MISSION
EDA’s Mission is to provide local distribution companies with the valued industry knowledge, networking opportunities and collective action vital to the business success of each member.
VISION
EDA’s Vision is to shape the future for local distribution companies to be the premier service providers to Ontarians in the evolving energy system.
On the cover and throughout this report you will see photos of our member companies and their employees putting “The Power of Local Hydro” to work in their communities. They do so everyday, during regular maintenance, customer interactions, power restoration, and in many other contexts. The EDA thanks its members for the use of these photos, and salutes their employees for the vital roles they play throughout Ontario.
THE POWER OF YOUR ASSOCIATION
In 2022, our sector and our association experienced both a return to familiar patterns and interactions and accelerating momentum toward a very different and not yet fully defined energy future. It was a year of both resumption and reassurance on the one hand, and of heightened urgency and sustained uncertainties on the other.
The reassurance related mainly to our emergence from lockdowns and our ability to largely resume our pre-pandemic ways of doing business and socializing. For the EDA, this was a significant change with respect to our events program in particular. While we had smoothly pivoted to online platforms when required, we were pleased to return to primarily in-person events during 2022.
Our AGM and Awards Gala once again kicked off our annual program of major events, which this year also included superb professional development,
networking and business development opportunities at each of EDIST, CUEE and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference. It truly was – as we often heard remarked around these events – “so great to see you again!”.
Continuity marked the provincial political climate, with the Ford government reelected with an even larger majority. But like governments the world over, during the rest of its renewed mandate, it will face energy policy challenges that clearly call for something other than business-as-usual approaches.
TERESA SARKESIAN President and CEO
The phrase “net-zero” may have still been unfamiliar to a lot of people at the beginning of 2022, but it’s become commonplace since. And it’s effectively shorthand for a whole suite of sweeping changes that need to and are happening, and that span electricity generation through to consumer end use.
A key objective for us at the EDA in 2022 – as this report details – was to continue to better define and begin to deliver on what we know will be an instrumental role for the distribution sector in bringing about transformative energy-related changes and in helping Ontario get to net zero.
Whether through high-level efforts to strategically position our sector – or through advocacy on a range of more specific matters such as re-engagement in CDM, advancement of regulatory reform, and effective deployment of DERs – we have sought to place LDCs at the forefront of Ontario’s electricity system transformation, while also laying a foundation for long-term business vibrancy.
There’s much more work to do, across that and many other more granular policy objectives. But collective and coordinated action of the type we took in 2022 is at the core of the power of the EDA as your association, and will position our sector to fully deliver on the evolving Power of Local Hydro for all Ontarians.
We thank the membership for its engagement and support in 2022, and look forward to continued progress in 2023.
The EDA has now been powering member success for a full 110 years. It was in 1912 that 14 communities came together to form our predecessor association, the Ontario Municipal (OMEA). See a special Spring 2022 issue of
BRYCE CONRAD Board Chair
THE POWER OF COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
The EDA board of directors is made up of senior executives from our local distribution company members, who serve as volunteers.
The board membership is renewed each year at our annual general meeting, based on a representational structure reflecting both utility size and geography.
Jason Fitzsimmons served on the EDA Board from March - September 2022.
THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY
Advocacy is one of the three pillars of the value the EDA delivers to its members and the one to which we commit the most resources. With the active engagement of our board and member councils we prepared dozens of submissions in 2022, and conducted an even larger number of meetings and engagements with ministers, MPPs, senior civil servants and other decision-makers. Our 2022 activities and outcomes are largely – although by no means exhaustively – captured in the following highlights.
NAVIGATED THROUGH AN ELECTION
52% of respondents very or somewhat satisfied regarding electricity and the people and issues surrounding it
91% of respondents have a medium to very high level of trust with the electricity system
– EDA public opinion polling
• Conducted our first large-scale public opinion research, to inform pre- and post-campaign advocacy and bolster key asks.
• Participated in pre-budget consultations, helping to shape the document that effectively became the government’s re-election platform.
• Engaged with party platform influencers and developers, and key campaign staff, to inform thinking on electricity-related issues.
• Successfully ensured all major-party platforms were neutral-to-positive relative to sector interests.
• Moved quickly to brief newly elected MPPs and Parliamentary Assistants and to advance key policy asks.
57% of respondents want their LDCs to resume design and delivery of CDM programs –
EDA public opinion polling
57%
2.7 MILLION
ad impressions during the campaign period – March 30 - May 26.
1.1 MILLION
“Hero Video” views as of year-end
ADVOCATED FOR A RESUMED ROLE IN CDM TOLD THE SECTOR’S STORY
• Engaged with the IESO in response to its mid-term Conservation and Demand Management Review.
• Released The Power of Local Conservation – a roadmap towards a renewed LDC role in delivering local and customeraligned Conservation Accelerator Programs.
• Assessed the supply- and other drivers behind the need for increased CDM, quantified the energy and cost efficiencies LDCs can deliver, and identified specific regulatory barriers.
• “LDCs have a proven track record of low-cost, high-volume CDM in Ontario. They are trusted by their customers, transparent in savings and cost reporting, and have delivered customer solutions at the lowest cost per kWh in Ontario’s CDM history.” – The Power of Local Conservation paper
KEY SUBMISSIONS
EDA Comments - 2021-2024 Conservation and Demand Management
Framework – Mid-Term Review - April 22, 2022
EDA Comments - 2021-2024 CDM Mid Term Review - August 9, 2022
By 2026, LDC re-engagement on CDM could eliminate 94% of the anticipated energy supply shortfall
• Digital ads targeted Queen’s Park decision-makers in lead-up to and during election.
• Improved perceptions of distribution sector, and raised awareness of its needs, through renewed Power of Local Hydro campaign.
• Signature “Hero Video” on website showcased the trust Ontarians put in local hydro utilities.
• Campaign messaging – relating to customer trust, expectations and benefits – was consistently woven into all decisionmaker and influencer touchpoints.
KEY SUBMISSIONS
2022 EDA Pre-Budget Submission - February 9, 2022
ADVANCED REGULATORY REFORM AND MODERNIZATION
• Consistently advocated for sustained and accelerated progress on regulatory-burden reduction, focusing on specific member priorities such as streamlined cost-ofservice applications.
• Maintained CEO-level discussions with OEB regarding milestones and timelines.
• Favourably influenced OEB reviews of filing requirements for small LDCs, with outcomes such as streamlined capital plan filings.
• Secured OEB acceptance of multiple streamlining measures relating to LDC Activity and Program Benchmarking.
KEY SUBMISSIONS
EDA Comments - OEB Activity and Program Benchmarking for Electricity Distributors - January 14, 2022
EDA Comments - Intervenor Framework - April 29, 2022
ADVANCED LDC CAPACITY TO INNOVATE, PARTICULARLY RE DERs
• Released Supporting Changing Customer Needs - The LDC DER Role – exploring enablement, integration, and control and operation, and intended to inform the IESO’s roadmap and market vision.
• Emphasized the needs for regulatory flexibility and for heightened LDC-IESO coordination
• Leveraged engagement forums, including the OEB’s Framework for Energy Innovation initiative.
• Secured multiple amendments to Distribution System Code that align with EDA best-practices guidance for DER connections.
• Engaged with IESO on DER market vision and design through other channels, including a new Transmission-Distribution Coordination Working Group.
• Advocated for the remuneration and other tools LDCs will need for financially viable innovation.
KEY SUBMISSIONS
EDA Comments - Proposed Amendments on the Distribution System CodeJanuary 21, 2022
EDA Comments - OEB/IESO Joint Engagement on DER IntegrationApril 13, 2022
EDA Feedback - DER Market Vision and Design Project - October 11, 2022
EDA Comments - The Ontario DER Potential Study - October 27, 2022
EDA Comments - Hybrid Integration Project - November 16, 2022
“Much of the most innovative work in our sector today focuses on biggerpicture challenges and objectives –some of the biggest facing our province and our global community.”
– EDA Chair Bryce Conrad writing in The Distributor magazine
ADVANCED NET ZERO-READINESS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY
• Released The Power of Sustainability – a position paper exploring the broader LDC role in a net-zero future, and the regulatory guidance and remuneration framework needed to enable it.
• Sustained our calls for greater regulatory flexibility and clarity with respect to proactive investment in the grid to ready it for electrification and other energy transformation needs.
• Broadened our dialogue with relevant provincial ministries, including Transportation on EVs and charging infrastructure, and Environment on asset hardening and reliability.
• Engaged with the Environment and Energy ministries on a climate impact assessment.
• Engaged with Environment and Climate Change Canada with respect to its proposed regulations designed to achieve a net-zero electricity sector by 2035, positioning DERs as a key solution.
KEY SUBMISSIONS
EDA Comments - MRP Storage Integration - January 14, 2022
Federal Clean Electricity Standard - April 14, 2022
EDA Comments - Hydrogen Energy Rate Options - June 13, 2022
A Clean Electricity Standard in Support of a Net-Zero Electricity SectorAugust 23, 2022
EDA Comments - Clean Energy Credit Registry - September 16, 2022
EDA Comments - Canada’s Green Building Strategy Discussion PaperSeptember 20, 2022
EDA Comments - ERO 019-6000 Building Public Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - November 4, 2022
EDA President and CEO Teresa Sarkesian meets with Energy Minister Todd Smith, along with EDA Chair Bryce Conrad and Vice-Chair Tim Wilson.
ADVOCATED FOR WORKABLE CONNECTIONS REQUESTS
• Ongoing engagement via working group and submissions, to influence regulatory development and minimize negative impacts for LDCs and their customers (e.g. onerous timelines and fines).
• Favourably influenced broadband connection guidelines: timeline extensions in cases of delays outside LDC control or material deficiencies in applications, and LDC final-determination authority re design standards relating to safety of distribution infrastructure.
• Enhanced advocacy impact through coordination with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
KEY SUBMISSIONS
EDA Comments - Building Broadband Faster Act GuidelinesJanuary 17, 2022
EDA Comments - ESA and Administrative Monetary Penalties Regime - February 24, 2022
EDA Comments - Amendments to the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System - April 7, 2022
EDA Comments - Broadband One Window Data SharingApril 7, 2022
EDA Comments - Building Broadband Faster Act to Enable Administrative Monetary Penalties - April 22, 2022
EDA Comments - New Locates Regime - September 30, 2022
EDA Comments - 22-MGCS020 - Locates Penalty RegimeNovember 21, 2022
OTHER EDA SUBMISSIONS
• EDA Comments - Reliability - January 14, 2022
• EDA Comments - Proposed Amendments to O Reg 363/16 - February 8, 2022
• EDA Comments - Proposed Amendments to O Reg 198/17 - February 21, 2022
• EDA Comments - Stakeholder Meeting on Design of an “Optional Enhanced” Time of Use (TOU) Rate - Mar 3, 2022
• EDA Comments - Class A Ontario Regulation 429/04 - March 10, 2022
• EDA Comments - Optional Alternative TOU Price Design - March 29, 2022
• EDA Comments - Long Term Request for Proposals - March 31, 2022
• EDA Comments - Industrial Conservation Initiatives Cryptocurrency Mining - April 25, 2022
• EDA Comments - Proposed Code Amendments Re Net Metering - May 11, 2022
• EDA Comments - Net Metering Forms - June 2, 2022
• EDA Interrogatories to the Smart Metering Entity - June 10, 2022
• Class B Dynamic Pricing Pilot Program - August 25, 2022
• EDA Comments - Non-RPP Class B Dynamic Pricing Pilot Program - August 25, 2022
• EDA Comments - Framework for Energy Innovation - September 2, 2022
• EDA Comments - Proposed Amendments to O Reg 509/18 - September 22, 2022
• EDA Comments - Stakeholder Feedback on Proposed Implementation of an Ultra-Low Overnight EPP for RPPC - September 23, 2022
325+
External Meetings and Member Engagements
OTHER ADVOCACY POLICY WINS
Our advocacy contributed to securing the following policy outcomes for the benefit of our members:
• Improved timeframe for utility implementation of enhanced time-ofuse billing.
45+
Submissions & Policy Papers on behalf of Members in 2022
• OEB commitment to forego compliance action in cases where supply-chain issues prevent LDCs from installing or replacing smart meters.
• Extension of existing tax exemptions to facilitate LDC consolidation for two further years.
THE POWER OF LEARNING AND CONNECTING
Networking and professional development is one the three pillars of the value the EDA delivers to its members. Our conferences, tradeshows and other events are among the most widely recognized and well-attended in Ontario’s electricity and energy sectors. Each new iteration offers fresh, actionable and high-value content; combined with excellent opportunities for professional networking and socializing.
In 2022, all of our larger-scale events returned to an in-person format, while we continued to leverage the advantages of an online format for what is now our multi-part ENERCOM Speakers Series.
80+
Total Speakers & Panelists at EDA Events
3000+
Total Attendees 2022 EDA Events
EDA AGM & ADVANCING A BETTER TOMORROW CONFERENCE
MARCH
AGM 2022 was back live and in-person at its usual venue at the Fairmont Royal York, with the conduct of requisite association business and a half-day pre-election session on Ontario politics.
EDA AWARDS GALA
MARCH
The sold-out gala was a not-to-bemissed event for members and industry influencers, with a keynote from the energy minister and the eagerly awaited presentation of the EDA’s excellence awards.
DEI CEO Panel featuring (L to R) Josie Erzetic, President & CEO, ESA; Susanna Zagar, CEO, OEB; Lesley Gallinger, President & CEO, IESO; and EDA Board Member, Janice McMichael-Dennis, President & CEO, Bluewater Power Distribution
EDIST (ELECTRICITY, DISTRIBUTION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY) CONFERENCE
JUNE
This year’s EDIST featured more than 50 expert speakers, 27 technical sessions and more than 80 exhibitors – amounting to a full half-week of excellent opportunities to learn and network for its more than 1,200 participants.
CUEE (CANADIAN UTILITIES ENGINEERING & ELECTRICITY) TRADESHOW & MARKETPLACE
SEPTEMBER
This biennial event was back after an extended pandemic hiatus. With some 1,750 attendees, CUEE 2022 was a dynamic experience, unfolding across more than 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibition areas and demonstration stages.
REPORTING ON OUTCOMES
Understanding of the fundamental importance of advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) continues to grow within our sector. In early 2022, the EDA submitted an action plan under the Leadership Accord on DEI to Electricity Human Resources Canada – a framework to which many of our members have also signed – and then began its implementation over the rest of the year.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CONFERENCE (DEI)
NOVEMBER
The focus of this 10-year-old event has evolved in tandem with the growing prioritization of DEI initiatives and outcomes. The 2022 discussion focused on Moving from Awareness to Action.
ENERCOM SPEAKERS SERIES
JUNE
Responsible Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Leadership: What you need to know
OCTOBER
Better Decision, Less Risk: How Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are Changing the Energy Sector
DECEMBER
Operational Technology Cybersecurity: Trends, Global Utility Best Practices, Emerging Issues, and Solutions
OUR AWARD WINNING VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE ON EDIST 2022
EDIST runs again May 30 - June 1, 2023.
THE POWER OF CURATED COMMUNICATIONS
Communication, insight and analysis is one the three pillars of the value EDA delivers to its members. Beyond an active blog and social media feeds – and outreach and engagement with journalists as appropriate – we keep members informed through a suite of tailored communications vehicles.
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Check out the new @EDA_ONT paper. The Power of Local Conservation: The Future of Conservation and Demand Management in #Ontario eda-on.ca/CDM-Report-Dow
Communications Delivered to Inform Members
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KNOWING WHAT’S IN THE NEWS
The EDA WireScan is a daily early morning digest of industry-relevant news from across major media outlets.
NEED-TO-KNOW NOW
When impacts for our sector arise at Queen’s Park or other decision-making centres, EDA members will get informed and immediate insight via RapidSource
Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) @EDA_ONT
Our CEO Teresa Sarkesian is appreciative to be invited by @fordnation/@ONgov and attend today’s #ThoneSpeech by @LGLizDowdeswell. Customers trust local hydro, and @EDA_ONT members are eager to hear how, as willing partners, we can support Ontario’s #energy transition. #onpoli
1.26M+ Social Media Impressions
REGULAR UPDATES AND INSIGHTS
EDA Weekly – A compendium of association news and industry-relevant events and engagement opportunities.
Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) @EDA_ONT
The EDA and Ontario’s local hydro utilities are pleased to congratulate @ToddSmithPC for his reappointment as Minister of Energy. We look forward to working with you to support a customer-focused electricity system that is reliable, affordable & sustainable. #poweroflocalhydro
CEO Update – An overview of and commentary on the events of the past month from the desk of our CEO.
Commercial Member Monthly – An association and industry news digest, tailored to the interests of this member category.
A DEEPER DIVE
Feature-length magazine coverage of member innovations, achievements and more in The Distributor each quarter.
THE POWER OF COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS
Our robust roster of commercial and commercial plus members encompasses leading providers of products, services and thought leadership to distribution utilities. Companies join due to their shared commitment to the sector’s success, the business-relevant insights they gain, and the networking and business development opportunities that come with EDA membership.
An EDA Commercial Member Steering Committee (CMSC) provides input to help maximize the value we deliver for this category of members. On the right is a Q&A with 2022/23 Committee Chair Stephen Dow of TOC Logistics.
QWhat
competitive edge does your company get from your EDA membership?
A Networking! EDA events allow us to meet with all the various stakeholders inside the LDC market. Our team gets a chance to confirm that our products and services are adding value for our customer stakeholders at all levels – CEO, management, lines and support staff. Based on this feedback, we know the choices we make when working with EDA partners benefit their LDC customers.
QElectricity distribution is often described as a “collegial” industry – does that extend to commercial partners? Do you feel “part of the family” at EDA?
A Very much so. Like every good relationship, back and forth is required – participation, introductions, effort and a little putting yourself out there. But if you make the effort the industry will respond.
QA lot of commercial members exhibit and network at events like EDIST and CUEE, but what’s the commercial member role in helping shape those events?
A The CMSC provides a forum for commercial members to have their voice heard, and to express opinions, praise, concerns, and anywhere in between with the EDA events. We also
work with EDA staff for long-term planning to adjust for future trends. I find my work with this committee very rewarding.
QSpeaking for yourself personally, what’s your favourite event or other form of EDA engagement?
A EDIST is a favourite, followed closely by the AGM. The CUEE is also good to interact with operational staff. DEI, similarly, is a great event, looking at things through a different lens. Next year I hope to expand my attendance further into local district events. I believe CMSC feedback is helping EDA to continue to provide great networking forums without breaking the expense budget.
QWhat’s the biggest challenge or most important imperative you see ahead for companies doing business with the distribution sector?
A Supply Chain concerns continue to dominate the landscape – long lead times, component shortages. These create labour issues, costs and ongoing project delays and place a lot of pressures on all sectors, including those catering to the LDC marketplace. Ongoing communication and trust between partners through these challenges will be the only way to navigate them successfully in the distribution sector.
THANKING THOSE WE’RE POWERED BY
POWERED BY OUR MEMBERSHIP
The total membership of the EDA in 2022 was 158 members strong and diverse. Our core members are Ontario distribution utilities. Association services are also geared to the needs of our Commercial and Commercial Plus members (see preceding section), and of nonregulated utility Affiliate companies. Our Associate members include diverse businesses and other entities, some from outside Ontario, with an interest in the electricity distribution sector.
LDC MEMBERS
• Alectra Utilities Corporation
• Atikokan Hydro Inc.
• Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation
• Burlington Hydro Inc.
• Canadian Niagara Power Inc.
• Centre Wellington Hydro Ltd.
• Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation
• Cooperative Hydro Embrun Inc.
• E.L.K. Energy Inc.
• Elexicon Energy Inc
• Enova Power
• Entegrus Powerlines Inc.
• ENWIN Utilities Ltd.
• EPCOR Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc.
• ERTH Power Corporation
• Essex Powerlines Corporation
• Festival Hydro Inc.
• Fort Frances Power Corporation
• GrandBridge Energy Inc.
• Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc.
• Halton Hills Hydro Inc.
• Hearst Power Distribution Company Limited
• Hydro 2000 Inc.
• Hydro Hawkesbury Inc.
• Hydro One Networks Inc.
• Hydro Ottawa Limited
• InnPower Corporation
• Kingston Hydro Corporation
• Lakeland Power Distribution Ltd.
• London Hydro Inc.
• Milton Hydro Distribution Inc.
• Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd.
• Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc.
• North Bay Hydro Distribution Limited
• Northern Ontario Wires Inc.
• Oakville Hydro
• Orangeville Hydro Limited
• Oshawa PUC Networks Inc.
• Ottawa River Power Corporation
• PUC Distribution Inc.
• Renfrew Hydro Inc.
• Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution Inc.
• Sioux Lookout Hydro Inc.
• SYNERGY NORTH
• Tillsonburg Hydro Inc.
• Wasaga Distribution Inc.
• Welland Hydro Electric System Corporation
• Wellington North Power Inc.
• Westario Power Inc.
THANKING THOSE WE’RE POWERED BY
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
• Bracebridge Generation Ltd.
• Essex Energy Corporation
• Utilismart Corporation
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
• Cornerstone Hydro Electric Concepts Association (CHEC)
• Electrical Safety Authority
• GridSmart City Cooperative
• Independent Electricity System Operator
• Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)
• Ontario Energy Network Inc.
• Utilities Standards Forum
COMMERCIAL PLUS
• A&W High Voltage Contracting Ltd
• AESI Acumen Engineered Solutions International Inc.
• Black & McDonald Limited
• Cintas
• Clik2pay
• Composite Power Group Inc.
• Domino Highvoltage Supply Inc.
• Goodmans LLP
• Honeywell Smart Energy
• Huskie Tools
• Hydel, Division Of Circa
• Jubb Utility Supply Limited
• KA Factor Group Inc.
• K-Line Maintenance & Construction Ltd.
• KPMG LLP
• Metsco Energy Solutions Inc.
• NorthStar Utilities Solutions
• Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
• Peterborough Utilities Inc.
• Rodan Energy Solutions
• RR Power Consulting Inc.
• S&C Electric Canada Ltd.
• Service Line Warranties of Canada
• Siemens Canada Limited
• Stantec Consulting Ltd.
• TE Connectivity
THANKING THOSE WE’RE POWERED BY
COMMERCIAL MEMBERS
• ABB Electrification Canada ULC
• Aird & Berlis LLP
• Altec Industries Ltd.
• AMAC Equipment Limited
• Anixter Power Solutions
• AVERTEX Utility Solutions Inc.
• Bel Volt Sales Ltd.
• Bentley Systems
• Bob Mason & Associates
• Cam Tran Co. Ltd.
• Candura Instruments
• Capgemini
• Cavelo
• Chess Electric
• CIMA+
• Comprehensive Benefit Solutions Limited
• Digital Boundary Group
• DPM Energy Inc.
• dura-line
• Eaton Industries Canada Inc.
• Elenchus Research Associates Inc.
• ESAC (Electrical & System Advanced Control Inc.)
• Esri Canada
• FNX-INNOV Inc.
• Forbes Bros Ltd.
• G&W Electric
• Genics Inc
• GF tec Controls inc.
• Grant Thornton LLP
• Hammond Power Solutions
• HCL Canada Inc
• Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure
• Honeywell Salisbury Electrical Safety
• Hubbell Power Systems
• Iconic Power Systems
• Itron Canada Inc.
• JESSTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
• JOMAR Softcorp International Inc.
• Kevin Hanson Consulting
• Kinectrics
• K-Line Insulators Limited
• KPC Power Electrical Ltd.
• Langford & Associates Inc.
• Lineman's Testing Laboratories
• LineStar Utility Supply Ontario Inc.
• McMillan LLP
• MindCore Technologies Inc.
• Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
• Nordmin Engineering Ltd.
• Novanet Communications Limited
• Olameter Inc.
• OSV Advisory Inc.
• PEFCO Ontario
• PLP Canada
• POSI+
• Power Source Instruments Inc.
• Redline Communications Inc.
• Rexel Utility
• Schneider Electric Canada Inc.
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
• Shepherds Utility Equip. Sales (1989) Ltd.
• Soltex Canada
• Stella-Jones Inc.
• Surplec Inc.
• Sussex Strategy Group Inc.
• TOC Logistics Inc.
• Trilliant Networks Canada Inc.
• Util-Assist Inc.
• UTS Consultants Inc.
• Valard Construction LP
• Verve Consulting
POWERED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS
Member-representatives (including EDA board members) serve on the EDA’s standing councils, the executives of EDA districts, the Commercial Member Steering Committee, and on event- and issue-specific committees. Some also serve as EDA representatives to external entities. Our thanks to our 2022 member volunteers.
COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL
Daniel Séguin*, Hydro Ottawa Limited
Wendy Watson**, Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc.
CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL
Jeffrey Floyd*, London Hydro Inc.
Andrea Nuesser**, Hydro One Networks Inc.
ELECTRIFICATION COUNCIL
Spencer Gill*, Hydro One Networks Inc.
Jeff Quint**, Enova Power
FINANCE AND CORPORATE ISSUES COUNCIL
Alyson Conrad*, Festival Hydro Inc.
Igor Rusic**, Milton Hydro Distribution Inc.
HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNCIL Wendy O’Keefe*, Kingston Hydro Corporation
Elizabeth Carswell**, London Hydro Inc.
REGULATORY COUNCIL
Michael Lister*, Alectra Utilities Corporation
Stephen Vetsis**, Elexicon Energy Inc.
OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING COUNCIL
Shanon Wilson*, Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc.
Karla Bailey**, SYNERGY NORTH
COMMERCIAL MEMBER STEERING COMMITTEE
Stephen Dow*, TOC Logistics Inc.
Peter Vickery**, HCL Canada Inc.
* Chair | **Vice-Chair
THANKING THOSE WE’RE POWERED BY
POWERED BY OUR SPONSORS
Sponsorship at all levels provides support that is instrumental in enabling the EDA to deliver member value. Many of our sponsors also provide subject-matter expertise that enriches our event offerings. Our thanks to our 2022 EDA sponsors:
PLATINUM GOLD SILVER
THANKING THOSE WE’RE POWERED BY
THE POWER OF INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE
Each year, the EDA board has the challenging task of assessing and selecting winners from a large group of member-nominees – all of whom have demonstrated innovative and outstanding performance in areas such as customer service and environmental performance, and excellence across the range of utility operations and strategic advancement. The announcement of the winners and the presentation of the awards are always a highlight for the hundreds who attend the gala evening following our AGM.
LIST OF MOST RECENT WINNERS
• LDC Performance Excellence AwardLondon Hydro
• Public Electrical Safety Excellence Award - Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro
• Innovation Excellence Award - Lakeland Holding Ltd.
• Environmental Excellence AwardOakville Hydro
• Communication Excellence Award - Brantford Power & Energy+ inc. (now GrandBridge Energy Inc.)
• Public Relations Excellence Award - Hydro One
• Customer Service Excellence Award - Hydro Ottawa
• Chair’s Citation, in memory of Robert H. Hay - Robert Mace
• Volunteer Excellence Award - Shah Falguni
Performance Excellence Award
Chair’s Citation
A LOOK AHEAD TO 2023
In 2023, the EDA foresees opportunities to further solidify its position as a trusted partner to government. With a likely policy focus at Queen’s Park on addressing broad affordability challenges - while continuing to navigate through electrification and other aspects of the energy transformation - we in turn will focus on areas of alignment such as safety, reliability, sustainability, and customer-centricity.
As always, we will look for the intersection of member interests, sound economic and environmental policy, and favourable outcomes for the people of Ontario. Along with the outcomes of these advocacy focal points, all categories of EDA members will benefit from robust and continuously refined networking and professional development programs, and tailored and timely communication channels.
Guided by a board-approved action plan, we will continue to pursue these three long-term priorities, along with a set of yearspecific objectives, actions, and performance metrics.
Strong Relationship with Government
Members Support and Value the EDA
Sustainable Association Financial Model
