August 7, 2024 FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) filed an application today with its regulator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), for the Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project (OCMP). This project is FortisBC’s proposed short-term solution to an expected shortfall of gas in the Okanagan by the winter of 2026/27, driven by increasing energy demand in the…
August 7, 2024 Hydro One announced the delivery of a new high-voltage transformer to Porcupine Transformer Station (TS) as part of an $80 million investment in the station. Porcupine TS is a critical connection point between northeast and northwest Ontario and once complete, the upgrades will strengthen reliability and resiliency of the electricity network in…
July 31, 2024 The Canada-Nova Scotia Regional Energy and Resource Table (NS Regional Table) is a key vehicle for driving economic prosperity now and into the future. Launched in October 2022, the NS Regional Table is a partnership between the federal and provincial governments, in collaboration with Mi’kmaw partners — and with input from key interested…
July 31, 2024 PCL Construction is pleased to announce it will support the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for Nova Scotia’s first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS), which will be built by Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE. PCL has been selected to complete the E House with switch gear, all civil scopes, landing invertors, BESS…
July 23, 2024 BC Hydro will construct approximately $1 billion in capital projects in Surrey over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes, businesses and growing electrification and transportation needs. “We must build out B.C.’s electrical system like never before to power our homes and businesses,…
July 11, 2024 SaskPower has announced its first-ever utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) is officially online. Earlier this month, SaskPower announced the project’s completion at the Fleet Street site in Regina. The Honourable Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskPower, along with Rupen Pandya, SaskPower President and CEO, joined members of the BESS project team…
July 11, 2024 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing Alberta electricity transmission companies, AltaLink, L.P (AltaLink) and ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO) with financing to construct a new transmission line in the counties of Red Deer, Lacombe and Stettler. The CIB’s $283.5 million loan will help advance a new, 130-kilometre high-voltage power line, which is…
July 10, 2024 Alectra Utilities announced a significant investment of $43.1 million in grid enhancements aimed at bolstering reliability and meeting the growing energy demands in Mississauga, Ontario. As the community’s population grows, Alectra is renewing electricity infrastructure, enhancing connections to the grid, and modernizing substations to ensure reliable service for homes and businesses. “The…
June 4, 2024 Today marks another significant milestone for SaskPower’s small modular reactor (SMR) project. They have narrowed their search for a potential site down to 2 near the City of Estevan — 1 at Boundary Dam and the other on the Rafferty Reservoir. After more detailed investigation, final site selection will be made in…
Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) announced today that it has filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to construct a new double-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line between Lambton Transmission Station (TS) in St. Clair Township and Chatham Switching Station (SS) in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The $471.9 million investment will support local food supply and security along with economic development and job creation in the region.
May 29, 2024 Valard Construction, a Quanta Services company, has been selected by Hydro One Networks Inc. to design, build and deliver on the construction of the Waasigan Transmission Line in northwestern Ontario. Pending an Environmental Assessment (EA), selection of a final route, and required regulatory approvals, the project includes approximately 190km of new double-circuit…
May 29, 2024 TransAlta Corporation announced that the 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Project, located in Logan County, Oklahoma, has achieved commercial operation. The facility is fully contracted to Meta Platforms Inc., which is receiving both clean electricity and environmental attributes from the new facility. “Since 2020, Meta has supported its global operations with 100…
May 21, 2024 The St. Lawrence Corridor Economic Development Commission is celebrating Potentia Renewables Inc. (Potentia) business achievement as the Skyview 2 Battery Energy Storage Project secures a ground-breaking contract with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). The project, a joint venture between Potentia and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, has been chosen to deliver 390 megawatts…
May 14, 2024 J.D. Irving, Limited has applied to construct a new wind farm near Juniper, New Brunswick. The project is the subject of an Environmental Impact Assessment recently submitted to the Government of New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government. Brighton Mountain Wind will be constructed in multiple phases. The first phase will…
May 7, 2024 Sault Ste. Marie’s PUC Distribution Inc. (PUC) received the prestigious Innovation Excellence Award during this year’s Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) Awards Ceremony in Toronto. The award recognized PUC’s groundbreaking Sault Smart Grid project as the first community-wide smart grid system in Canada. The Sault Smart Grid integrates various cutting-edge smart grid capabilities, including distribution automation, dynamic…