Ontario utilities fail to assess climate grid risks in survey report

April 15, 2025, 11:22 am

A survey prepared for the Ontario Energy Board has found that most electricity utilities in the province have not thoroughly evaluated how climate change could impact their power grids. The study indicates that few companies have incorporated assessments of extreme weather vulnerabilities into their infrastructure planning, a gap that raises alarms over future grid reliability and safety. This shortfall in proactive planning has prompted calls for enhanced regulatory measures and more rigorous risk-management strategies amid increasingly unpredictable climate patterns.

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The majority of Ontario’s electricity utilities don’t study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found as the province eyes changes that would require them to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and build it into their infrastructure plans. A survey...

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The majority of Ontario's electricity utilities don't study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found.

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citynews.ca / Most Ontario utilities don’t study climate risk to electrical grid: survey

TORONTO — The majority of Ontario’s electricity utilities don’t study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found as the province eyes changes that would require them to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and build it into their infrastructure plans. A...

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