Within Canada in 2014, there were approximately 482,000 commercial and institutional buildings, consuming a total of 911.2 million gigajoules of energy. Of those buildings, 35.6% were located in Ontario. But those buildings consumed the highest amount of energy in...
At home, voltage deviations in the power supply are relatively inconsequential: The overhead lights flicker; you need to reset the clock on the microwave; the wireless internet may take a moment to reload. But for industrial consumers- and especially manufacturers-...
The goal is for our worldwide energy economy to increasingly rely on power generation from renewable resources. In Ontario, the Global Adjustment fee was introduced in order to finance new, green power generation options. As a result, the province became the first...
The cost of energy storage has been declining for the last 20 years. And as prices on power storage batteries have dropped, the option to introduce energy arbitrage as a cost savings method has become increasingly realistic for many industrial and commercial...
A report conducted by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and McKinsey & Co. has found that the cost of the average battery pack has decreased by 65% since 2010. This statistic has a significant bearing on predictions for the energy storage industry; Bloomberg has...
In December of 2013, an ice storm ravaged Toronto, leaving thousands of people in the cold, and without power, for several days. For city councillors and safety advisors, it was a necessary wakeup call, flagging the importance of backup power within a community. In...
When the Global Adjustment (GA) was introduced[1] as part of the Green Energy Act in 2009, it was thought to be a benevolent force; A strategy to wean the province from coal-based electricity generation and introduce green, sustainable alternatives such as wind and...
Individual consumers and business owners alike are feeling the pinch. Remarkably, as the cost of electricity continues to rise, the quality of the power we receive is undoubtedly decreasing. While the threat of widespread interruption looms, our aging energy...
No one can predict the future. But it’s a safe bet that Ontario’s sky-high electricity prices are going to continue climbing in the coming years. The numbers are truly shocking: On-peak cost has increased by a whopping 418%[1] since 2003. For industrial and commercial...
