
Powering Sustainable Partnerships: Energy efficiency for and by First Nations
By Zack Metcalfe Retooling old buildings for energy efficiency might not generate the same excitement as solar arrays, wind farms, or electric vehicles. But the…
By Zack Metcalfe Retooling old buildings for energy efficiency might not generate the same excitement as solar arrays, wind farms, or electric vehicles. But the…
By Zack Metcalfe Over the past decade, Canadians have become familiar with electrified bikes, cars, passenger trucks, dump trucks, transport trucks, city buses, and even…
By Zack Metcalfe Picture Saint John in the throes of autumn. Temperatures are cool but predictable, the city’s electrical grid smoothly supplies its 36,000 customers,…
By Zack Metcalfe Active transportation improves our health and the health of our communities. Leaving your vehicle at home results in several environmental benefits, including…
By Zack Metcalfe In 1923, the Maine Public Service (a bygone electrical utility) was keen to build a hydroelectric dam on the Aroostook River flowing…
By Zack Metcalfe Electric vehicles can’t catch a break. They’re still being accused of being short on range, short on chargers, short on options, too…
By Zack Metcalfe The AYR Motor Centre in Woodstock, New Brunswick, is this town’s single largest consumer of electricity. In fact, since opening its doors…
By Zack Metcalfe Over the holidays, when most Maritimers are battling the cold and dark with hot chocolate and festive sweaters, they’ve come to expect…
By Zack Metcalfe In the five years since its inception, the Antigonish Community Energy Co-op has fostered a megawatt of rooftop solar capacity across northern…