August 2, 2017 - “Keeping track of all the changes impacting the energy industry feels a lot like herding cats,” say organizers of Association of Energy Services Professionals’ Summer Conference, “But you do need to corral them (the changes, not the cats!) if only to understand the profound transformation coming to utilities and the new business models that are emerging in response to these opportunities and challenges.”

July 20, 2017 - Energy consulting company 360 Energy (Ancaster, Ont.) welcomed Kristian Johnson as its newest account manager, while Lisa Brodeur has been appointed to the new role of senior account manager.

July 19, 2017 - “We need to make more conscious choices when it comes to our energy consumption. The Energy Star Canada program and its participants have been very successful in helping Canadians do just that. We are proud to honour this year’s award winners,” said Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, in announcing the 2017 winners of Energy Star Canada awards.

June 29, 2017 - After about a year of construction, the Philips Lighting Concept Centre (LCC) in Markham, Ont., is officially open. Energy-Manager.ca was there for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was carried out by Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, Mike Gentile, president & CEO of Philips Lighting Canada, and Ellen Godson, senior manager for Philips Lighting University.

June 29, 2017 - Alectra Utilities’ Conservation team says it is “proud to have collaborated” with William Osler Health System (Brampton, Ont.) in the design of its new facility, resulting in energy savings of over 3.2 million kWh per year, and electrical demand savings of 856 kW.

June 29, 2017 - Under the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF), over $2.3 million is expected to support 42 community energy systems projects in 35 communities across Saskatchewan this this year, primarily for energy-saving building retrofits.

June 21, 2017 - For both patient comfort and energy conservation, Cypress Envirosystems reports a total of 1625 wireless pneumatic thermostats (WPTs) have been installed at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, controlling 780,000 sf throughout 12 buildings, including:

June 20, 2017 - Ontario says it is reducing electricity up to 25% for some of the “biggest job creators” in Northern Ontario, including mining and forestry companies, “to boost their competitiveness and help them continue to grow”.

June 14, 2017 - During the 8th Clean Energy Ministerial Summit (CEM8) in Beijing, Ledvance committed to selling 2.5 billion LED lamps by 2023 as part of the Global Lighting Challenge.

June 14, 2017 - Aircuity—a maker of smart automated airside solutions—reports its airside efficiency platform has been included in a Saskatoon retrofit project by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

May 29, 2017 - FortisBC recognized 11 B.C. organizations for their “dedication to conserving energy” recently with the 2017 Efficiency in Action Awards. Through their combined efforts, the award recipients have achieved an estimated 120,000 gigajoules (GJ) of annual natural gas savings, which is the equivalent of taking approximately 1200 gasoline-powered cars off the road, according to the utility.