Provincial and territorial leaders announce plan for a connected electricity grid

Eight provinces and two territories have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build cross-country electricity transmission infrastructure, Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, announced Wednesday.  

Speaking at a press conference in Toronto, Lecce said Canada currently has “13 islands” of grids, making the country less energy independent.  

“We know this country’s grid was built for a different era, fragmented and disconnected, built really with a north-south orientation...