There is a very interesting announcement from First Energy , the country’s fifth largest investor owned utility. First Energy will convert one of its coal-burning power generator plants, originally built in the 1940’s, to biomass, […]
A study by Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok of the University of Maastricht and John Quigley of the University of California, Berkeley has found that buildings with a high Energy Star rating are getting rentals […]
If you want to find out more about the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan and what it means for utilites, the GITA Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Tampa April 19-22 will hold an ITAG Meeting Monday, […]
FOSS4G is in Sydney, Australia Tuesday 20 – Friday 23 October, this year. FOSS4G is made possible by volunteers so there are many ways that you can contribute to FOSS4G. Some of the initiatives you […]
According to the IESO, Earth Hour , which occurred at 8:30-9:30 pm ET last night, saved 920 MW in Ontario, about 6% and a percentage point more than last year. Toronto reduced its energy use […]
In February of this year Bill 150 the Green Energy and Green Economy Act was introduced in the Ontario Legislature. The objective of the bill is to foster the development of renewable energy, a decentralized energy grid energy, […]
The Province of Ontario plans to implement smart meters for all homes and small businesses in the province by 2010. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) began a pilot project, called the Ontario Smart Price Pilot […]
The Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO) tracks electricity demand in the Province of Ontario on an hourly basis. Tomorrow, for Earth Hour (Saturday Mar 28 at 8:30 pm ET) IESO will be tracking and reporting […]