Presentation - Hydro Ottawa
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GREENHOUSE GAS ROUNDTABLE<br />
CITY OF OTTAWA MARCH 23, 2013<br />
Bryce Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer
OUR BUSINESS<br />
> Electricity distribution<br />
> Renewable energy generation<br />
> Energy conservation and demand<br />
management services<br />
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HYDRO OTTAWA AT A GLANCE<br />
> We are the third largest municipal electricity<br />
distribution company in Ontario<br />
> 310,000 residential and commercial customers<br />
> 1,104 square kilometre service area<br />
> Transports power from the provincial electricity<br />
grid across a distribution network of 85<br />
distribution stations<br />
> 2,700 kilometres of underground lines, 2,900<br />
kilometres of overhead lines, 43,000<br />
transformers and 48,400 hydro poles<br />
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ENERGY OTTAWA – RUN-OF-THE-RIVER<br />
GREEN POWER GENERATION AT CHAUDIÈRE FALLS<br />
> The largest<br />
municipally-owned<br />
producer of green<br />
power in Ontario<br />
> 38 megawatts of<br />
hydroelectric power<br />
producing 255,000<br />
megawatt hours of<br />
electricity per year<br />
> Meets the annual needs<br />
of 28,000 homes<br />
> Greenhouse Gas<br />
(GHG) equivalent<br />
reduction of 25,000<br />
metric tons of CO 2 per<br />
year<br />
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ENERGY OTTAWA - RENEWABLE ENERGY<br />
LANDFILL GAS-TO-ENERGY PLANTS<br />
> 6 megawatt of capacity<br />
gas-to-energy plant<br />
through a partnership at<br />
the Trail Road Landfill<br />
(City of <strong>Ottawa</strong>)<br />
> 4.2 megawatt gas-toenergy<br />
plant at Laflèche<br />
Landfill site in Moose<br />
Creek, Ontario<br />
> GHG equivalent<br />
reduction of 170,000<br />
metric tons of CO 2 per<br />
year<br />
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GREENING OUR BUSINESS<br />
> Our environmental management system has been certified to<br />
the internationally recognized ISO 14001 standard since<br />
2004<br />
> Our non-hazardous waste diversion rate from landfill has<br />
consistently been well over 90%<br />
> Facility energy efficiency upgrades have been completed at<br />
38 electricity distribution stations<br />
> Our greenhouse inventory (emissions) is quantified by a<br />
third party annually<br />
> We are greening our supply chain by procuring 31% of goods<br />
and services locally<br />
> Encouraging E-Billing to reduce paper<br />
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GREENING OUR FLEET<br />
> A plug-in Chevy Volt<br />
> Nine hybrids (2 vehicles & 7<br />
pick-up trucks)<br />
> One hybrid bucket truck<br />
> One hybrid aerial devices with<br />
three coming in April 2013<br />
> Three aerial devices converted<br />
to biopure biodegradable oil<br />
> Eight vehicles with battery<br />
technology<br />
> 14 flex-fuel vehicles<br />
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CONSERVATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES<br />
PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS<br />
> Energy-efficiency<br />
programs and audits<br />
> Incentives to replace<br />
energy-wasting<br />
equipment<br />
> High performance new<br />
construction incentives<br />
> Electrical Retrofit<br />
Program<br />
> Small Business Lighting<br />
Program<br />
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CONSERVATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT<br />
PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS<br />
> Between 2005 & 2011 <strong>Ottawa</strong> households and<br />
businesses saved 500 million kilowatt hours of<br />
electricity equivalent to 50,000 metric tons of CO 2<br />
> peaksaver PLUS program offers participants with<br />
central air conditioning a free professionally-installed<br />
programmable thermostat and an in-home energy<br />
display.<br />
> Heating and Cooling Incentive<br />
provides up to $650 for<br />
replacing eligible systems.<br />
> Coupons – Save on energy<br />
efficient products.<br />
> Fridge and Freezer pickup program, 20+years old,<br />
recycled free of charge.<br />
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CONSERVING ENERGY<br />
The average use of electricity by <strong>Ottawa</strong> households continues to decline<br />
710<br />
kWh / month<br />
700<br />
690<br />
680<br />
700<br />
698<br />
692<br />
670<br />
675<br />
660<br />
2008 2009 2010 2011<br />
Average electricity consumption: residential (kWh)<br />
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FOCUS FOR THE FUTURE<br />
> Continue to measure and<br />
monitor our GHG emissions<br />
> Continue to green our fleet<br />
> Help customers reduce<br />
consumption and use e-billing<br />
> Continue to promote<br />
commercial energy<br />
management services and<br />
the highest building<br />
standards<br />
> Build on our conservation<br />
leadership position<br />
> Increase renewable energy<br />
capacity<br />
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ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS<br />
hydroottawa.com/business/conservation<br />
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER<br />
@hydroottawa<br />
POWER OUTAGE INFORMATION<br />
613 738-0188<br />
hydroottawa.com/outages<br />
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