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November 23, 2023 By Blake Marchand The demand for transformers and switchgear is being impacted by the proliferation of new industries: renewables, solar, energy storage, and data centres, for example. Historically, housing-starts were the key driver for transformer and switchgear demand. According to a panel discussion from Scotiabank and JST Power Equipment EVP & GM,…
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.
According to a new annual forecast from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), electricity demand in Ontario is anticipated to grow 75 per cent by 2050, higher than previously forecast, with annual consumption rising from 151 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025 to 263 TWh in 2050.
June 18, 2024 Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, and increased its reliance on U.S. energy imports. The impacts of climate change are adding uncertainty to rain and snow fall predictions. François Bouffard, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, released a breif statement on this development, reported on by the…
June 26, 2024 By Blake Marchand The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse was the first since 2008, although that event was only visible from Nunavut. The last total eclipse visible from Ontario was 1979 and the next one in Canada is slated for 2044. This time around there was some disappointment across Ontario due…
Electricity Retailing – Disclosure to Consumers, O. Reg. 416/99, requires to disclose to consumers the Ontario system-Wide Electricity Supply Mix in the manner established by the Ontario Energy Board. The Board’s Directive for the Disclosure of information to consumers by Electricity Retailers under Ontario Regulation 416/99 prescribes the manner and timing requirements of this disclosure. The Directive applies to all retailers, including distributors that provide standard supply services.
November 23, 2023 By Blake Marchand The demand for transformers and switchgear is being impacted by the proliferation of new industries: renewables, solar, energy storage, and data centres, for example. Historically, housing-starts were the key driver for transformer and switchgear demand. According to a panel discussion from Scotiabank and JST Power Equipment EVP & GM,…
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.
According to a new annual forecast from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), electricity demand in Ontario is anticipated to grow 75 per cent by 2050, higher than previously forecast, with annual consumption rising from 151 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025 to 263 TWh in 2050.
June 18, 2024 Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, and increased its reliance on U.S. energy imports. The impacts of climate change are adding uncertainty to rain and snow fall predictions. François Bouffard, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, released a breif statement on this development, reported on by the…
June 26, 2024 By Blake Marchand The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse was the first since 2008, although that event was only visible from Nunavut. The last total eclipse visible from Ontario was 1979 and the next one in Canada is slated for 2044. This time around there was some disappointment across Ontario due…
Electricity Retailing – Disclosure to Consumers, O. Reg. 416/99, requires to disclose to consumers the Ontario system-Wide Electricity Supply Mix in the manner established by the Ontario Energy Board. The Board’s Directive for the Disclosure of information to consumers by Electricity Retailers under Ontario Regulation 416/99 prescribes the manner and timing requirements of this disclosure. The Directive applies to all retailers, including distributors that provide standard supply services.
November 23, 2023 By Blake Marchand The demand for transformers and switchgear is being impacted by the proliferation of new industries: renewables, solar, energy storage, and data centres, for example. Historically, housing-starts were the key driver for transformer and switchgear demand. According to a panel discussion from Scotiabank and JST Power Equipment EVP & GM,…
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.
According to a new annual forecast from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), electricity demand in Ontario is anticipated to grow 75 per cent by 2050, higher than previously forecast, with annual consumption rising from 151 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025 to 263 TWh in 2050.
June 18, 2024 Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, and increased its reliance on U.S. energy imports. The impacts of climate change are adding uncertainty to rain and snow fall predictions. François Bouffard, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, released a breif statement on this development, reported on by the…
June 26, 2024 By Blake Marchand The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse was the first since 2008, although that event was only visible from Nunavut. The last total eclipse visible from Ontario was 1979 and the next one in Canada is slated for 2044. This time around there was some disappointment across Ontario due…
Electricity Retailing – Disclosure to Consumers, O. Reg. 416/99, requires to disclose to consumers the Ontario system-Wide Electricity Supply Mix in the manner established by the Ontario Energy Board. The Board’s Directive for the Disclosure of information to consumers by Electricity Retailers under Ontario Regulation 416/99 prescribes the manner and timing requirements of this disclosure. The Directive applies to all retailers, including distributors that provide standard supply services.