Late last month, Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid appeared in Vaughan
to announce a $50 million investment in a new
Smart Grid Fund that the provincial government says will create jobs and build Ontario's capacity for sustainable energy.
The fund will invest in local projects that either build the capacity of the network or demonstrate a new smart grid technology. "Smart grid" is a term used for a set of technologies that use monitoring and communications to allow the electrical system to run more efficiently and sustainably.
A spokesperson for the minister's office dis provide a specific estimate for how many jobs this investment would create, but noted it is part of a green energy plan that has already created 13,000 jobs and is expected to create 50,000 in total. But the jobs will likely be mainly in the field of engineering and technology, supporting the development and commercialization of new technologies that monitor and manage electrical generation and could include electric car charging stations.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Gloria Bacci, Media and Issues Officer, Ministry of Energy