US EditionMost Ontario utilities don't study climate risk to electrical grid: survey
- A survey shows that most of Ontario's electricity utilities do not assess climate change risks to the power grid, despite recent extreme weather events causing outages.
- Hydro One has stated that proactive measures could reduce infrastructure damage costs by 80% by the century's end.
- Only about 29% of utilities have tracked efforts to make infrastructure more resilient against extreme weather, as highlighted in the survey.
- The Ontario government plans to implement policies requiring utilities to conduct vulnerability assessments starting in 2026.
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Most Ontario utilities don’t study climate risk to electrical grid: Survey
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.
Majority of Ontario’s utilities don’t study climate risk to electrical grid, survey suggests
The survey prepared for the Ontario Energy Board comes as the province eyes changes that would require utilities to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and build it into their infrastructure plans
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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
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The AgeThe electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed
The analysis by Climate Valuation on behalf of the Climate Council considered risks of flooding, bushfires, tropical cyclone winds, coastal inundation and extreme wind for 15 million commercial and residential properties.
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