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At the start of Tony Seba’s presentation at The Future of Power at Evergreen Brick Works, he invited the audience to play a little game. Look at the images below: The left is New York City, 1900. In that sea…

Ontario has been bleeding manufacturing jobs since the 2008 recession, and high-priced electricity is a root cause: That’s the finding of a recent report from The Fraser Institute, a non-partisan Canadian research organization. According to this organization, Ontario’s manufacturing output…

I am sure you have heard of the saying – ‘don’t fix what ain’t broken’ – but listening to this motto can get you into some trouble in the energy business. Spark Power is actively involved in substation maintenance and…

If you happened to see photos of New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy made landfall, you would have seen vast areas of blacked-out buildings with small islands of lighted facilities. While many storm survivors shivered in the dark,…

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers grades the condition and performance of U.S. infrastructure, giving “A” grades for excellence and “F” grades for failure. For energy infrastructure, the country earns a “D+” average. “Most electric transmission and…

With diversified interests in the power services and renewable power sectors, Canada’s Spark Power continues to revolutionize the way electricity infrastructure services are delivered. Since 2009, the company has experienced continued growth and is now over 400 employees strong, serving…

There’s been a lot of “doom and gloom” messaging surrounding the utility market in recent years. Sky-high electricity prices are the number one concern for Ontario voters, placing the existing provincial government at an all-time low at the polls (despite…

Rural Co-Ops and Public Utilities Have Voluntarily Built Nearly 100MW of Community Solar. Here’s Why. Three successful models are driving community solar projects around America. BY THOMAS GULLEY – AUGUST 11, 2017 In 2015, a farmer walked into the office…

There is no denying the Global Adjustment (GA) fee has done a great deal of good for Ontario. As an environmentally-focused company, the team at Spark Power applauds the Ontario government’s elimination of coal-based power generation and investment in green…

Canadians love solar energy. According to the Renewable Energy Alliance of Ontario, some 80 percent of Ontarians said “yes” to surveys when asked if they’d like to see the province generate more solar power. But, not all of those survey…