b'TRANSITIONING ENERGYChuck Farmer of IESO (right) politely debates future energy strategies with Jason Wolfe of Fortis BC (centre) and Corey Diamond (left) of Efficiency Canada.Tackling theRelever Electrificationle dfi de Challenge llectrificationAn OntarioUne perspective perspective ontarienneBy/par Matthew BradfordI ts a plugged-in, amped-up, net-zero world. And asU n monde branch, amplifi et carboneutre. Alors Canadas HVACR players work to support an electri- que les acteurs de lindustrie du CVCAR au cally charged future, there are questions about howCanada sefforcent de soutenir un avenir lec-current grids will adapt to meet growing demandstrifi, on se demande comment les rseaux actuels for clean, affordable and sustainable power. With thissadapterontla demande croissante dnergie propre, abord-in mind, HRAI invited Chuck Farmer with IESOable et durable. Dans cette optique, lICCCR a invit Chuck (Independent Electricity System Operator) to its 2023 AGMFarmer de la SIERE (Socit indpendante dexploitation in Montreal to shed light on how Ontario is tackling thedu rseau dlectricit)son AGA de 2023Montral pour electrification challenge. faire la lumire sur la faon dont lOntario sattaque au dfi Farmer joined several industry panelists during Face-Off -de llectrification.The Great HVACR Debate to share his insights as IESOs Vice- M. Farmer sest jointplusieurs panlistes de lindustrie President, Planning, Conservation and Resource Adequacy,lors du dbat Face-OffThe Great HVACR Debate pour and Chief Energy Transition Officer. Regarding Ontariosfaire part de son point de vue en tant que vice-prsident, strategy, he indicated that electricity within the province isPlanification, conservation et adquation des ressources, trending at a two-per-cent increase yearly and is on track toet chef de la transition nergtique de la SIERE. En ce qui rise by at least 40 per cent within the next two decades.concerne la stratgie de lOntario, il indique que la demande Thats a lot higher than weve seen over the last 15 to 20en lectricit de la province affiche une hausse annuelle de 2 years, where demand has been very flat, says Farmer in a post- % et quelle est en voie daugmenter dau moins 40 % au cours show interview for HRAI Insight magazine.des deux prochaines dcennies. Multiple factors are driving this demand. One is the Cest bien plus que ce que lon a observ au cours des 15 cumulative push among Canadas industries to reduce their 20 dernires annes, pendant lesquelles la demande a t trs environmental footprint by adopting cleaner electric equip- stable , affirme M. Farmer dans une entrevue pour le maga-ment and policies. Another is an overall uptick in activityzine Insight de lICCCR. 16 InsightWinter 2023'