Peak Buster Utility Challenge
Once again, the Ontario Clean Air Alliance is challenging Ontario utilities to help reduce peak demand. This year, we will be recognizing the utilities that have the largest percentage increase in peaksaver program participation between March 31st and Sept. 30th, 2010.
Today, less than 10% of eligible homeowners have enrolled in the peaksaver program. If we can just double this percentage, it would be like taking the entire Town of Oakville off the electricity grid in periods of peak demand!
2010 Peak Buster Utility Challenge Results
Thanks to the Ontario Power Authority for providing us with these peaksaver statistics.
LARGE ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
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Rank |
Utility |
Percentage Increase in peaksaver installations |
1 |
Veridian Connections |
25.23% |
2 |
Hydro Ottawa |
16.76% |
3 |
Enersource Hydro Mississauga |
15.02% |
4 |
Horizon Utilities |
14.95% |
5 |
PowerStream |
10.87% |
6 |
Toronto Hydro |
5.63% |
7 |
Hydro One |
3.81% |
8 |
Hydro One Brampton |
0% |
9 |
London Hydro |
Not participating this year |
MEDIUM-SIZED ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
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Rank |
Utility |
Percentage Increase in peaksaver installations |
1 |
Waterloo North Hydro |
85.40% |
2 |
Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro |
82.85% |
3 |
Guelph Hydro |
73.56% |
4 |
Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro |
43.61% |
5 |
Oakville Hydro |
35.35% |
6 |
Oshawa PUC Networks |
24.27% |
7 |
Greater Sudbury Hydro |
23.55% |
8 |
EnWin Utilities |
22.83% |
9 |
Burlington Hydro |
13.04% |
10 |
Niagara Peninsula Energy |
3.33% |
SMALL ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
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Rank |
Utility |
Percentage Increase in peaksaver installations April 1st to September 30, 2010 |
1 |
Welland Hydro |
183.33% |
2 |
Tilsonburg Hydro |
62.20% |
3 |
St. Thomas Energy |
50.10% |
4 |
Chatham-Kent Hydro |
45.35% |
5 |
Middlesex Power Distribution |
40.28% |
6 |
Norfolk Power Distribution |
31.29% |
7 |
Haldimand County Hydro |
31.03% |
8 |
Bluewater Power Distribution |
23.91% |
9 |
Festival Hydro |
20.35% |
10 |
Erie Thames Powerlines |
18.74% |
11 |
Brantford Power |
17.72% |
12 |
Innisfil Hydro |
14.34% |
13 |
Brant County Power |
12.70% |
14 |
Essex Powerlines |
9.99% |
15 |
E.L.K. Energy |
7.94% |
16 |
Clinton Power |
6.25% |
17 |
Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution |
4.78% |
18 |
West Nipissing Energy Services |
1.82% |
19 |
Peterborough Distribution |
1.68% |
20 |
Centre Wellington Hydro |
0% |
20 |
Cooperative Hydro Embrun |
0% |
20 |
Halton Hills Hydro |
0% |
20 |
Lakefront Utilities |
0% |
20 |
Midland Power Utility |
0% |
20 |
Milton Hydro |
0% |
20 |
Orangeville Hydro |
0% |
20 |
Renfrew Hydro |
0% |
20 |
West Perth Power |
0% |
20 |
Woodstock Hydro Services |
0% |
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Canadian Niagara Power |
Not participating this year |
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Grimsby Power |
Not participating this year |
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Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro |
Not participating this year |
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Wasaga Distribution |
Not participating this year |
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COLLUS Power |
Not participating this year |
