dignitaries including Mayor Shoemaker as well the S.&T….
September 25, 2023 Oakville Hydro has been recognized as a Sustainable Electricity LeaderTM by Electricity Canada. The designation underscores Oakville Hydro’s commitment to sustainability, responsible energy practices and dedication to a greener future. Electricity Canada, the national association representing the interests of the electricity sector in Canada, awarded Oakville Hydro the Sustainable Electricity LeaderTM designation in recognition…
September 25, 2023 Hydro Ottawa and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, ending a labour disruption that began on June 28, 2023. The agreement provides employees with generous wage increases, as well as increases in benefits, premiums and allowances. “I recognize that this labour disruption was difficult…
September 25, 2023 UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, unveiled the powerful new 1.10 version of HOMER Grid modeling software, developed to assist with speeding up and simplifying designing and optimizing renewable distributed energy-plus-storage powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which may allow for the maximizing of their potential revenue and return…
September 25, 2023 In its capacity as distributor, Hydro-Québec proceeded with the public opening of the bids received under its call for tenders launched on March 31, 2023, for the purchase of a block of 1,500 MW of wind power. The company received 16 bids, totalling 3 034 MW. Over the coming months, Hydro-Québec will assess the…
September 25, 2023 The Ontario government and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) have released the detailed results of the province’s first competitive procurement for new reliable, affordable and clean electricity storage and generation. The Expedited Long-Term Request for Proposals (E-LT1) procurement acquired a total of 880 megawatts (MW) of energy storage, with nine of the…
September 25, 2023 Sales Outsource Solutions announced via LinkedIn that they “are thrilled to welcome Brad Drane, RCDD, as our new Regional Sales Manager, Atlantic Canada & Telecom Quebec!” View the LinkedIn post HERE
Schneider Electric is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Heitman to the position of Country President, Canada, effective October 1, 2023. Heitman succeeds Adrian Thomas, who announced his departure in June to assume a new role as CEO of Hammond Power Solutions. As Country President for Schneider Electric Canada, Emily will work in partnership with the Canadian leadership team to drive Schneider Electric’s strategic initiatives and accelerate growth across the company’s energy management and automation businesses in Canada.
The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces. This electricity trade agreement is possible because Ontario and Quebec have complementary seasonal peaks in electricity demand.
ABB is investing in a strategic partnership with Pratexo, an edge-to-cloud acceleration platform company. The partnership involves a minority investment in Pratexo through ABB’s venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures (ATV). Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Pratexo’s technology platform supports IoT and artificial intelligence initiatives which demand compute power at the edge. The company’s technology enables the rapid set up of systems that can process huge amounts of data generated by IoT sensors and run advanced analytics in real time close to the location of the device, rather than in the cloud.