Ontario's Environmental Leaders Program

In addition to delivering a comprehensive suite of energy management programs to our customers, PowerStream’s commitment to the environment has expanded over the past few years to include several sustainable initiatives and is now an integral part of the company’s business practices. Examples of PowerStream's environmental stewardship includes:

• Construction of head office facility that received LEED gold certification in 2008
• Implementation of an employee vanpool program in 2009
• 2009 "Smart Commute Employee of the Year" award winner for North Toronto, Vaughan
• 2009 Ontario Clean Air Alliance's "PeakBuster Utility Challenge" award winner
• Sponsorship of conservation and sustainability awards for five municipal chambers of commerce's business awards programs

To be considered for the Ontario's Environmental Leaders program, a company must have an environmental management system, an emissions inventory and must report publicly on its progress. As a program participant, PowerStream is committed to achieving “beyond compliance” environmental impact reduction steps at its participating work locations as follows:

Commitment	Baseline (year)	Target (year)
Increase Conservation Demand Management (CDM) / electricity conservation	42,820,000 kWh (2008)	43,783,450 (2.25% increase by 2009) * PowerStream also commits to set & achieve annual CDM targets for 2010 - 2013
Achieve LEED Certification of new Markham Operations Centre	Zero (0) LEED credits (2008)	Minimum 38 LEED credits (2011)
Reduce In-Service Low-Level (< 50 ppm) PCB Transformers	548 Transformers < 50 ppm PCB (2008)	Minimum 328 Transformers <50 ppm PCB (40% reduction by 2013)
Reduce Fleet Vehicle Emissions	1,163 tonnes CO2e (150 vehicles in 2008)	1,104.85 tonnes CO2e (5% reduction by 2013)
Reduce Employee Vehicle Emissions	5,573 tonnes CO2e (460 vehicles in 2008)	5,015.7 tonnes CO2e (10% reduction by 2013)