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EVLO Completes Commissioning of First of Three Energy Storage Projects in American Samoa

MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a fully integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, announced today...

Jennifer Williams, CEO of NL Hydro, speaks with John Abbott, minister of housing, during a debate in the House of Assembly, in St. John's, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador appoints team to broker final energy deal with Quebec

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has appointed a team for the next round of negotiations with Hydro-Québec, as the provinces’...

Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams talks to media before a memorial service in St. John's, Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Did Quebec get a better deal? Hydro-Québec comments spook critics in Newfoundland

Canada's easternmost province may have signed another unfavourable energy deal, warns a former Newfoundland and Labrador premier.

Denis Mahoney, left to right, Deputy Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Jennifer Williams CEO of NL Hydro and Walter Parson, Vice-President of NL Hydro take questions from the House of Assembly as they debate the Churchill Falls Memorandum of Understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in St. John's, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Quebec energy deal touted as new chapter for Newfoundland and Labrador heads for vote

N.L. debates $227B Churchill Falls draft energy deal with Quebec, pivotal for province’s debt-laden economy.

N.L. Premier Andrew Furey and John Hogan, minister of health and community services, take part in the debate of the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in the House of Assembly in St.John's on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Adviser says Quebec-N.L. energy deal is ‘very good,’ as Opposition vows not to vote

Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition vowed they will not vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility until it is scrutinized by...

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador sign a memorandum of understanding on Churchill Falls during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Politicians are digging into the details of a draft energy deal between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro as four days of debate begins in St. John's, N.L.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Bruising history with hydro projects hangs over Quebec energy debate in Newfoundland

Newfoundland debates draft energy deal with Quebec, potentially adding $17B to its treasury by 2041, ending 1969 contract.

Quebec Premier François Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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After fanfare of Churchill Falls deal, Newfoundland urged to learn its dam lessons

Energy observers urge Newfoundland and Labrador to independently review a major deal with Quebec, fearing it may favor Quebec.

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EVLO Delivers Its First Battery Energy Storage System to California

MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a fully integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is pleased...

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EVLO to Provide Dominion Energy With Safety Enhanced Energy Storage Systems

MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a fully integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, announces a...

A Hydro-Québec truck is seen in Montreal, Sept.1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects

Huron-Wendat Nation alleges Quebec, Hydro-Québec ignored duty to consult on wind projects; Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk disputes.

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