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.
Why everyone's talking about heat pumps
We spend more than 80 per cent of our time indoors - whether at home, work, school, shopping, or enjoying recreational activities - it’s no…
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Hibernating at home? Our winter safety checklist
As Canadians, we spend a lot of time indoors, so it’s important to schedule a little safety housework, especially in the winter where many…
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What a year: Top five outages of 2022
If 2022 had an outage theme song, it would be “Working for the Weekend” by Calgary’s own, Loverboy.
As you’ll notice from our list,…
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6 easy ways to get your home winter ready
Temperatures have dropped, leaves have fallen, holiday music is playing everywhere, and the city has begun to light up in festive colours…
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6 ways to protect your pets from electrical hazards
Pups donning winter boots, bunnies with a bow, and cats wearing Santa sweaters - who doesn’t love spending the holidays with a furry friend…
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Future-proofing the electricity grid
In a recent Climate & Energy research article, there was an analogy that compared future proofing the electricity grid to Wayne Gretzky…
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Time well spent: Volunteer Ottawa
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” …
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How we tackle damaging winter storms
With cold weather coming, powerful winter storms are on our radar. And with people continuing to work and spend more time at home, we…
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Five things to do before, during and after a winter outage
With the possibility of winter storms causing power outages over the next few months, we’ve prepared our top five recommendations for what…
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Will electrification solve our emissions problem?
Does the word electrification sound familiar to you? If not, that’s ok, you’re not alone. But it is a word that you might be hearing a lot…
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