Electricity Sector Faces Infrastructure, Climate Issues Cea Eyes Several Issues Facing Power Industry

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Canada's electricity industry has experienced a reversal of fortune in the past decade - from having too much capacity to not enough - and the industry will be preoccupied with adding more generation and transmission over the next several years, while making that power greener at the same time. Pierre Guimond became the new president and chief executive officer of the Ottawa-based Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) in late May, when he replaced Hans Konow, who retired after 26 years at the helm,rnThe new president and CEO told Nickle' s Energy Group that utilities and others involved in the power industry will have to raise several billion dollars to develop new facilities as one of many challenges they face.