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With over thirty years of experience in the electric power distribution industry, ERTH Corporation’s Infrastructure division proudly maintains, repairs, inspects and installs substations for its own LDC, ERTH Power Corporation, as well as other utilities and private companies across Ontario.

It’s a milestone year for the Electricity Distributors Association. It was 110 years ago, in 1912, that 14 communities came together to form our precursor, the Ontario Municipal Electric Association (OMEA).

From flash flooding in the south to forest fires in the north, climate change is making an impact in Ontario. Storms are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe, threatening electricity infrastructure on a more regular basis. To prepare for the impacts of climate change, and to improve power resiliency and reliability for its customers, Hydro One is looking at hardening, renewing and replacing infrastructure.