February 24, 2025 Released as part of EHRC’s Award of Excellence event this month, Lighting the Path is a labour market study that aims to collaborate with and learn from Indigenous communities to create a sustainable and inclusive energy future that aligns with their traditional values and aspirations. This study focuses on understanding the workforce capacity…
January 24, 2025 By Jake Brooks Energy competition does not need to be limited to the wholesale level. The potential benefits of wider and more open competition were recently evidenced when Ontario’s electric grid operator and a local utility decided to set up and test Canada’s first local electricity market through the IESO York Region…
January 22, 2025 Solar Nova Scotia have introduced the first episode in their Atlantic Canada Solar Summit Podcast Series. The series is presented alongside the Reimagined Energy Podcast hosted by Maria McGowan.
Canadians are very much on the electrification movement and utilities very much need to be able to keep up and provide a very modernized, efficient and resilient grid. Utilities are in a transformative period as they begin to implement new technologies that will enable a reliable grid in support of an increasingly electrified economy.
January 21, 2025 Electricity Canada’s Technology Committee released a new report to compile key insights in how digital technology will shape our energy future. Members from across the country have worked together to draft this publication on best practices in dealing with the opportunities and challenges of the national shift towards electrification and the “4Ds”…
January 21, 2025 The PWU released a synopsis of its previous four discussion papers. These papers were offered to prompt discussion on better ways for Ontario to meet its growing electricity demand at a lower cost, with lower carbon emissions and in a more reliable, affordable and timely manner. Ontario’s Powering Ontario’s Growth (POG) report…
In 2023, Newfoundland Power undertook a significant project in modernizing their customer information system, taking a customer and employee centric approach.
January 8, 2025 Trends identified in NERC’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) highlight critical reliability challenges that industry is facing over the next 10 years: satisfying escalating energy growth, managing generator retirements and removing barriers to resource and transmission development. As a result, well over half of the continent is at elevated or high risk…
The federal government has announced that Canada will aim to reduce emissions by 45–50% below 2005 levels by 2035, setting a target that maintains the country’s path to a strong, net-zero economy.
Electricity Canada is proud to announce the eight winning projects inducted in its Centre of Excellence for 2024.
November 27, 2024 As Canada accelerates its transition to a sustainable energy future, the landscape for renewable energy and energy storage procurements is evolving rapidly. There has never been so much investment in new, affordable, clean sources of electricity. To support this shift, CanREA is excited to introduce their Clean Energy Procurement Calendar—a tool designed to…
November 12, 2024 By Keith Sones, seasoned utility industry executive Most of the articles I’ve written have been based on personal experiences, many of them occurring decades ago, which eventually translate into helpful life lessons. The years allow the events to marinate in a savoury stew of time and reflection, clarity never coming immediately, or even…
November 12, 2024 A report released by Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry V. DeMarco concluded that Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Indigenous Services Canada’s failure to fully execute their departmental plans limited their contribution to Canada’s clean power generation and energy efficiency targets in…
November 12, 2024 The Ministry of Energy and Electrification announced the government’s much anticipated energy policy vision paper. Ontario’s Affordable Energy Future: The Pressing Case for More Power. The vision paper provides a high-level roadmap of government priorities that will shape the eventual Integrated Energy Resource Plan (IERP), scheduled for release early in 2025. The IERP…
October 22, 2024 Turbines are critical power plant assets that are both dynamic and vulnerable at the same time. Keeping them in pristine condition is ideal for maximum efficiency and service life. However, some environments naturally set this ideal up for failure. Salt buildup on turbine blades in coastal power plants can slow down rotation…
October 22, 2024 SAE International® announces the release of the SAE J3400TM: NACS Electric Vehicle Coupler Technical Recommended Practice (RP), a major milestone in the advancement of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The SAE J3400TM RP establishes a robust framework for EV charging in North America including general physical, electrical, functional, safety, and performance requirements for the rollout of…