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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:$950.6 million*
 

 *on December 31, 2010

  
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