August 20, 2025 BC Hydro crews are making steady progress in restoring power to more than 500 customers in Bamfield, the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Ditidaht First Nation, after the Mount Underwood wildfire caused extensive damage to electrical infrastructure. Power has been out in the region since August 11, and restoration efforts have been underway…
As part of the 2025 call for power, BC Hydro has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to acquire up to 5,000 gigawatt-hours annually of electricity from large, clean or renewable projects…
August 20, 2025 Manitoba Hydro crews are working to repair fire-damaged infrastructure and restore power in several communities, the utility said in a August 14 news release. The 2025 wildfire season is now the worst on record in the past 30 years, says the utility with more than 2 million hectares (ha) of area burned…
BC Hydro has reached a historic milestone with the successful commissioning of the sixth and final generating unit on the Site C project.
The federal government announced over $13 million in federal funding to support five clean energy projects in Ontario that will help modernize existing electricity systems.
August 1, 2025 Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership will construct and operate the 4.8-megawatt Centrale de cogénération d’Opitciwan, in the Northern Quebec First Nation, Atikamekw of Opitciwan. The community’s energy transition is aimed at significantly reducing diesel as its primary energy source. The facility will generate electricity by burning bark, sawdust and woodchips produced by an…
August 1, 2025 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced that it is providing funding to construct a 54 MW hyperscale expansion to a data centre in Cambridge, Ontario. CPP Investments will invest C$225 million in the project by way of a 50% interest in a construction loan, alongside Deutsche Bank Private Credit & Infrastructure, which served as the…
August 1, 2025 Caldwell First Nation is proud to announce its landmark equity investment in the Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line, marking a new chapter in Indigenous economic empowerment and infrastructure partnership. The investment is made through Caldwell’s business development arm, Northwind Business Development LP (NBD), as part of a 50-50 First Nation Equity Partnership with Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One)…
July 23, 2025 The Site C project has reached one of its last major milestones with the successful commissioning of the fifth generating unit. This achievement brings the project one step closer to full completion, with testing and commissioning of the sixth and final generating unit now underway. The sixth unit remains on track to…
July 22, 2025 Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) manufacturer, Mitrex proudly announces that its transformative SunRise Residential project in Edmonton, Alberta, has earned the Guinness World Record for the largest solar panel mural globally. This landmark project showcases Mitrex’s innovative BIPV solar panels, blending cutting-edge solar technology with vibrant cultural artistry to redefine sustainable architecture. Sustainable Architecture with BIPV Spanning over 30,000 square feet, the Mitrex eFacade…
July 16, 2025 A new advanced digital grid initiative from Saint John Energy that will give customers more control over their energy costs and allow for the adoption of more clean energy technologies has received $5.25 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program. The funding for Saint John Energy’s Advanced Digital Distribution System Operator…
July 9, 2025 SWTCH Energy, a company pioneering electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for multi-tenant buildings across North America, today announced it completed a multi-tenant EV charging project in partnership with shared e-mobility provider Kite Mobility and the Ontario government through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN). Through the OVIN R&D Partnership Fund, SWTCH and Kite Mobility received $500,000 in support from the Government…
July 9, 2025 The IESO is engaging on the next proposed Long-Term procurement, the Long-Term 2 Request for Proposals (LT2 RFP). This procurement is part of the IESO’s broader Resource Adequacy Framework – an enduring approach to identifying the type of acquisition activity to use to resolve system needs. The framework contemplates a multi-pronged approach…
July 9, 2025 Newfoundland Power crews are working to repair damage to a transmission line caused by a lightning strike last evening in a remote wooded area off Route 80 in Conception Bay North. Multiple communities between Grates Cove and Ochre Pit Cove were impacted, with approximately 2200 customers experiencing an outage. We understand the…
July 9, 2025 FortisBC Inc. is planning to launch a call for power later this year as the next step to its Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) issued in 2024, to support economic growth and help meet customers’ growing electricity needs in communities across the Southern Interior region. The call for power will be conducted by…
July 9, 2025 Geotechnical and environmental studies begin this week on Gull Island in Labrador. The studies will enable us to collect the data that are needed to prepare the construction work for a new hydroelectric generating station in the area. In December 2024, Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (NL Hydro) entered into a…