News | Newswire | Mar 10, 2010

TORONTO, ON — The future will be brighter for many businesses in Ontario as more than 500 new green energy projects, most of them solar power installations, were approved today. These 510 projects are the first larger power generators to obtain contracts through Ontario's landmark Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program, the most ...

News | EM Staff | Feb 11, 2010

Two new speakers have been announced for this year’s ENEX Energy Excellence conference. One of the newest additions to the event is David Arkell, President and CEO of 360 Energy. Arkell appeared at the last ENEX event and was one of our highest-rated speakers. 360 Energy is a leading energy ...

News | Newswire | Feb 8, 2010

OTTAWA — Last week, the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) launched its new domain name electricity.ca. Designed with the information needs of many audiences and stakeholder groups in mind, the site has portals that aim to assist customers, the media, policy makers and students and teachers find the information they are ...

News | Newswire | Feb 5, 2010

Toronto, ON — The BOMA Toronto Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Program incentive application process and its overall website experience have been enhanced. All BOMA CDM Program applications for electricity conservation incentives can now be done completely online at www.bomacdm.com – there is no need to leave the website. A component ...

News | Newswire | Feb 3, 2010

GLEN ALLEN, VA — Smart Grid Analysis (SGA), NanoMarkets' group dedicated to analyzing emerging market and technology opportunities within Smart Grids, has just issued a new report that analyzes the impact that U.S. government policies and regulations are likely to have on Smart Grids in the coming years. The report ...

News | Newswire | Jan 19, 2010

OTTAWA — Mr. Hans Matthews was appointed as a temporary member of the National Energy Board (NEB) today. Matthews is a professional geologist with more than 25 years of experience. He has been the President of the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association since 1992. Mr. Matthews has also held executive positions focused ...

Features | Robert Colman | Mar 10, 2010

Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (the GEGEA) is set to change the electricity landscape. Many speakers at the recent Renewable Energy in Ontario conference in Toronto, hosted by Insight Information, also suggest that it is going to give Ontario an innovative edge in clean and green technology ...

Features | Robert Colman | Dec 23, 2009

The past year has appeared to be a watershed in smart grid development (in some places), green building and clean technology promotion. It’s difficult to say what it will all amount to in another 12 months, but the following three stories are worth keeping a watch on throughout the new ...

Features | Robert Colman | Dec 9, 2009

There is much talk today about renewable power, the smart grid and cleantech that is supposed to change the nature of our power grid. But while we are seeing a positive move to a greener and more intelligent electricity grid, there are lots of hurdles we will have to tackle ...

Features | Thomas Brett | Oct 26, 2009

On September 24th, in conjunction with the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program, the Ontario Government announced the MicroFIT Program (MicroFIT). MicroFIT is for small renewable generation, up to 10 kw in size. To be eligible for a MicroFIT Contract, the generator must be renewable, have its own meter, be capable of ...

Features | Energy Management | Sep 25, 2009

TORONTO, ON – Local and international environmental and renewable energy groups congratulated the Ontario government yesterday for four new programs that aim to make the province a global leader in clean, green, renewable energy. The aim of the new regulations introduced yesterday is to create thousands of jobs in the ...

Features | | Sep 22, 2009

The Ontario government has asked Hydro One to immediately proceed with planning and implementing major transmission projects across the province, including Northern Ontario — projects that are aimed at creating jobs and building up the green economy. The 20 transmission projects as well as investments into the distribution network are expected ...