Committed to Energy Conservation

Horizon continues to be a leader in delivering effective conservation programs to residential and business customers.

From the beginning of Ontario's recent conservation drive in 2005 to the end of 2007, we assisted our customers in cumulatively saving 41 million kilowatt-hours of electricity - equivalent to the energy used annually by 4,500 homes or the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by 19,000 cars for one year.

2009 Conservation Highlights:

• The Great Refrigerator Roundup
  3,121 old refrigerators were collected which reduced summer peak demand by 390 kW and 3,845 MWh of energy annually. The commitment of our customers to decommission their old inefficient refrigerators has led to the removal of 1,252 tonnes of C0₂ gas emissions from the earth's atmosphere.
  
• peaksaver® Program
  2,275 programmable thermostats have been installed in customers' homes and businesses. New this year is an upgraded model thermostat with enhanced features including an enlarged touch screen display, back lighting and more precise temperature accuracy.
  
• ERIP (Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program)
  Horizon Utilities has received 41 applications from businesses interested in obtaining rebates for energy efficiency upgrades.
  
• Power Savings Blitz
  2,500 small businesses have taken advantage of this program that pays up to $1,000 to upgrade lighting systems. On April 1, 2009, food service outlets were added to the list of eligible participants. The annual cost savings per customer on their electricity bill is $480, with a demand savings of 1.37 kW, and a reduction in customer demand of 1.48 MWhr.

2009 Community Event Participation

The Horizon Utilities Energy Conservation team regularly attends community events to promote energy conservation. Watch for us at your next community event.

2008 Conservation Highlights:

• Generation Conservation
  Provided approximately 7,500 elementary school children the opportunity to view a lively electrical safety and energy conservation in-school presentation
  
  
• Summer Sweepstakes
  Enrolled 2,753 customers who managed to reduce their average electricity consumption by 10 per cent over the year before. Of those customers who enrolled into the program, 21 Horizon Utilities customers won Early Bird Prizes, and five won Grand Prizes of ENERGY STAR appliances or mountain bikes from the Ontario Power Authority.
  
  
• The Great Refrigerator Roundup
  Collected 3,824 old inefficient refrigerators which reduced summer peak demand by 478 kW and saved enough electricity to power 382 average Ontario homes
  
  
• peaksaver® Program
  Installed 2,196 programmable thermostats. The Ontario Power Authority activated the load control devices five times during the summer months of 2008.
  
  
• ERIP (Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program)
  Received 79 applications from businesses applying for rebates for energy efficiency upgrades.
  
  
• Power Saving Blitz
  Launched the Power Savings Blitz program for small businesses through local Business Improvement Associations. 1,080 customers took advantage of the program and received up to $1,000 to upgrade lighting and install electric water heater jackets, pipe insulation, and faucet aerators.

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