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We are excited to introduce energy efficiency services, a new offering from Spark Power. This service provides customers with a way to improve their operations by reducing their energy use, carbon emissions, and overall costs.   How does this service increase sustainability?  Energy efficiency is a growing area of interest with many benefits including cost and…

Over the past eight months, Spark Power has been thrilled to partner with GreenLots to help bring electric vehicle infrastructure across northern Ontario. By providing infrastructure at six sites, individuals will be able to use electric vehicles to drive further distances across the province and lower their carbon footprint while doing…

Spark’s Renewables team recently provided engineering, procurement and construction services for a microgrid project at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan). Located in North Cape, Prince Edward Island, WEICan has been testing wind turbines since 1981 and is an ideal location for wind energy research and testing.   “This was a very unique opportunity for…

This past year, Spark Power shifted the management of its U.S. Operations from a “start-up” model to a more appropriate “operational run” model. Cody Zaitsoff, Executive Vice President of U.S. and Western Canada, is leading this transition along with Tim Adams, Director of Operations for the U.S. With…

Matt James, Spark’s Director of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment, explains the meaning of “A Perfect Day” As a provider of power services, we have a goal at Spark that Only Zero is Acceptable. But what does that mean? To…

Earlier this year, Spark Power team members in Canada headed south of the border to assist with U.S. power restoration following hurricanes Isaias and Laura. This marks the third year that Spark has participated in storm restoration efforts, with this…

The basic premise of performing safe maintenance and service work on equipment or machinery is to ensure that authorized employees can complete their task without fear or concern of accidental start-up. Inadvertent energization of equipment or machinery prior to task…