Safety First Fall 2015
Haldimand County Hydro staff donates to local food banks School is back and it’s time to get serious about learning... especially when it comes to electrical safety. Always use precaution when dealing with electronics and electrical cords and stay safe this school year.
Leaving the nest? If you’re moving away from home for school this year and are going to be living in off-campus student housing, make sure your landlord fixes any electrical hazards before moving in. Some common issues to watch out for include: • Loose or damaged plugs and switches, or outlets and switches missing cover plates. • Fuses and switches that are warm or hot to the touch.
• Exposed electrical wiring. • Fuses that blow or circuit breakers that frequently trip, or outlets that don’t work when fuses are replaced or breakers reset.
Call or Click Before You Dig!
Contact Ontario One Call to mark where electrical cables are buried before you do any major digging for outdoor projects.
Web: www.on1call.com • Call: 1-800-400-2255 Questions? Contact our Customer Service Centre at 1 Greendale Drive, Caledonia, ON N3W 2J3 Tel: 905-765-5211 • Toll Free: 1-877-872-2570 Fax: 905-765-8211 • Email: info@hchydro.ca
www.haldimandcountyhydro.ca Twitter: @HCHydro
At our 2015 annual Health and Safety Day silent auction, Haldimand County Hydro staff proudly raised $1,545 to donate to local food banks. Haldimand County Hydro donated $900 to local food banks’ Healthy Snack Programs and $645 was used to fill and donate 40 backpacks with school supplies for children from kindergarten to grade 8. This is the fourth annual silent auction Haldimand County Hydro staff have participated in. A grand total of $8,055 has been raised to support local children over the past four years.
Time to save
Receive up to $650 with the saveONenergy HEATING & COOLING incentives available when you use a participating contractor to install a new energyefficient air conditioner or a high-efficiency furnace. Go to saveonenergy.ca/ hvac to learn more about the program and to find a contractor in your area.
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Conservation Community
Nicholson & Cates Ltd.
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a Retrofit Success Story
The new lighting is excellent. We have noticed a bill reduction by 35-60% so far with the new lighting and motion sensors.
” $19,081
Recycle your fridge and freezer for FREE
PROJECT DETAILS
Incentive Amount Received
.45
for changing out all of their lighting including 112 metal high bay lights with T8 fixtures equipped with motion sensors.
The FRIDGE & FREEZER PICKUP program is back! If your full-sized refrigerator is at least 15 years old or your full-sized freezer is at least 20 years old, between 10-27 cubic feet and in working condition, we’ll pick it up and recycle it for free.
Pictured left to right: Rick McQuin and Kevin Fraser of Nicholson & Cates with Cindy Marr of HCH.
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital
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a Retrofit Success Story
To arrange for pickup, call 1-877-797-9473 or book online at saveonenergy.ca until November 30, 2015.
The LED lighting upgrade was a very exciting initiative that saw our hospital become the first in the province to undertake such a measure.
” $21,857
PROJECT DETAILS Incentive Amount Received
Don’t miss great savings in an instant Get your saveONenergy coupons in-store at participating retailers or online at saveONenergy.ca/ coupons from September 25-October 25, 2015. ENERGY STAR® qualified LED bulbs can last up to 30x longer than incandescent bulbs.
Indoor motion sensors, dimmer switches and timers help reduce your energy consumption.
ENERGY STAR® qualified indoor light fixtures use up to 75% less electricity.
Up to 20% of household electricity use is wasted on phantom power. Plug electronics into a power bar with an integrated timer or auto-shutoff.
.30
for switching all hospital lighting to LED. The first hospital in Ontario to do this!
Pictured left to right: Chris Miller, Vice President & CFO, Jon Miller and Tim Baker, Director of Engineering & Maintenance at HWMH with Cindy Marr & Sunil Bechar of HCH.
Hewitt’s Dairy Ltd.
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We appreciate this incentive which helped us install two VFD compressors to upgrade out compressed air system
a Retrofit Success Story
” $10,200
PROJECT DETAILS
Incentive Amount Received
for 2 50hp compressors with VFD Pictured left to right: Cindy Marr, HCHI, Mohammad Pour Bafrani & Zbigniew Ewertowski of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd (Hewitt’s Dairy) and Sunil Bechar, HCH.
Let us help you! Tel: 905-765-5211 Toll Free: 1-877-872-2570
Email: info@hchydro.ca
Subject to additional terms and conditions found at saveonenergy.ca. Subject to change without notice. Funded by the Independent Electricity System Operator and offered by Haldimand County Hydro Inc. OM Official Mark adopted and used by the Independent Electricity System Operator. Used under licence.
Web: www.haldimandcountyhydro.ca
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Safety First Fall 2015
Haldimand County Hydro staff donates to local food banks School is back and it’s time to get serious about learning... especially when it comes to electrical safety. Always use precaution when dealing with electronics and electrical cords and stay safe this school year.
Leaving the nest? If you’re moving away from home for school this year and are going to be living in off-campus student housing, make sure your landlord fixes any electrical hazards before moving in. Some common issues to watch out for include: • Loose or damaged plugs and switches, or outlets and switches missing cover plates. • Fuses and switches that are warm or hot to the touch.
• Exposed electrical wiring. • Fuses that blow or circuit breakers that frequently trip, or outlets that don’t work when fuses are replaced or breakers reset.
Call or Click Before You Dig!
Contact Ontario One Call to mark where electrical cables are buried before you do any major digging for outdoor projects.
Web: www.on1call.com • Call: 1-800-400-2255 Questions? Contact our Customer Service Centre at 1 Greendale Drive, Caledonia, ON N3W 2J3 Tel: 905-765-5211 • Toll Free: 1-877-872-2570 Fax: 905-765-8211 • Email: info@hchydro.ca
www.haldimandcountyhydro.ca Twitter: @HCHydro
At our 2015 annual Health and Safety Day silent auction, Haldimand County Hydro staff proudly raised $1,545 to donate to local food banks. Haldimand County Hydro donated $900 to local food banks’ Healthy Snack Programs and $645 was used to fill and donate 40 backpacks with school supplies for children from kindergarten to grade 8. This is the fourth annual silent auction Haldimand County Hydro staff have participated in. A grand total of $8,055 has been raised to support local children over the past four years.
Time to save
Receive up to $650 with the saveONenergy HEATING & COOLING incentives available when you use a participating contractor to install a new energyefficient air conditioner or a high-efficiency furnace. Go to saveonenergy.ca/ hvac to learn more about the program and to find a contractor in your area.
Inside this issue > saveONenergy Coupons, Retrofit Success Stories, Electrical Safety