Nova Scotia Power is rebuilding the power line along Over Cove Road on Long Island to maintain service reliability for its customers in the Freeport area. This work is necessary due to the condition and age of the existing power line and poles.
A recent BC Hydro survey found that vampire power is on the rise, and most British Columbians own electronics and appliances that are sucking up unnecessary amounts of power.
The Province of Ontario has announced the launch of the Affordability Fund. This is a program designed to provide customers who do not qualify for low-income conservation programs the ability to access energy efficient home improvements.
Stephen Welby has been hired as IEEE’s next executive director and chief operating officer. Starting on 2 January, he will work from IEEE’s office in Piscataway, N.J., succeeding E. James “Jim” Prendergast, who is set to retire.
Schneider Electric has announced that Susan Uthayakumar will become Country President, Canada on January 1, 2018, reporting to Annette Clayton, CEO and President, North America, and Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Lysandra Naom has been awarded the RAB Design Lighting Inc., Award of Excellence for the 2017 Electro-Federation Canada Scholarship program.
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) and its members are proud to support Canadian university and college students reach their academic goals providing $154,000 across 57 scholarships. This initiative has supported students with over $1 million in funding since the program started in 1994.
Eaton’s distributed low-voltage power system was one of the winners of a ShowStopper Award at the National Electrical Contractors Association conference in Seattle earlier this month. Other winners include…
The Affiliated Distributors (AD) gala on September 28 brought together over 1,000 AD member companies from across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The award for member with the strongest growth in Canada was given to Electrimat—a company specialized in the sale of lighting and electrical material.
Philips Lighting has announced that Gaurhav Arora has joined its team as the Customer Satisfaction Manager for Canada. Gaurhav brings more than 15 years of senior-level experience and joins Philips from Canadian Tire Corporation.
In the context of the energy transition currently unfolding where reducing greenhouse gas emissions has become a top priority for society, the TechnoCentre éolien (TCE) will organize a Technical Workshop entitled Integrating Renewable Energy in Remote Microgrids, which will take place on November 1 at Montréal’s Centre for Sustainable Development.
The federal government is still interested in building up more inter-provincial hydroelectric transmission, even as the cost of solar and wind energy continues to drop.
ATCO announced that Alberta PowerLine, a partnership owned 80 per cent by Canadian Utilities Limited, an ATCO company, and 20 per cent by Quanta Services, Inc., has closed the issuance of an aggregate of $1,384,678,000 of bonds with maturities ranging from June 2032 to March 2054. This represents the largest public-private partnership financing ever completed in Canada.
Nova Scotia Power plans to put the power in our customers’ hands by introducing smart meters for all residents and businesses, providing them with more access to information about how and when they use energy. The company applied to its regulator, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, today for approval of the $133 million dollar project which would see the first smart meters rolled out in 2019.
As British Columbia’s New Democratic Party (NDP) government decides whether or not BC Hydro should continue building its multibillion-dollar Site C dam on the Peace River, a recently released study shows new wind energy development is a cost-competitive alternative to the project.
Solar producers say the future is bright in the land of living skies, if only Saskatchewan’s government-owned electrical utility would take greater advantage of the opportunity.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
