Major hydro, transmission and pipeline projects are expected to drive construction employment to a new high this year, with as many as 9,000 new workers needed this decade to keep pace with construction and retirements…
The National Energy Board has approved an international power line that will be buried under Lake Erie and transfer electricity between Ontario and Pennsylvania. The estimated cost for the 49-kilometre Canadian portion of the project is $543.5 million…
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has begun decommissioning the Nanticoke Generating Station site in advance of constructing a 44 MW solar facility…
A Hydro One employee and a former contractor in the Timmins, Ontario area have been charged with theft of power at business and residential addresses, allegedly by installing meter bypass devices…
On January 23, an arc flash event occurred while an electrician was installing a cable into an energized panel in the Ottawa area. The electrician was treated in hospital for second and third degree burns…
To be operational by May, the lithium-ion battery storage system is being supplied by General Electric, and the facility is being built by Convergent Energy + Power…
The provincial government is investing more than $13.4 million this year in energy retrofits and renewable energy initiatives in public buildings…
Ideal Industries has received a top product award for its In-Sure lever wire connectors. Launched in 2015, the In-Sure Sure lever wire connectors provide speed and ease of installation…
Green building in Canada has reached a significant milestone, with over 1 billion square feet of LEED registered projects in Canada. This represents nearly 7,000 LEED buildings, homes and communities since 2004…
Siemens plans to invest $110.6 million in research and development activities at its plant in Dorval to design and make improvements to aero-derivative gas turbines. The firm also intends to invest $22 million in a platform that will help businesses boost productivity and improve employee training…
Hubbell Canada LP has welcomed the Burndy Canada organization under its umbrella of premium brands, effective January 1. This brings the two organizations closer to building a single operating business later this year…
Infrastructure Ontario and the Independent Electricity System Operator have struck a five-year partnership to test innovative processes, technologies and program delivery models that would speed up the use of conservation and demand management solutions by Ontario’s public sector…
BC Hydro is introducing “seed,” a proposed concept to upgrade downtown Vancouver’s electricity infrastructure while funding new community amenities like new schools, daycare spaces and park upgrades…
Enbridge earned the No. 39 spot overall for 2017, its highest placement on the annual international index, and seven spots up from its previous high of No. 46 in 2016…
FLO, Canada’s most comprehensive and reliable charging ecosystem, will become the recommended residential charging station by Nissan Canada for owners of the LEAF, its fully electric vehicle…
ABB has completed a major upgrade of the 350 megawatt (MW) Madawaska high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link that connects the grids of Quebec and New Brunswick…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
