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A homeowner harnesses the power of the sun

With utilities warning of longer, more frequent power outages due to extreme weather events and advising residents to make <

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A resilient start to 2024: Prioritizing emergency preparedness for climate change and power outages

In terms of weather, 2023 made for another interesting, yet unsettling, year.

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The winter energy audit: Assessing and improving your home's efficiency

It doesn’t take much time living in Ottawa to discover that, particularly from January through March, Mother Nature can brin

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A closer look at the most impactful outages of 2023

Mother Nature likes to keep us on our toes.

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Holiday meals that won't make you a Grinch

You don’t have to be a Who to be a Who’s Who at holiday entertaining.

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Away for the holidays: Energy-saving strategies

Vacations, family events, business trips…once the cold weather sets in and the holidays unfold, there are lots of reasons th

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