Mississauga, ON – Alectra’s Green Energy & Technology Centre (GRE&T Centre) takes another pioneering step in enabling clean energy choices with the launch of a transactive energy platform, GridExchange. Funded by Natural Resources Canada and in partnership with Sunverge, Savage Data, and FLO, GridExchange is a blockchain-based software platform that enables customers with distributed…

Barrie, ON – Alectra crews were notified of scammers going door-to-door in tornado stricken neighbourhoods posing as an Alectra employee, asking for payment to inspect their home. This is not Alectra - residents are advised to be cautious and notify local law enforcement if they encounter these fraudsters. The individual had an Alectra ‘door hanger’ notice, typically left on customer doors, and…

Barrie, ON – Alectra crews continued working through the night to repair extensive damage caused by a tornado in Barrie yesterday. At the height of the outage, 9,000 homes and businesses were impacted. Restoration efforts were successful and Alectra had re-energized all but 450 customers by approximately 10:30 p.m. last night. An additional 52 customers were restored overnight as crews continued…

Barrie, ON – A significant weather event including wind gusts and a suspected tornado is impacting power to 2,700 homes and businesses in Barrie today.  These strong gusts caused substantial damage to overhead powerlines that supply electricity to parts of Southeast Barrie. Alectra Utilities crews are currently investigating and assessing the damage and will continue to work until all power…

Mississauga, ON - Alectra Inc. has released the Alectra Green Energy and Technology Centre (GRE&T Centre) 2020 Annual Report entitled, “Where great minds collaborate to power a better tomorrow.” Alectra established the GRE&T Centre in 2019 as a dedicated innovation facility to identify, evaluate, develop, and accelerate new clean and customer-friendly energy solutions for its customers…

Mississauga, Ontario – Alectra Inc. has once again been named among the top companies in Corporate Knights’ annual sustainability ranking. Corporate Knights released its annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list, which highlights Canadian companies that are top sustainability performers. The results are based on up to 24 key performance indicators (KPIs) covering resource management,…

Mississauga, ON – Alectra Inc. released its 2020 Annual Sustainability Report highlighting the company's commitment to social responsibility, environmental accountability, and economic efficiency. The 2020 report, entitled "Discovering the Possibilities", details initiatives which contributed to Alectra's success during the year. Despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, Alectra…

Mississauga, ON – Alectra is contributing $35,000 to help establish a community vaccine clinic located at The Centre on Barton in Hamilton. Hosted by ArcelorMittal Dofasco, in partnership with Hamilton Public Health Services, this clinic expands the local vaccination program to include the region’s largest private sector employer. This clinic accommodates both ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees and…

Brampton, ON – At the recent Committee of Council meeting, Alectra announced its plan for the construction of a brand-new operations centre located at 200 Kennedy Rd. South in Brampton. The new facility will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified to Gold Standard and function as the consolidated operations centre for more than 400 Alectra employees serving Mississauga…

Mississauga, ON – Alectra is contributing $35,000 to help establish Canada’s largest vaccination centre in the heart of Peel Region. Located at the CAA Centre in Brampton, the mass vaccination clinic is now open to all Peel residents aged 18+ through June 2021. The clinic will be using the ‘Hockey Hub’ model in an NHL-sized rink with capacity to vaccinate up to 10,000 people per day,…