ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s industry-leading digital offerings, ABB AbilityTM, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions. The partnership will provide customers with solutions that generate actionable insights from vast amounts of industrial data to increase the efficiency and flexibility of their operations and create competitive advantage.
Sergio Marchi, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), has issued the following statement in regard to the Government of Canada’s announcement regarding the launch of the Smart Cities Challenge.
One of the largest chambers of commerce in Canada is calling for wider privatization of electricity distribution companies to increase competitiveness in an attempt to drive down costly Ontario electricity prices over the long-term.
North Bay is leading the way in energy resiliency all across Canada. North Bay Hydro has now broken ground on its latest project, the Community Energy Park microgrid.
Toronto Hydro’s President and CEO Anthony Haines has been recognized as a leader in sustainability with an award from the Canadian Electricity Association for his work in making Toronto Hydro a more sustainable organization.
The White Rock hydro facility is celebrating its 65th birthday this year, and it’s a good time to undertake repairs that will help extend its useful life.
RAB Design Lighting is pleased to announce Adanac Sales as their Sales Representative Agency in British Columbia effective December 1st 2017. Adanac Sales has a proven track record of servicing the electrical distribution market in BC for over 25 years. The Sales Agency’s Principals Kevin Smythe and Mike Hodges are forward thinking individuals who have been actively involved with industry associations including ElectroFed, CEMRA, NEMRA, BCEA and CEDIA
Electro‐Federation Canada (EFC) and Cámara Nacional de Manufacturas Eléctricas (CANAME) of Mexico, have submitted joint recommendations to their respective governments to safeguard future trade in North America. The recommendations call on the strong need for governments to retain, modernize and improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in order to increase market access, reduce business costs and improve global competitiveness.
The Essex Chapter of the Ontario Electrical League and the Windsor Essex County Area Electrical Distributors is a testament to how successful the industry can be when it comes together for trade shows.
ABB has announce that the Canadian Green Building Council has certified Campus Montreal with the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver accreditation. This represents an exceptional standard for a building that houses a range of energy-intensive activities that include manufacturing.
Over the next year, Hydro-Québec will replace 25,000 (or more as necessary) next-generation meters that have a defective communication function. The defect does not affect the accuracy of the readings or any other functions and does not pose any safety concerns.
On November 23 Newfoundland Labrador Hydro will be testing new equipment at its North Salmon Dam. As a result of testing the company will be releasing water into the spillwaycausing higher than normal and unpredictable water levels during the testing period.
In July 2014 Justin Smith, operating as D & S Electrical Contractors, provided a customer with an estimate of $10,982.71 to supply and install a generator at a customer’s house.
Canadian Solar Inc.has announced the completion of its second green project bond placement with Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. The JPY7.4 billion ($66.0 million) dual-tenor green project bond was issued to finance Canadian Solar’s 27.3 MWp Tottori Solar Power Plant in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
The City of Candiac is supporting the implementation of this ambitious rooftop solar initiative, which is a first in Quebec. “In total, an area equivalent to two football fields will be consciously put to use rather than left neglected,” said Mayor Normand Dyotte.
Valard Construction LP, a Quanta Services company and head of the Valard Group of Companies, announced today the successful completion of construction on the Churchill Falls-Muskrat Falls and Labrador-Island Transmission Link transmission lines for the Lower Churchill Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
