TSX-V: LPSThe heatwave affecting Ontario has made one thing clear – Ontario’s power grid is aging. Since the heatwave began air conditioners all over the city have been running on high and putting stress on the +100 year-old electrical grid. As CBC’s The National noted in their July 6th story, Canada’s Aging Power Grid, Torontonians felt [...]
Legend Power is featured in Alternative Energy eMagazine’s June/July 2010 issue. The article profiles our case study of how we helped Honda Canada save 6% of their power costs: In 2007, Legend Power completed a beta installation of a 500 amp Electrical Harmonizer-AVR to help reduce Honda Canada’s electrical energy consumption. After completing the installation, [...]
The problem of force consumption in terms of energy conservation is that of line loss resistance. Facilities near the beginning of the grid receive voltage at a higher level than needed and waste energy. Over $1 billion is wasted per year by commercial buildings due to forced grid consumption. Voltage optimization reduces electrical energy consumption [...]
Mike Harcourt is the former premier of British Columbia (1991 -1996), mayor of Vancouver (1980 – 1986) and city councilor. Between 1996 and 2004, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as a member of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy and Chaired the Urban Sustainability Program. Mike is an [...]
At Legend Power we are noticing an interesting shift in attitudes about energy efficiency. Instead of choosing energy efficiency for environmental reasons only, companies are now talking about the financial benefits of doing so. In fact, newspapers are now covering this angle more easily given the industry data available that reinforces the financial sense of [...]