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ON DECEMBER 31, 2011
 

Our Assets

 
Own and operate the second largest municipally-owned electricity distribution system in Ontario with distribution assets valued at:$987.2 million
  
  
A distribution system consisting of -  
  
     Overhead circuit wires:
 2,584 km
     Underground cable:
 4,848 km
  
Transformer stations:
11
  
Municipal substations:
56
  
Transformers:
42,690
  
Switchgear:
1,798
  
Poles and pole structures:
40,490
  

Our Customers 

 
PowerStream Inc. is the second largest municipally-owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, providing service to residential and business customers in Alliston, Aurora, Barrie, Beeton, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Penetanguishene, Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornton, Tottenham and Vaughan.
336,107
  
  
Residential:
 297,962
  
Commercial under 50 kW demand:
33,195
  
Commercial over 50 kW demand:
4,614
  
Large industrial user:
1
  
Sentinel lights:
120
  
Street lighting:
43
  
Generator:
172
  

Our Service Area 

 
Geographical size of service territory:
806.6 km2
  

Our Distribution of Electricity 

 
Total electricity billed in 2011:
8,395 GWh
  
2011 system peak demand:
1,961 MW
  
All-time system peak demand (July 21, 2011) -
1,961 MW
  
Average annual electricity consumption billed in 2011 - 
  
     Residential - per customer:
 9,293 kWh
     Commercial - per customer:
 149,244 kWh
  

Our Employees 

 
Full-time employees:
513