Blogs and articles

Blogs and articles

Stories and features on what's happening at Hydro Ottawa, in our industry and in our community. Visit often to get the latest.

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The Ultimate Emergency Kit Checklist

With the ongoing effect of climate change causing unpredictable weather in our city, now more than ever we are encouraging customers to be…
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Aerial view of Hydro Ottawa's Cambrian municipal transformer station

Our largest and most buzzworthy new station is now live

Taking a walkabout at our new 15-acre pollinator meadow in south Nepean, the sweet sounds of birds chirping and bees buzzing are all but…
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Why we root for tree trimming

As the shades of our trees turn from green to a burst of autumn colours, we are reminded once again how lucky we are to live in a city with…
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Renewable energy's wake-up call

In 1902, electrical pioneers met for the first time in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, to discuss wiring Ontario customers together to…
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Talking about my generator

There’s a power outage in your neighbourhood. What do you do? From the ever-changing weather in our city to animals interfering with hydro…
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Capital Fair and Capital Pride shine this month

“Diversity is having a seat at the table, inclusion is having that voice, and belonging is having that voice be heard.” - Liz Fosslien For…
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Getting off the grid: Tips for camping electricity-free

Most of us have spent the last few years connected to the grid. We’ve been working and learning from home, doing dishes more often, and…
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EV Adoption: The grid, the battery and the Evangelist

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, electric vehicles were invented nearly 200 years ago. Around 1832 the first electric vehicle…
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Between the lines: overhead vs underground

The derecho that damaged our city’s electricity system in May was absolutely devastating to our community. That being said, we have been…
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Derecho: Our biggest storm yet

With winds up to 190 km/h, the powerful derecho storm that devastated Ottawa on Saturday, May 21, left a trail of destruction like nothing…
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