Electrical Utilities Leading the Way in Sustainable Energy Planning

Oakville, Canada, February 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- When thinking about a utility, no one has ever been excited to see the monthly bill that comes through the mail…but Oakville Hydro is trying to change all that, beginning with its industrial customers. They are working with 360 Energy in order to save their customers money.

Oakville Hydro is sponsoring a one day workshop for their large industrial clients, exposing participants to over 50 world class energy management best practices in order to create an energy plan and how that plan, if implemented correctly, can create energy savings. The workshop, being carried out by 360 Energy, will be taking place on March 4th.

“The Sustainable Energy Plan (SEP) workshop is a great place for companies to begin thinking about energy management throughout their organization,” says David Arkell, President for 360 Energy Inc. “It helps organizations prioritize activities, realize where savings opportunities lie and how to go about making changes in order to capitalize on them in a structured, sustainable manner.”

Oakville Hydro, while being one of the first electrical utilities to capitalize on this program in Ontario, is certainly not the only utility to promote the benefits of having a plan in place for energy. BC Hydro has been offering this workshop to many of their customers over the last year, with great success. In fact, Catalyst Paper-Crofton, an SEP participant in BC received the CIPEC Leadership Award from Natural Resources Canada in 2007 for their efforts in developing and executing their energy plan.

Stew Lawson, from Oakville Hydro comments, “We are excited to be able to offer this program to our industrial customers. We continue our focus on conservation to save our customers money on energy and reduce the environmental impact. We know the development and execution of a sustainable energy plan by our customers is a critical step towards meeting those goals and benefiting the community.”

Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. (OHEDI) serves the electrical energy needs of one of the fastest growing and most prosperous regions of Ontario as its electricity distribution company. Using a sophisticated network of remotely switched power lines of approximately 1,400 km, OHEDI has reliably delivered energy to homes and businesses for over a century. OHEDI offers customer service to developers and consumers, as well as designs, builds and maintains Oakville’s state-of-the-art power distribution system.

360 Energy Inc is an energy consulting firm based in Burlington Ontario. They have been providing customized energy solutions for more than ten years to organizations across Canada. For more information on 360 Energy Inc. see www.360energy.net

For more information or to register for this SEP session, please contact Oakville Hydro.

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