In the late 80's/early 90's concerns were being raised about global warming/climate change and one of the strategies to attempt to deal with this problem was the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide.Western governments, primarily ...

Volunteers are hard at work setting up the displays for the 2025 Leduc Country Christmas Lights.This year should be the best one yet!At EPHF we have installed the simulated Tesla Coil atop our 500 thousand volt current transformer...and installed new ...

On July 4, 2025 CTV Morning Live featured the Edmonton Power Historical Foundation in a series of interviews as part of the Edmonton & District Historical Society Historic Festival & Doors Open event.You can check out their site hereAnd here is ...

On March 4, 2025 Blanchette Signage Solutions came out to our site to take down our sign. The plywood was looking a little tatty after 20 years in the elements, so they'll take it back to their workshop to design and build a new aluminum backing. The ...

In the days before real-time data, before remote monitoring of system status, the City of Edmonton Electric Light & Power Department used this display board to keep track of the status of over 100 various HV switches, air-breaks and oil switches. ...

We're so excited to have acquired a working model of a Corliss Steam Engine! This little jewel was created from a set of drawings & rough castings received from Cole's Power Models in 2009, and was finally presented to our museum in May 2024 after ...

The 2024 Leduc Country Lights were a great success, with a beautiful carpet of snow arriving just in time for the opening, and clement weather throughout December. A special highlight is the arrival of the Leduc Country Christmas Convoy on the evening ...

Today, in the interests of reliability and stability, modern utilities are networked together via large scale transmission lines into a huge electrical grid made up of dozens of utilities and hundreds of generators. Edmonton is part of the Alberta Interconnected ...

Work on our Corliss stationary engine built by the John Inglis Company (yes, the same one that manufactured washers & dryers in Guelph Ontario) after five years of dedicated effort is drawing to a close.Note that "Corliss" defines the valve action, ...

One of the many challenges faced when operating a high voltage AC transmission network is how to monitor critical measurements in the system. Watts are important in calculating load flow and direction, accurate current readings (amps) are needed to ensure ...