Open Letter to the Government of Alberta on Data Centre Investment and Opportunity

Open Letter to the Government of Alberta on Data Centre Investment and Opportunity

July 9, 2025 Indigenous Watchdog has sent an open letter to the Honourable Premier Danielle Smith and Members of the Government of Alberta, which reads as follows: To the Honourable Premier Danielle Smith and Members of the Government of Alberta, We write to you as the Chiefs of the Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation, Enoch Cree…

Capacity Building for the Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource Summary Report

Capacity Building for the Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource Summary Report

July 9, 2025 Offshore wind (OSW) remains an untapped renewable energy resource in Nova Scotia that has interest growing in the industry alongside the need for renewable energy sources. Tapping into OSW will require support from and cooperation between communities, governments, local industries, and OSW proponents. In 2022, Net Zero Atlantic began Capacity Building for…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Reflects on a Transformational 2024 with AGM and Annual Report

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Reflects on a Transformational 2024 with AGM and Annual Report

June 25, 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) held its Annual General Meeting reflecting on 2024 and presenting the Annual Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. Hydro also released its Unaudited Financial Statements and financial results for the first quarter of 2025. “This past year was transformational and memorable. It…

IESO Quarterly Reliability Outlook, June 2025

IESO Quarterly Reliability Outlook, June 2025

June 25, 2025 In addition to the Reliability Outlook and associated data tables and methodology, the IESO has made its Transfer Capability Assessment Methodology for the Near-Term Transmission Planning Horizon publicly available. The Ontario Transmission System document was consolidated with this Transfer Capability Assessment Methodology document. Operating Limits previously documented in the Ontario Transmission System document are now…

Investor Confidence in Alberta’s Renewables Sector Remains Dampened

Investor Confidence in Alberta’s Renewables Sector Remains Dampened

June 24, 2025 Investor confidence in Alberta’s renewables sector is lagging behind peer jurisdictions, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute.  Two years of policy and regulatory uncertainty, which began in 2023 with the surprise seven-month moratorium on new wind and solar projects, and continues to today with a wide-reaching restructure of Alberta’s electricity…

Connected Fleets: Supporting Utility Field Workers with the Right Technology
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Connected Fleets: Supporting Utility Field Workers with the Right Technology

By Jason Falovo — Vice President and General Manager, Canada at Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions As utilities continue to adopt new technologies to support the delivery of services and meet their customers’ requirements, there’s also a need to look at how technology can help overcome challenges in the field. As they’re out working to fix…

Unpacking Sales Outsource Solutions’ 2025 SHOW: Developing Deeper Relationships and Making Connections

Unpacking Sales Outsource Solutions’ 2025 SHOW: Developing Deeper Relationships and Making Connections

May 21, 2025 By Blake Marchand Sales Outsource Solutions (SOS) held the third edition of their SOS Show on April 10th at the Pearson Convention Centre. The show had a highly concentrated feel and was well attended throughout the show’s 11am-3pm run time with attendees made up of electrical contractors, utility and telecom professionals, engineers,…

New Study on Solar Cell that Harvests Energy During the Day and Night

May 21, 2025 In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Stanford University constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, avoiding the need for batteries altogether. The device makes use of the heat leaking from Earth back into space – energy that is on the same…

IESO Introduces Renewed Electricity Market
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IESO Introduces Renewed Electricity Market

May 6, 2025 Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) has announced their renewed electricity market is now live — a major milestone in the IESO’s work to modernize the province’s electricity market. With more efficient scheduling and pricing, the renewed market ensures electricity prices better reflect the cost of delivering electricity, supporting a more efficient and…

Powering the Electrification of the Canadian, American Economies: Podcast Interview with Tim King, Nexans

Powering the Electrification of the Canadian, American Economies: Podcast Interview with Tim King, Nexans

April 22, 2025 Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Tim King, president of Nexans North America, a global cable products company, about the electrification of the North American economy and how Canadian and American power grids are responding to growing power demand.