Ottawa (November 21) Electricity Canada presented the first ever Jim McFadgen Memorial Award for Excellence in Standards to Colin Clark, Chief Technical Officer of Brookfield Renewables for his dedication and leadership in electric utility standards.
Jim McFadgen was a long-time expert and leader within the standards community. At Electricity Canada, Jim represented his home utility, Nova Scotia Power, for over thirty years. This award was delivered on stage by Jim’s daughter Heather McFagden at Electricity Canada’s fifth annual Powering Partnerships event.
Jim McFadgen Memorial Award for Excellence in Standards is given to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in the development, implementation, and/or promotion of standards within the industry. As well as leadership qualities that inspire others to embrace and champion standards in collaboration with key stakeholders.
The awards recipient, Colin Clark, has more than 40 years of experience in the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. He currently leads the engineering and technical aspects of the global power and transition businesses of Brookfield. His previous duties have included engineering and senior management in all areas of electric utility operations, covering design, construction, maintenance, system operations, and immense contributions to standards development.
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“Jim McFadgen is a much-missed figure to everyone who works on standards in the electricity sector. It is a great honour to present this memorial award named after Jim this evening to Colin Clark. He is a great example of industry excellence and leadership and it is his passion about the sector that inspires us all, and that will inspire the next Jim McFadgen Memorial Award winner." – Francis Bradley, President and CEO, Electricity Canada
About Electricity Canada:
Founded in 1891, Electricity Canada (formerly the Canadian Electricity Association) is the national forum and voice of the evolving and innovative electricity business in Canada. The Association supports, through its advocacy efforts, the regional, national, and international success of its members. Electricity Canada members generate, transmit, and distribute electrical energy to industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional customers across Canada. Members include integrated electric utilities, independent power producers, transmission and distribution companies, power marketers, and system operators, who together deliver electricity to all Canadians, in every province and territory.
For additional Information:
Graeme Burk, Director of Communications, burk@electricity.ca 613.809.0720