On November 29, 2023 the Ministry of Energy released the Minister’s Letter of Direction to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). …
Read More >OEB Letter of Direction & Climate Change
Natural Gas Generation in Ontario
Democracy is a noisy, messy and nerve-racking process. As Winston Churchill is quoted as saying “democracy is the worst form…
Read More >Battery Donation
It has been announced that NOTL Hydro has donated its battery storage unit to Niagara College. The announcement can be…
Read More >In Praise of Smaller Electricity Distributors in Ontario
NOTL Hydro is one of the smaller Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) in Ontario. NOTL Hydro has just over 10,000 customers…
Read More >Cost of Power Update
The Ministry of Energy of the Government of Ontario (MOE) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) both recently issued press…
Read More >Tree Trimming
One of the leading causes of outages on our system is contacts from trees with our lines. This can create…
Read More >Niagara Region Review
The provincially appointed facilitator for the Niagara Region will be named next week. Normally, I try to stick to electricity…
Read More >Electrification and Energy Transition Panel
Late in 2022, the Government of Ontario appointed an Electrification and Energy Transition Panel (EETP). The EETP is to provide…
Read More >Powering Ontario’s Growth
The Government of Ontario recently released their plan on how Ontario will manage the electrification of the energy sector as…
Read More >2023 Government of Ontario Electricity Initiatives
NOTL Hydro recently enabled its customers to switch to the Ultra-Low Overnight Rate. This is one of two major initiatives…
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