A few highlights from my notes, (however we were told the power point slide deck with detailed information should soon be published on the Oshawa Power website)
- The utility company's new hybrid trucks have decreased fleet emissions by 11.5% -positive considering all the vehicle idling time during work stops;
- Oshawa Power has more than 100 employees, a $270 million asset base and the 2024 DIVIDEND TO THE CITY OF OSHAWA is $1.2 M
- There is renewed commitment to improving communication with customers, and Oshawa Power has leased a new space in the Oshawa Centre, now open to the public, to answer questions and be more accessible;
- Oshawa Power is one of the top utility providers in the province with an overall 99.9% reliability rate, its customers can feel confidence with their grid given Oshawa customer's average annual time without power is only 19 minutes)
- They provided solar roofs to Civic Centre, and now doing installation at Donovan Rec Centre and next will be the Delpark Home Centre on Harmony Rd. N.
- Oshawa Power plans to expand its renewable energy programs, solar and wind turbine generation (EnerFORGE, one of Oshawa Power Group of Companies is the 1st partner for Eocycle's distributed wind technology in Canada with smaller 25 KWatt turbines
- Oshawa Power renewed its COR certification with the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association, and is known for its excellent safety record with almost 1.5M hours logged without any lost time injury!
