Deloitte: 2024 power and utilities industry outlook
The industry will likely seek to harness new policies, technologies, and market innovations as they navigate an evolving landscape of opportunities, complexity, and challenges. Open Publication
Smart Grid 101
Smart Grid 101 builds off of lessons learned in Electricity 101 and Electrical Grid 101. Together, these pages can help you better understand how we use electricity as energy today, and how we can do so more efficiently in the future. Over a century ago, the electrical grid in Atlantic Canada was established to
Industry Spotlight: AKA Energy Systems
Atlantica recently interviewed Jason Aspin, CEO of AKA Energy Systems, to learn more about the business’ operations in Prince Edward Island and across the world. Q. Please tell us about AKA Energy Systems. What do you do in the energy sector? A. AKA Energy Systems is a globally recognized systems
Deloitte: 2023 power and utilities industry outlook
In 2023, supply chain snags, rising costs, and extreme weather are likely to continue plaguing the power and utilities sector. But promising trends in innovation and investment, buoyed by recent legislation, can help the sector fulfill its mission to provide increasingly secure, reliable, clean, and affordable electricity. Deloitte’s 2023 outlook examines the latest power
Are advanced Small Modular Reactors (aSMR) part of the Climate Change solution?
Michelle Robichaud, Commentary We have less than eight years to reach the ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets Canada has put in place (cutting emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 targets by the year 2030). Following this, there will likely be a Clean Electricity Standard in place that will further require a net-zero electricity
Prince Edward Island’s CleanTech Park
Government announced the development of a Clean Tech Park that includes a Clean Tech Academy and a Clean Tech Learning and Innovation Centre. The vision for this project is to establish an industry-led cluster and destination that attracts and facilitates the growth of companies, entrepreneurs and talent focused on advances in technologies, processes and
If we work together, our region’s energy future is bright
STEPHEN MACMACKIN COMMENTARY While the Atlantic provinces remain national leaders in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the path forward to carbon neutrality will require an unprecedented effort from all of us. How our region produces and uses energy will need to rapidly evolve and incorporate transformative new energy technologies, some of which are being developed right
Energy Storage – Intelligent Feeder Project
Batteries and microgrids could help us use renewable energy more efficiently and make power outages disappear for customers. Learn how we’re exploring that future today with customers in Elmsdale. Visit Webpage
Smart Grid Products
Go Smart. Save Energy. We want to help you improve your home’s energy efficiency with innovative smart products. Smart products are now rolling out to Saint John residents as part of our Smart Energy Project. By partnering with us to participate in these product trials, you can experience new technology, help reduce our community’s
Smart Grid Atlantic – Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s energy future holds exciting possibilities — more wind and solar generation, battery storage, electric vehicles, and even more opportunities to bring renewable energy to the grid. Globally, the electrical grids that have served us over the past century are evolving through new technology into “smart grids.” Smart grids offer a future in
Energy Regulatory Reform: An Atlantic Canadian Imperative
This discussion, published in September 2021, was compiled by Atlantica Centre for Energy staff and examines the pressing need for regulatory reform in the energy sector to allow the region to create a clean energy future. Among the recommendations is the formation of a regional clean energy task force backed by the Council of Atlantic
What are Smart Meters?
Smart meters are one of the ways NB Power is modernizing the power grid to provide you with the best possible service into the future. A smart meter looks similar to the current meter on your home. What makes it different is that it allows two-way communication, over a secure network, giving you the