The electricity that flows through transmission and distribution systems in Ontario is alternating current (AC). The current in AC electricity…
Read More >Frequency
Voltages
Your electricity goes through a number of voltage changes before it gets delivered to your home or business. Voltage is…
Read More >Reliability by Feeder
In addition to tracking reliability for all of NOTL, NOTL Hydro also tracks reliability by feeder. The Ontario Energy Board…
Read More >Distribution System Operator
One of the big topics of conversation in the industry right now is the concept of a Distribution System Operation…
Read More >Electrification and Energy Transition Panel Report
The Electrification and Energy Transition Panel (EETP) was created in late 2022 to provide a report with recommendations on what…
Read More >OEB Letter of Direction & Climate Change
On November 29, 2023 the Ministry of Energy released the Minister’s Letter of Direction to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). …
Read More >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…
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