February 20, 2024 On February 9th, Electricity Canada submitted a brief for Finance Canada’s pre-budget consultation ahead of Budget 2024. The brief focuses on implementing the investments made in the 2023 Federal Budget and streamlining the processes for both delivering clean electricity and building the infrastructure for it. Electricity Canada’s recommendations include: Electricity Canada’s 2024…
February 20, 2024 n 2023, Alectra invested $5.6 million to construct and renew infrastructure, which will improve power reliability across the City of St. Catharines. This significant investment is part of Alectra’s ongoing commitment to modernize the city’s power grid and enhance reliability as the demand for electricity continues to rise. “Delivering safe and reliable…
February 20, 2024 Following a comprehensive competition, SaskPower has selected Iyuhána Solar LP (Iyuhána Solar) to construct and operate Saskatchewan’s largest solar facility to date in the Estevan area. With a total generating capacity of 100 megawatts (MW), this emissions-free solar facility will produce enough power for the equivalent of approximately 25,000 homes. Construction is…
February 16, 2024 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing $138.2 million to support the development of Atlantic Canada’s largest planned energy storage project by Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) in collaboration with Wskijinu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency Ltd. (WMA), an economic limited partnership owned by 13 Mi’kmaw communities. Under terms of these arrangements, NS Power, Nova Scotia’s…
February 15, 2024 Nova Scotia is making it easier for people to become certified in the skilled trades sector with two new initiatives as part of the plan to grow Nova Scotia’s skilled trades workforce. Funding more training seats in high-demand trades has resulted in almost 200 apprentices being moved off wait lists and into…
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the next steps toward refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units (units 5-8). Once refurbished, Pickering would produce a total of 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, equivalent to powering two million homes, helping to meet increasing demand from electrification and fuelling the province’s economic growth.
The government is protecting Nova Scotians from another significant increase in power rates this year. Nova Scotia Power has a large balance of fuel costs that has accumulated over the past few years. Record high fuel costs and delays in getting renewable energy from Muskrat Falls since 2018 have created an unprecedented situation that calls for swift action to protect ratepayers. A proposal to extend the time for ratepayers to cover a portion of Nova Scotia Power’s fuel costs would mean a rate increase of just over one per cent. Ratepayers would face a seven per cent increase without government action, and industrial customers would see 13 per cent.
On Jan. 31, Premier Danielle Smith and Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to align and improve regulation, enhance collaboration and increase information sharing on best practices in key energy and environmental areas including carbon capture, utilization and storage, methane emission reduction, hydrogen development and geothermal energy.
CanREA welcomes the announcement on February 5, by the Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, of a phase two for the federal Greener Homes Initiative, which helps Canadians “Go Solar” and retrofit their homes to reduce their energy bills and GHG emissions. “Today’s announcement is important to the continued success of the residential solar sector in Canada,” said Vittoria Bellissimo, CanREA’s President and CEO.
February 7, 2024 Pattern Energy’s Broughton Wind 150 MW project in Québec was one of eight projects approved by Hydro-Québec, part of a 1,550 MW addition of clean energy to the power grid. Broughton Wind represents a private investment of approximately $478 million. Pattern Energy is developing the Broughton Wind project on private lands in…
February 7, 2024 Home energy improvements like heat pump installations and drafty window replacements can help Canadians save hundreds of dollars on their energy bills every year. Since launching the Canada Greener Homes Grant program three years ago, the federal government has helped over 165,000 Canadians upgrade their homes and save an average of $386…
February 7, 2024 The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) has denied BC Hydro’s Lower Mainland Reactive Power Reinforcement project. The proposed project would include installing new equipment at four substations in the Lower Mainland, and decommissioning BC Hydro’s existing Burrard Synchronous Condenser Station in Port Moody. After an open and transparent review of BC Hydro’s…
February 7, 2024 Hydro One has submitted the final Environmental Study Report and Statement of Completion to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for the St. Clair Transmission Line project. To ensure the transmission line is built with local interests in mind, Hydro One received and responded to important feedback from Indigenous communities, government agencies,…
February 7, 2024 Statement attributed to Joe Mazza, vice president of energy supply and resource development, FortisBC: “FortisBC’s customers’ demand for energy peaks during periods of colder weather, which is precisely what we experienced during the first cold snap of the winter season with an increase in demand for both gas and electricity. “Customers rely…
Applications are now open for Nova Scotia Power’s 2024 Scholarship & Bursary Program, and students in Nova Scotia are encouraged to apply. The program is accepting applications until April 19, 2024. As part of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy, Nova Scotia Power is focused on supporting programs and initiatives that help remove barriers to education for equity-deserving communities in our province and to support development of a diverse talent pool for our high demand roles.
In November 2023, Hydro-Québec published its Action Plan 2035 – Towards a Decarbonized and Prosperous Québec, with the goals to better serve its customers, decarbonize Québec and contribute to its economic development. Over the past few months, the company has explained this plan to the general public, to over 30 organizations, as well as to the members of the National Assembly in the context of a parliamentary committee.