May 6, 2013 - Ontario Power Generation (OPG) says it has been awarded its first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for the St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre.

April 3, 2013 - Moving ever-forward with the refurbishment of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has awarded an equipment supply and technical services contract to Alstom Power & Transport Canada Inc. to refurbish the four turbine generator sets at Darlington Nuclear.

April 3, 2013 - Construction industry stakeholders from across Canada have formed a new national organization to help “keep a steady flow of highly skilled workers available to the growing industry”: BuildForce Canada.

March 21, 2013 - Ontario is now harnessing more electricity from Niagara Falls through the completed 10-km+ Niagara Tunnel Project, which is channelling additional water from the Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station at a rate of 500 m³/s.

March 19, 2013 - Ontario’s Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) announced the winners of its annual industry awards, and among the chosen few were: Burlington Hydro, Toronto Hydro, PowerStream, Niagara Peninsula Energy and Horizon Utilities. Congratulations to all.

March 16, 2013 - The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issued its decision on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS) Refurbishment and Continued Operation Project, enabling OPG to move ahead with a number of activities.

March 14, 2013 - Ontario’s industrial, commercial and institutional construction industry is feeling positive about its prospects in the coming year, announced the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) at its 13th annual State of the Industry and Outlook Conference this month.

February 4, 2013 - Work on the conversion of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station (GS) to use biomass is underway.

January 23, 2013 - Ontario Power Generation (OPG) says it has substantially completed construction of the Darlington Energy Complex, which will serve as the headquarters for the refurbishment of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS) and support ongoing station operations into the future.

December 20, 2012 - Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) says it has taken a major step forward to increase the participation of alternative technologies (such as aggregated loads, flywheels and battery storage) in the electricity market by selecting three new suppliers of regulation service: a grid-balancing function “traditionally provided by generators... a first for Ontario”.