May 22, 2012 - Hydro One’s free mobile app is now available for download on smartphone and tablet devices, allowing customers to check the status of power outages anywhere in Hydro One’s service area.

May 3, 2012 - This year’s OEL (Ontario Electrical League) Electrical Industry Conference is being held in Ottawa, May 9-12, and EBMag will be there to help the league celebrate its 90th anniversary! Some highlights...

April 12, 2012 - IBM and business partner Telvent announced they have been selected by Hydro One—a distributor of electricity in Ontario—for a new smart grid project that aims to transform the province’s electrical system. Together, the companies will run simulations and tests to determine the smart grid technologies that have the potential to improve power efficiency and reliability.

January 24, 2012 - Yesterday, Hydro One said it will invest in Ontario college engineering students with a $3-million commitment to “educating and training its future workforce”. With up to 30% Hydro One’s workforce eligible to retire in the next five years, promoting careers in the utility sector, says Hydro One, is a timely initiative.

December 13, 2011 - Upgrades to Ontario’s electricity transmission system are creating 115 new skilled construction jobs, says the province’s Liberals, and helping to “unlock new opportunities for clean energy projects”. The province says it is renewing and rebuilding more than 80% of its aging electricity infrastructure.

December 12, 2011 - There are tens of thousands of skilled and soon-to-be skilled workers; this industry must hire to continue delivering reliable electricity to Canadian homes and businesses to meet our economy’s energy needs.

Those are the words of Dr. Joel Fish, chief medical officer at St. John’s Rehab hospital, speaking about the phenomenon known as Invisible Electrical Injury... which may not be as horrific a tragedy as that of electrical burn victims, but can be life-changing and traumatic nonetheless.