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…