Grounded in Ontario: Part 2 of the Top Ten Most Common Defects with Trevor Tremblay

Grounded in Ontario: Part 2 of the Top Ten Most Common Defects with Trevor Tremblay

November 11, 2022 Trevor Tremblay, technical advisor at ESA, returns to finish the list of the most common defects recorded – and explains how LECs can be prepared to avoid them in their work As a Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC), your defect ratio is one of the factors in determining the risk ranking for risk…

Hydro-Québec Releases its Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Hydro-Québec Releases its Climate Change Adaptation Plan

November 11, 2022 In order to deal with the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, Hydro-Québec has adopted a Climate Change Adaptation Plan based on a major reflection and analysis process involving experts from all business segments. It proposes concrete measures and actions to put in place to anticipate, mitigate and effectively manage the effects…

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Schneider Electric Named to TIME’s List of Best Inventions of 2022 

November 11, 2022  Schneider Electric along with Footprint Project have announced their work to develop and deploy mobile, cloud-connected microgrids for disaster relief was named to TIME’s List of Best Inventions of 2022 which features “200 extraordinary innovations changing our lives.”  In the wake of extreme weather disasters, the collective teams developed rapidly deployable clean energy microgrids for impacted…

Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, 25th Edition –Section 74
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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, 25th Edition –Section 74

By William (Bill) Burr The Code is a comprehensive document. Sometimes it can seem quite daunting to quickly find the information you need. This series of articles provides a guide to help users find their way through this critical document. This is not intended to replace the notes in Appendix B or the explanations of…

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IESO Recommends Shift to Grid-Scale Storage in Ontario, Relying on Natural Gas Expansions to Ensure Reliability in the Near-Term

As part of its plans to acquire 4,000 MW of new electricity supply, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is recommending to the Minister of Energy that Ontario make a significant investment in battery storage, balanced by natural gas and other forms of non-greenhouse gas emitting generation to ensure reliability and affordability.