November 27, 2024 OPG’s Darlington Refurbishment project is now in the home stretch. Unit 1, the third of four units to be refurbished at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, successfully completed its overhaul five months ahead of schedule and will soon be returned to the grid. The 875-megawatt (MW) unit was taken offline for refurbishment in February…
November 27, 2024 Construction of the new Bekevar Wind Energy Facility north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park is complete. Owned and operated by Bekevar Wind LP, a limited partnership between Innagreen Investments and Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development Limited Partnership (a wholly-owned Cowesses First Nation entity), the wind facility will provide up to 200 megawatts (MW)…
November 14, 2024 Hydro-Québec is presenting an important step in the evolution and strengthening of its 735-kV grid, the backbone of its power transmission system, a vital initiative to support the Québec energy transition. This announcement is in line with the Action Plan 2035 and aims to meet the growing need for clean and renewable electricity. This…
November 12, 2024 Wataynikaneyap Power is pleased to announce the energization of both Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka First Nation. The northern Ontario communities were both connected to the provincial power grid on December 14, 2023. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris states, “In our community, schools, households, and businesses have been negatively impacted by frequent power…
November 12, 2024 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Elemental Energy have reached financial close on a $118 million loan to support the Higgins Mountain Wind Project, located within the municipalities of Colchester and Cumberland in Nova Scotia. The wind farm is strategically positioned on a site with strong wind generation capacity, and existing transmission infrastructure nearby, making…
November 12, 2024 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables (BluEarth) have achieved financial close on a $35 million loan towards quA-ymn Solar. The project will be located on reclaimed land in the Highland Valley Copper Mine, southwest of Kamloops, British Columbia. quA-ymn Solar is a partnership between the…
November 12, 2024 ACCIONA Energía announced that its new Forty Mile Wind Farm in southern Alberta has started to send renewable electricity to the province’s power grid. The project, which remains on track for completion in the first quarter of 2025, will generate enough clean energy to power more than 85,000 homes. The project is…
November 12, 2024 A financing agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to reduce transmission costs for customers was approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) on October 18, 2024. AltaLink secured financing for the Central East Transfer-Out Project (CETO) which will save Albertans approximately $60 million over the 30-year financing of the project. “This…
October 22, 2024 Hydro-Québec is commissioning its newest facility, Des Irlandais substation, in Montréal’s Le Sud-Ouest borough and transferring part of the land south of the substation to the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation. In doing so, Hydro-Québec is opening the door to the creation of a site to commemorate the 6,000 Irish immigrants who lost their lives…
October 22, 2024 The City of Mississauga, Lakeview Community Partners Limited (LCPL), Enwave Lakeview Corporation and the Region of Peel celebrated the groundbreaking of a new district energy system at Lakeview Village. Once fully operational, the Lakeview Village district energy system is positioned to be the first of its kind in Ontario and the largest in Canada. Unlike traditional heating and cooling…
October 8, 2024 SaskEnergy is investing nearly $50 million in a system expansion project to meet the current and future energy needs of eastern Saskatchewan. Construction is now underway on The Regina East Expansion Project, which will increase natural gas capacity for residential, commercial and industrial growth in the Yorkton and Regina areas. “Saskatchewan’s growing…
October 8, 2024 SolarBank Corporation announces that it is nearing completion of construction on a 1.4 MW DC rooftop solar project located in Calgary, Alberta for Fiera Real Estate Investments Limited. Contributing to Fiera Real Estate’s commitment to its Net Zero Pathway where two of its funds have established targets of Net Zero Carbon by 2040as well as…
September 25, 2024 The new Altona North DSC is being built north of the Town of Altona in the RM of Rhineland on Road 9 North approximately 1 km west of Hwy. 30. The new DSC will increase reliability and support growth in the community, including the Altona Industrial Park. The new DSC will be designed…
September 25, 2024 The Ontario government along with Hydro One announced the completion of refurbishments at the Beck #2 Transformer Station in Niagara Falls. This $135 million infrastructure program will extend the life of the existing station by another forty years and ensure a reliable supply of affordable and clean energy that will enable new…
September 19, 2024 Wataynikaneyap Power is pleased to announce the energization of Deer Lake First Nation. The northern Ontario community was connected to the provincial power grid on April 16, 2024. Deer Lake Chief Leonard Mamakeesick states, “Deer Lake is so proud to be an owner of the infrastructure that allowed us to replace diesel-generation…
September 19, 2024 Wataynikaneyap Power is pleased to announce the energization of Sachigo Lake First Nation. The northern Ontario community was connected to the provincial power grid on November 2, 2023. At about 645 km north of Thunder Bay, Sachigo Lake First Nation is one of the Wataynikaneyap Power transmission system’s most northern communities. Sachigo…