Ontario sets best practices for smart grids Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 16 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada Ann Cavoukian, Toronto Hydro and Hydro One partner to produce the “gold standard” in privacy protection for electricity customers. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says the standards “take the guesswork out” for utility companies.
Interview with Ann Cavoukian: privacy, smart grids, best practices Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 16 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada An interview with Ontario’s privacy commissioner, the first to release best practices for protecting privacy on smart grids in partnership with two of Canada’s largest utility companies.
Toronto Hydro pays customers to power down Posted on October 27, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur 27 Oct 2009, ComputerWorld Canada Toronto Hydro is offering financial incentives to companies that reduce their energy consumption in data centres through virtualization and data centre consolidation projects. The Data Centre Incentive Program is supported by the Ontario Power Authority.