b'TRANSITION NERGTIQUEacross Canadas construction sector and heavy industries (e.g.,Parmi les multiples facteurs qui expliquent cette demande, mining, manufacturing, etc.). Meanwhile, Canadians are alsomentionnons leffort cumulatif des industries canadiennes embracing electric technologies where they live and work,pour rduire leur empreinte environnementale en adoptant thanks in part to provincial rebates and retrofit incentives. des quipements lectriques et des politiques plus propres. Much of the demand were seeing is tied to that overallLa hausse gnrale de lactivit dans le secteur canadien de movement towards a clean economy, says Farmer. Its notla construction et les industries lourdes (p. ex., lindustrie just people buying heat pumps or electric vehicles; its alsominire, la fabrication, etc.) compte aussi parmi ces facteurs. being driven by companies in many industries and the supplyPendant ce temps, les Canadiens adoptent galement les chains that support them. technologies lectriques sur leur lieu de travail et de rsidence, In short, the appetite for electricity is unilateral. To keepnotamment grce aux remises provinciales et aux incitatifs up, jurisdictions across Canada are compelled to invest in reli- la modernisation.able, affordable and integrated electricity grids that will serve Une grande partie de la demande est liece mouve-current and future needs.ment global vers une conomie propre, affirme M. Farmer. The first step, says Farmer, is listening to consumers: AndCe nest pas seulement d aux gens qui achtent des ther-thats what were doing right now. Were listening to commu- mopompes ou des vhicules lectriques, mais aussi aux nities, our industries and the various players to inform how weentreprises de nombreux secteurs dactivit et aux chanes build out the system. dapprovisionnement qui les soutiennent. During his panel presentation, Farmer outlined severalEn bref, lengouement pour llectricit est unilatral. Pour actions IESO has taken to bolster Ontarios electricitysuivre le rythme, les juridictions partout au Canada sont obli-capacity. Key actions taken to date include expanding existingges dinvestir dans des rseaux lectriques fiables, abordables conservation and demand management programs, securinget intgrs qui rpondront aux besoins actuels et futurs. energy storage and gas generation efficiency upgrades andLa premire tape, daprs M. Farmer, consistetreexpansions, planning transmission expansions and launchinglcoute des consommateurs :Et cest ce quon fait en ce the Hydrogen Innovation Fund.moment. Nous sommeslcoute des communauts, de nos Were always trying to be ahead of where demand isindustries et des divers intervenants pour orienter la mise en going, and constantly procuring and getting the next thingsplace du systme.ready, he explains. For example, IESO recently completedLors de sa prsentation, M. Farmer a dcrit plusieurs a procurement that added approximately 900 megawatts ofmesures prises par la SIERE pour renforcer la capacit de storage, as well as completed expansions at existing Ontarioproduction dlectricit de lOntario. Les principales mesures plants and carried out transmission projects. prisesce jour comprennent llargissement des programmes EFFICIENT TO THE CORELAARS MagnaTherm FT High Turndown Condensing Firetube Boiler Give your customers the advantages that come with a superior heat exchanger, 20:1 turndown, Laars Tru Trac real-time O 2trim and Laars Linc easy-to-use touchscreen.Learn more at laars.com/magnatherm-ftCF-Tech Firetube Heat Exchanger 95% Thermal EfficiencyEnhanced durability2023, LAARS Heating Systems. All rights reserved. LRSINST0923Winter 2023 Insight17'