Exhibition Place Wind Turbine Stands Still
The wind turbine that symbolized Ontario’s push for green energy is at a standstill and won’t be generating electricity until next month at the earliest CBC has announced.
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SSQ Tower Celebrates LEED Gold Certification
SSQ Financial Group has unveiled a commemorative plaque to celebrate the conferring of the highly coveted LEED Gold Certification to SSQ Tower located at Place
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Inuit org to Lobby for Nunavut-Manitoba Power Link
A road to bring cheap, clean power and internet northwards—and, at the same time boost the economy in central Nunavut: that’s what the Kivalliq Inuit Association wants for the future.
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Nova Scotia Power Rebuilding Powerline on Long Island
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.
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Staying Energy Efficient in the Home
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.
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Gaining Access to Ontario’s Energy Relief Programs
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.
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Stephen Welby Named IEEE Executive Director
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.
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Schneider Electric Announces New Canadian President
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.
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Lysandra Naom Wins RAB Design Lighting Award of Excellence for 2017
Lysandra Naom has been awarded the RAB Design Lighting Inc., Award of Excellence for the 2017 Electro-Federation Canada Scholarship program.
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EFC Invests in Canadian Students
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.
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Eaton Receives NECA ShowStopper Award for Its Distributed LV Power System
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…
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Electrimat Wins Performance Award as AD Member with Strongest Growth in Canada
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.
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Philips Lighting Names New Customer Satisfaction Manager for Canada
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.
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Concrete Solutions to Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption for Electricity Generation
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.
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Ottawa Continues to Advance Inter-Provincial Hydro Ties as Price for Other Renewables Continues to Drop
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.
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Alberta PowerLine Closes $1.4 Billion Financing
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.
