April 9, 2024 On April 3 and April 5, 2024, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) issued two separate Grid Alerts, notifying Albertans of generation shortfalls. The April 5, 2024, incident also prompted brief rotating outages across the province. Marie-France Samaroden, AESO Vice President, Grid Reliability, provided an overview of the Grid Alerts to the…
April 9, 2024 A new report from the Pembina Institute, Better Buildings for All: Relieving energy poverty through deep retrofits, calls for urgent investments in deep retrofits to alleviate energy poverty for low-income households. The report, released today, calls on senior orders of federal and provincial governments and utilities to take decisive action against energy poverty,…
April 9, 2024 K-Line highlights an ongoing project in urban Ontario on LinkedIn: Our dedicated team has been hard at work constructing a new 27.6kV 4 circuit pole line in a high-density urban area in Ontario. The stunning pictures showcase our crew in action, installing taps to join de-energized distribution lines over highway 404. What…
March 26, 2024 Canadian electricity systems must implement wide-ranging changes to meet decarbonization targets, and regulatory authorities can play a central role in facilitating this transition. However, regulatory structures as they currently stand are not well-suited to facilitate the scale of investments that are necessary to meet the nation’s climate goals. Mobilizing cohesive regulator action…
March 26, 2024 Electricity Canada’s sixth annual State of the Canadian electricity industry examines what’s slowing down building a cleaner, bigger, more reliable grid. A new report by Electricity Canada says that building a bigger, cleaner, more reliable grid is not progressing as fast as it needs to if we want to meet our net…
March 26, 2024 By Keith Sones, seasoned utility industry executive “I’m sorry, I don’t know the answer.” The interviewer placed his paper on the table and smiled at me. The expression on his face reminded me of how one might look at a new puppy who had just had an accident on the carpet. Translation –…
March 26, 2024 By Blake Marchand On February 26th and 27th Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) executives and members returned to Parliament Hill for their second ‘Ottawa Day’ to advocate on behalf of their members and the electrical and automation industry as the country continues to progress toward net-zero. The main objective of the delegation is to…
March 14, 2024 By Muhammad Ahsan, DEI Specialist, EHRC As a male-identifying individual in today’s professional landscape, I’ve observed the pervasive and often unspoken divide that gender inequity creates in the workplace. Witnessing this gap, I need to address it, not just as a bystander but as an active participant in the dialogue and solution….
March 14, 2024 The Alberta government has issued its first set of policy guidelines following their moratorium on renewable energy development based on the report compiled by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC). A second policy letter will be issued (Module B, due at the end of March) with further policy directives after a review of…
The following is a statement from Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, in response to the final report from the Clean Electricity Solutions Task Force.
March 13, 2024 Jorden Dye, Director of the Business Renewables Centre-Canada (BRC-Canada), made the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s announcement about new rules governing the renewable energy industry. “The Alberta government has raised more questions with their supposed answers. This is not the level of detail the industry needs to make…
March 13, 2024 By Will Gibson, Canadian Energy Centre Alberta’s electrical grid is about to get a boost in reliability from a major new natural gas-fired power plant owned in part by Indigenous communities. Next month operations are scheduled to start at the Cascade Power Project, which will have enough capacity to supply more than eight per…
March 13, 2024 By Greg Myers, Global Vice President, Product Management at Trilliant Non-Technical Loss (NTL) is a critical and growing issue facing electricity distribution utilities around the world, and one we hear about from customers on an ongoing basis. It primarily results from energy fraud, theft, or misconfigured/malfunctioning meters. As the cost of energy…
The Energy Futures Lab, a social innovation lab based in Alberta, has recently released Leading the Charge: A Vision for Alberta’s Electricity Future. Incorporating the collective wisdom of electricity system leaders and engaged community members, the vision paints an inspiring long-term picture of the Alberta electricity landscape as we approach 2050, outlining the possibilities that shifts to the electricity system have unlocked.
McMaster University is using technology to better control and manage its legacy thermal systems and create smarter buildings. Carmichael Engineering Ltd., a Canadian systems integrator, worked closely with ABB Canada’s leading experts and its highly adaptable smart building platform, ABB Cylon, to improve energy efficiency, enhance user adaptability, and leverage innovative technologies in locations across campus.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) has recently announced the publication of a new position paper, “Automation is Critical to Achieving Global Energy Goals.” In this paper, ISA explains the multitude of ways that automation can support energy supply and efficiency. Safe and efficient execution of energy production, storage, and transmission requires the use of proven automation technologies implemented by knowledgeable and skilled automation professionals.