Nova Scotia Power Holding Open Houses to Discuss Modernizing the Electrical Inspections Process
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Nova Scotia Power Holding Open Houses to Discuss Modernizing the Electrical Inspections Process

February 11, 2025 As Nova Scotia continues to experience unprecedented building growth, it’s the perfect time to review and improve the electrical inspection process—with safety as the top priority. Nova Scotia Power and the Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration are coming together to explore new opportunities—including risk-based electrical inspections—to ensure the process remains safe,…

New Legislation Will Accelerate B.C. Renewable Energy Projects

New Legislation Will Accelerate B.C. Renewable Energy Projects

February 11, 2025 To ensure rapid permitting and robust regulation of renewable energy projects, the Province will introduce legislation in spring 2025 allowing the regulation of renewable energy projects, such as wind and solar, to move under the authority of the BC Energy Regulator (BCER). Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, made the…

Nova Scotia Announce Green Choice Program to Add More Green Energy to their Grid

Nova Scotia Announce Green Choice Program to Add More Green Energy to their Grid

February 6, 2025 The Green Choice Program will add more clean energy to the grid, bring more green jobs and investments to Nova Scotia, help stabilize power rates and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. “The Green Choice Program is the single largest addition of clean electricity and the single largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in…

CRTC Takes Action to Help Bring Fibre Internet to Three Communities in British Columbia and the Yukon

CRTC Takes Action to Help Bring Fibre Internet to Three Communities in British Columbia and the Yukon

February 6, 2025 The CRTC is taking action to help bring high-speed fibre Internet to the communities of Jade City and Good Hope Lake (Dease River) in British Columbia, as well as Upper Liard in the Yukon. In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date,…

Government of Canada Investing in PTRC Energy Innovation Hub in Saskatchewan

Government of Canada Investing in PTRC Energy Innovation Hub in Saskatchewan

February 6, 2025 Federal funding of $1,000,000 for the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) has been announced to develop an Energy Innovation Hub. This will allow PTRC to enhance physical research, testing, lab capabilities and training to support the evaluation and deployment of sustainable technologies in the energy sector. The Energy Innovation Hub (EIH) will help a…

Delta Transformers Launches New Online Energy Savings Calculator

Delta Transformers Launches New Online Energy Savings Calculator

January 28, 2025 Delta Transformers, a Canadian leader in the design and manufacturing of dry-type transformers, proudly announces the launch of its online Energy Savings Calculator. This tool helps businesses estimate cost savings and operational efficiency by upgrading to NRCan 2019 compliant energy efficient transformers. This easy to use calculator enables users to estimate their annual consumption…

OEB Notice of Proposal to Amend the Distribution System Code

OEB Notice of Proposal to Amend the Distribution System Code

January 22, 2025 The OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to amend the Distribution System Code. The proposed amendments establish minimum requirements for licensed electricity distributors in communicating with customers when there are widespread power interruptions in a distributor’s service area caused by severe weather. The purpose of these requirements is to provide customers…

CanREA Applauds Ontario’s New Energy Efficiency Framework

CanREA Applauds Ontario’s New Energy Efficiency Framework

January 21, 2025 The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) applauds the Ontario government for its new energy efficiency framework, as announced by Minister of Energy and Electrification, Stephen Lecce.  The 12-year, $10.9 billion framework includes a significant rebate of up to 30% (to $10,000) for homeowners and small business owners interested in installing behind-the-meter (BTM) generation and…

Ontario Building Fortress Am-Can to Power Economic Prosperity in Canada and the United States

Ontario Building Fortress Am-Can to Power Economic Prosperity in Canada and the United States

January 21, 2025 Premier Doug Ford outlined Ontario’s plan to achieve Am-Can energy security and power economic growth on both sides of the border as part of Fortress Am-Can, a renewed strategic alliance between Canada and America. The United States and Canada are each country’s most significant trading partners, representing trillions of dollars in annual…

Pause of the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program

Pause of the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program

January 21, 2025 The government of Canada has announced a pause in incentives for the Zero-Emissions Vehicles Program. Transport Canada introduced the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program in 2019. Over 546,000 vehicles have been incented through this program since it began, helping Canada reach a new ZEV market share of 11.7% in 2023, a…

CanREA: Canada’s Fall Economic Statement 2024 Helps Close Investment Gaps  

CanREA: Canada’s Fall Economic Statement 2024 Helps Close Investment Gaps  

January 8, 2025 The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is pleased to see the Government of Canada put forward the legislation for the Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit (CE ITC) in today’s Fall Economic Statement (FES) 2024. “The Investment Tax Credits announced today will not just help Indigenous communities and communities access the capital they need to…

New Brunswick Electricity Rebate Estimated to Save Residential Customers $92.6M Annually

New Brunswick Electricity Rebate Estimated to Save Residential Customers $92.6M Annually

January 8, 2025 Eligible residential electricity customers will receive a 10 per cent rebate on their monthly electricity usage beginning in January. The amount of the rebate will be equivalent to the provincial portion of the HST. “Our government understands that people are struggling with the rising cost of almost everything, including power bills,” said…