SaskPower’s First Microgrid Now Providing Reliable Power to Descharme Lake

SaskPower’s First Microgrid Now Providing Reliable Power to Descharme Lake

May 7, 2025 The Descharme Lake Microgrid, the first independent community power system of its kind in Saskatchewan, is now online. The microgrid is a custom-built system that combines solar power, battery energy storage and back-up diesel generation to power the northern community of Descharme Lake, which is located approximately 95 kilometres (km) north of…

Potentia Renewables Inc. Awarded Two Projects in SaskPower Procurement 

Potentia Renewables Inc. Awarded Two Projects in SaskPower Procurement 

May 6, 2025 SaskPower has selected two partnerships formed by Potentia Renewables Inc., and its Indigenous partners, Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation, to develop, own, and operate a new wind and a new solar facility in south-central Saskatchewan. The 200-MW Rose Valley Wind Project will be located east of Assiniboia…

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…

B.C. Streamlines Permitting for Renewable-Energy Projects
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B.C. Streamlines Permitting for Renewable-Energy Projects

May 1, 2025 The BC government is taking action to speed up permitting for renewable-energy projects to meet growing demand for clean power, address climate change and secure energy independence for British Columbians in the face of unprecedented trade threats. Government introduced the renewable energy projects (streamlined permitting) act to the legislative assembly on Wednesday,…

Hydro-Québec Initiates Consultations on the Upgrading of its Main Transmission System in the MRC of Pontiac

Hydro-Québec Initiates Consultations on the Upgrading of its Main Transmission System in the MRC of Pontiac

April 23, 2025 Hydro-Québec is initiating pre-consultations to discuss the upgrading of its main transmission system with representatives of municipalities, First Nations and regional groups in western Outaouais. As discussions get underway, stakeholders in the study areas of our new projects will have the opportunity to express their views early in the process and share…

Ontario Pursuing New Hydroelectric Stations in Northern Ontario

Ontario Pursuing New Hydroelectric Stations in Northern Ontario

April 16, 2025 The Ontario government is working in partnership with Taykwa Tagamou Nation (TTN) and Moose Cree First Nation (MCFN) to expand hydroelectric generation to meet growing energy demand and support greater economic self-determination and prosperity. “For more than a century, nearly a quarter of Ontario’s power has come from clean hydroelectric energy,” said…

Hydro One Upgrading John Transformer Station in Downtown Toronto

Hydro One Upgrading John Transformer Station in Downtown Toronto

April 9, 2025 Hydro One will invest approximately $21 million in upgrades at the John Transformer Station in downtown Toronto. Upgrades include the replacement of two transformers that reached the end of their service life, as well as upgrades to disconnect switches, and protection and control equipment. To move the nearly 75,000-kilogram transformer – the…

K-Line Announces Completion of Winnifred Windfarm 138kV Transmission Line Project

K-Line Announces Completion of Winnifred Windfarm 138kV Transmission Line Project

April 8, 2025 K-Line have announced the successful completion of an 138kV transmission line EPC project. Located near Medicine Hat, Alberta, this 24 km transmission line is a key part of connecting the new wind farm substation to an existing substation just south of the city. The 136,4 MW Winnifred Wind Project, developed by Enerfin…

CIB to Invest $117.4M in Weavers Mountain Wind Energy Project

CIB to Invest $117.4M in Weavers Mountain Wind Energy Project

April 8, 2025 The Weavers Mountain Wind Energy Project will feature 16 Nordex turbines at a 125-metre hub height, with anti-icing system blade technology and a 25-year power purchase agreement. The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on a $117.4 million loan to support the construction of a 94.4-megawatt wind farm in Nova…

Boralex Continues Construction of its Large-Scale Projects

Boralex Continues Construction of its Large-Scale Projects

March 25, 2025 Boralex reported development and construction activities totalling 8,005 MW in the markets of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France, 1,227 MW or 18% higher than in 2023 Progress in under-construction and ready-to-build projects Acquisition of the Clashindarroch Wind Farm Extension project in the United Kingdom, with an installed capacity of 145 MW, and the adjacent battery energy storage system (BESS) with a maximum capacity…

Hydro-Québec Initiates Consultations on the Upgrading of its Main Transmission System in the MRC of Pontiac

Hydro-Québec Initiates Consultations on the Upgrading of its Main Transmission System in the MRC of Pontiac

March 25, 2025 Hydro-Québec is initiating pre-consultations to discuss the upgrading of its main transmission system with representatives of municipalities, First Nations and regional groups in western Outaouais. “As discussions get underway, stakeholders in the study areas of our new projects will have the opportunity to express their views early in the process and share…

BluWave-ai and the City of Summerside, PEI Partner to Deploy AI for Renewable Energy Management in Inter-Provincial Collaboration Boosting Canadian Exports

BluWave-ai and the City of Summerside, PEI Partner to Deploy AI for Renewable Energy Management in Inter-Provincial Collaboration Boosting Canadian Exports

March 25, 2025 Seven Year Partnership Integrates AI into its Wind, Solar, and Battery Storage Systems Enabling Product Innovation for Live Operations and Decarbonization Globally Buy Canadian has been promoted at all levels of Canadian government following the recent trade tensions with the United States of America. A shining example of an innovative “Buy Canadian”…

CIB Commits $217 million to Nova Scotia to New Brunswick (Wasoqonatl) Reliability Intertie

CIB Commits $217 million to Nova Scotia to New Brunswick (Wasoqonatl) Reliability Intertie

March 25, 2025  The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed $217 million in equity financing to enable a new transmission line linking Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB) which will improve the reliability of interprovincial power grids and support the expansion of renewable energy production. The CIB investment will help Nova Scotia construct the 160-kilometre, 345-kilovolt transmission line parallel to the existing…

Government of Canada Announces Funding for Clean and Reliable Energy in First Nations and Inuit Communities

Government of Canada Announces Funding for Clean and Reliable Energy in First Nations and Inuit Communities

March 25, 2025 On March 18 the federal governemnt announced over $11 million to support fifteen clean energy projects in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec. These initiatives were funded mainly under Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program. Project name: Beaufort Delta Biomass HubRecipient: Delta Enterprise Inc. Project…