Ontario Government Announces Reforms for Electricity Distributors with Rising Demand in Mind

Could Ontario Get More From Its Local Electricity Grid?

Mark Winfield says Ontario is overlooking local utilities as coordinators of distributed energy resources, virtual power plants and flexible electricity demand.

Ontario government announces reforms for electricity distributors with rising demand in mind

There are long-standing concerns about ability of local distributors to maintain existing infrastructure, let alone pay for expansions

Ontario proposes reforms to electricity distribution sector

  Ontario Construction news staff writer The Ontario government is proposing changes to the province’s electricity distribution sector, including 10-year infrastructure plans, joint purchasing initiatives and stronger consumer protections for residents of multi-unit buildings. Ontario’s 58 local distribution companies (LDCs) face rising electricity demand, aging infrastructure and increasing capital costs. The Electricity Distributors Associatio…

As Ontario modernizes local utilities, distributed energy resources represent the next opportunity

TORONTO — Catherine Jeffery, policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to today’s announcement of planned legislative and regulatory reforms to strengthen Ontario’s distribution sector: “The Ontario government’s proposed package of reforms to strengthen the electricity distribution sector signals a positive step toward recognizing and addressing the challenges utilities face in modernizing their grids, repla…