On December 17, 2019, Petro-Canada opened the westernmost stop on Canada’s Electric Highway™, completing its coast-to-coast network of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. Now one can charge up at sites in cities and towns from Victoria, BC to Stewiacke, NS. Petro-Canada has the newest charging technology and the fastest available EV chargers. Its charging stations […]
Resilient RPS: New Orleans’ unique challenges require new solutions
The following is a contributed article by Karl R. Rábago, a national clean energy expert who has served as a utility executive and on the Public Utility Commission in Texas, and Thad Culley, a regional director with the national, non-profit solar advocacy group Vote Solar. Our ageing energy infrastructure and equally antiquated utilities have failed […]
Let’s reduce wholesale market costs by tapping the full potential of DERs
The cost and performance of distributed energy resources (DERs) have improved faster than anyone would have expected. Between 2010 and 2017, residential rooftop solar system costs fell over 60%, and lithium-ion battery prices fell 79%. Inverter prices have also fallen, while their functionality has improved in ways that enable the integration of higher penetrations of […]
Canada invests in greener and more affordable electricity distribution for Ontario
Transitioning to a clean energy future is the new imperative. Through green infrastructure project investments, we are developing new and innovative technologies to fight climate change, foster economic growth and provide good jobs for Canadians. The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $5-million investment for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for the development of an […]
Keeping the Lights on
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR Board of Directors, considers “Microgrids: renewables and resilience” Reduce emissions while keeping the lights on – always For millennia the renewable sources of wind and water have been used to provide intermittently useful energy in small quantities; they still are in the less developed world. For more than a […]