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Pickering is a leading centre
for energy in Ontario. It's home to Ontario Power Generation
Nuclear (OPG), the City's largest employer and one of the
largest electricity producers in North America, Eco-Tec,
Eastern Power's landfill gas generation plant and Intellimeter.
Almost 20% of our labour force is employed in the energy
sector.
Pickering is the base of a
growing energy, environment and engineering cluster. This
“EN3’ Cluster continues to provide labour skills, knowledge
and infrastructure to support economic activity and
stability.
EN3 Sector leaders that call
Pickering home include: Ontario Power Generation, Veridian
Corporation, Areva Canada, AECL, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear, Hydro
One, Eastern Power, Black & McDonald, Eco-Tec, Intellimeter
Canada Inc., Aker Solutions and Wardrop Engineering.
The wind turbine located on our
waterfront is one of the largest in North America and is an example
of OPG and the City's commitment to green energy alternatives.
Pickering continues to take steps toward becoming a more
Sustainable City. We are developing a plan to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. We are also committed to creating
sustainable community neighbourhoods.
Together with other Durham
Energy Stakeholders, Pickering partnered with the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) to launch a Durham
Strategic Energy Alliance
(DSEA) dedicated to fostering an energy-friendly environment
in Durham and ensuring Ontario has sustainable and reliable
electrical energy.
UOIT, the province's first
laptop university, is located in Durham Region. Its Energy
Systems Engineering program focuses on tomorrow's energy
systems and is the first of its kind in Canada. |