Sempa Power announced a partnership with the
Ontario Clean Water Agency this week to create a pilot project to demonstrate the "capacity for water systems to provide demand-based ancillary services... to
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (OIESO)."
"By opening up the market to demand-side innovation, Ontario's IESO has turned the page for the next generation of smart grid services. Sempa is pleased to work with OCWA to exhibit how Ontario's water and wastewater resources can be a valuable tool in provincial energy management and the adoption of sustainable energy," said Sempa president and CEO Ron Dizy in a release.
Sempa was founded in 2004 to find ways to reduce energy use in buildings, and patented the
Hybrid Heating System. According to spokesperson Holly Dillinger, the company currently has 20 employees, six of those in the GTA. Based on the anticipated success of the pilot project, the company plans to more than double it's workforce in the near future to 45.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Holly Dollinger, Sempa Power
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