Mission and history

Our mission

CEATI strives to bring value directly to our utility members. Distinguished by our rich history, high-quality content, and global reach, we address our clients' most pressing operational and strategic needs with practical solutions and expert advice.

We facilitate information exchanges and industry conferences to bring partners together to collaborate and develop customized training solutions to fit members’ needs. We are a powerful network working hand-in-hand to help you achieve unparalleled success.

Core values

Member Impact
‍We strive to deliver exceptional experiences and generate high-quality and impact-focused research relevant to the future of the electric utilities industry. Our practical solutions serve as valuable tools to help our members do their jobs.
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Collaboration
Our members play a critical role in driving the content of each of our technical interest groups, which is what makes us unique. Many of our key benefits are driven by the spirit of sharing best practices and working together to solve challenges.
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Curiosity
We constantly seek to understand and share past, present, and emerging trends impacting our organization and our members.
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Continuous Improvement
We believe the status quo is never good enough. We constantly seek to find better and faster ways to accomplish our goals and deliver the highest quality experiences and insights to our members.
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Trust
Our membership model is unique because we foster a safe space for utilities to share candidly with one another. We believe a foundation of trust is crucial for both our employees and our members.

Our history

Our roots date back to 1891 as part of the Canadian Electricity Association. In the 1970’s an exclusive Research & Development program was developed for Canadian utilities.

By the mid-1990s, as the electric industry landscape started to shift and a new era of deregulation and open markets emerged, we expanded our operations beyond Canada. By the end of the decade, our new and innovative program had nearly quadrupled in size and represented over 50 utilities from Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

In 2001 the program was renamed CEA Technologies and began to operate independently of the Canadian Electricity Association. With visionary leadership appointed, we were able to meet industry needs by developing new Interest Groups and Task Forces, while continuing to flourish on the national and international stage.

On January 1, 2008, we officially became known as CEATI International (Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation). We have continued to launch additional groups as the industry evolves, expanding our programming across all areas of power generation, transmission and distribution, including asset management and cross-functional planning and strategy.