
White Paper: Copper Theft from Canada's Electricity Infrastructure
Expensive, dangerous, and a threat to reliability
Each and every year there are hundreds of copper thefts across the country which have resulted in power outages, increased costs to utilities that are ultimately passed on to Canadians, injuries, and in some cases, even deaths. As the voice of the Canadian electricity sector since 1891, the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) believes further action must be taken to deter copper theft in Canada. Decision-makers at all levels...