Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum producers expects global aluminum demand will rise over the next decade. It will increase capital expenditures by about 40% to equipment next year. Impact of the global economic downturn ...
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Hydro One, along with Bob Chiarelli, Ontario's minister of energy, officially launched a new customer education tool: the Electricity Discovery Centre. The 1000-sf, 60-ft long mobile centre features interactive exhibits on electrical ...
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Ontario's Hydro One is investing $25 million to build the new Barwick Transformer Station (TS) in the Township of Chapple to improve the electricity supply and provide more capacity for communities between Rainy River and Fort Frances. ...
Hydro One Brampton has reached 500,000 hours without lost-time incidents within the workplace. The achievement is a result of on-going employee training and empowering employees to take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of ...
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Hydro One crews across Ontario are replacing 11,000 poles this year across the utility’s 120,000-km distribution system. “This [$82-million] investment is part of an ongoing program to continually assess the condition of our ...
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The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA)—whose members generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy—has proclaimed June as National Electricity Month in Canada (not to be confused with Electrical Safety Month). In ...
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May 23, 2013 - Yesterday, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. celebrated the start of construction on its new $195-million downtown Toronto transformer station: the Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station. "This station will help address the ...
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April 2, 2013 - Norfolk County just announced it has sold Norfolk Power Inc. to Hydro One Inc. for $93 million. Norfolk Power is the county’s holding company for Norfolk Power Distribution Inc., its electricity distributor, and ...
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Hydro One announced a new partnership with Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo and Western University to increase enrolment and career opportunities for female students pursuing Science, ...
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RS Technologies Inc., a company that designs, engineers and manufactures composite utility poles, announced changes to its arrangement with HD Supply Power Solutions Ltd. (formerly HD Supply Utilities Ltd.), including the termination of the ...
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Hydro One was awarded one of the Edison Electric Institute's 2012 Emergency Assistance Awards for supporting the recovery efforts from the June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho,and Hurricane Sandy.Photos below! "Our employees'skills ...
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January 10, 2013 - Hydro One says it is the first North American utility to launch an “innovative, online, asset analytics tool”, giving it the ability to make “more effective and prudent investment decisions”. ...
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The Hydro One board has appointed Carmine Marcello to the role of president and CEO. HE assumes his responsibilities 1 January 2013, following the planned retirement of Laura Formusa. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would ...
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Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. believes the addition of a new Hydro One transmission line in Guelph is critically needed to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the growing community, reduce outage frequency and improve the ...
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November 20, 2012 - Toronto’s Ryerson University launched what it calls Canada’s first business incubator and accelerator devoted solely to urban energy. Housed at the Centre for Urban Energy (CUE), the Innovation Centre for ...
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