Blogs & Articles

Stories and features on what’s happening at Hydro Ottawa, in our industry and in our community. Visit often to get the latest.
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Aerial view of Chaudière Falls hydroelectric site

Discover Chaudière Falls: Where Ottawa’s past and future unite

May 18, 2021

For more than a century, one of our National Capital Region’s most beautiful and sacred sites was industrialized, fenced off

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The (not so) secret life of power stations

May 18, 2021

In case you’ve ever walked, biked or driven past one of our substations, peered through the chainlink fencing, and wondered,

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Pollinator meadow with various flowers and plants in a utility corridor with hydro towers and poles

Hydro Ottawa’s pollinator meadow is for the birds (and the bees)

April 20, 2021

Let me tell you about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and...utilities? 

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Keeping you and our crews safe

April 20, 2021

Hydro Ottawa crews work around the clock, year-round, and in many neighbourhoods across our city, to safely restore power or

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Wellness, energy efficiency and the power of habit

April 20, 2021

As we look at our lifestyles through a wellness lens, there are some interesting connections at play. 

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Powerline workers suspended in a bucket truck attend to a hydro pole

A message to our customers: you’re the reason why

March 18, 2021

“It’s not personal, it’s business.” 

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