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(Oakville, ON) March 30, 2020 – Oakville Hydro reports that during Earth Hour, Oakville used 8.6 MW or 5.1% less than the same time in 2019. This is the equivalent of turning off approximately 573,000 LED light bulbs for one hour. “Sustainability is one of our guiding principles...

(Oakville, ON) November 28, 2019 – Oakville Hydro is proud to receive the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) Award for 1.5 million hours worked with no lost time injuries. “The safety of our staff and the community is always our number one priority,” said Rob...

(Oakville, ON) October 16, 2019 – Oakville Hydro was pleased to receive the Outstanding Customer Service Award at the Harris Customer Training Conference. Oakville Hydro was recognized for its innovative solutions that provide Oakville customers with outstanding customer service...

( Tecumseh, Ontario) May 27, 2019 - A consortium of Canadian energy organizations has been shortlisted to develop the electricity distribution system of the future as part of Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Power Forward Challenge. The intent of the challenge is for Canada and...

(Oakville, ON) May 15, 2019 – Oakville Hydro is proud to receive the Canadian Electricity Association’s (CEA’s) Centre of Excellence Award for its innovative efforts on its Grid Intelligence Initiative. “We are honoured to have received this distinguished award from the CEA and...

(Oakville, ON) May 14, 2019 – Oakville Hydro is proud to have been nominated as a finalist for its Grid Intelligence Initiative. “We are honoured to have been recognized and selected as a finalist in the Accelerator category for this distinguished award from PwC,” said Rob Lister...

(Oakville, ON) April 1, 2019 – Oakville Hydro reports that during Earth Hour, the demand for electricity in the Town of Oakville was reduced by 3.8 MWh, the equivalent of turning off 255,000 light bulbs. “Council and I want to thank all Oakville residents who participated in...

(Oakville, ON) March 29, 2019 – Oakville Hydro is proud to announce that it received the 2018 Environmental Excellence Award from the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA), recognizing the organization’s outstanding efforts in striving to protect and improve the environment...

From the Town of Oakville - January 7, 2019: Starting this month, the Town of Oakville and its tree service contractor will perform hydro line clearing in south west Oakville, on behalf of Oakville Hydro. Trees are pruned to ensure safe clearance around hydro lines and to...

From the Town of Oakville: The Town of Oakville has 1,680 more trees in the ground thanks to Oakville Hydro. The trees are a result of Oakville Hydro’s spring eBilling campaign to donate $10 towards a tree for every customer who made the switch from paper to electronic bills. A...