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Canada report links interprovincial power ties to stronger grid resilience

Interprovincial Interties report finds wider provincial grid connections can reduce outage risks, lower system costs and strengthen resilience during extreme weather through diverse generation resources, coordinated planning and electricity-system cooperation.…
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Ontario electricity boom raises grid capacity and connection concerns

Ontario Grid Connection Risks are emerging as demand growth drives generation, transmission, storage and data-centre…
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Canada adds 19 data centre signatories amid rising electricity demand

Responsible Data Centre Principles gain 19 new signatories as Canada advances AI infrastructure, electricity ratepayer…
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Bill C-39 clears path for faster Canadian electricity grid expansion

Bill C-39 Grid Expansion could streamline approvals for Canadian transmission, nuclear and hydroelectric projects, adding…
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Stronger provincial grid links could cut extreme-weather outages by 69%

Interprovincial transmission could reduce extreme-weather outage risk by 69%, according to new reliability modelling that…
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NorthX and BC Hydro open $5 million grid-flexibility funding program

BC Grid Flexibility Funding supports Canadian clean-technology companies developing demand response, energy storage and distributed…
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Canada Energy Regulator receives direction on faster major-project reviews

Canada Energy Regulator Reviews would be accelerated under proposed authorities targeting one-year major-project decisions, coordinated…
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Data centre buildout forces new policy focus on who pays for transmission upgrades

Data Centre Transmission Cost Policy leads Canada to require developers to fund generation, transmission, substations…
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