#news, #hydro, #outage, #stormOttawa storm recovery updates: power restoration work continuesTen days after power was knocked out across Ottawa during a major storm, Hydro Ottawa continues restoring power to neighbourhoods. The utility says more than 94% of affected clients have had their power restored. With "business as usual" returning in our city, here is what's happening now with storm recovery. ...
#hydroFair Hydro for Ottawa Petition to be presented to Ontario Legislature_ (press release) _ On October 19 th , Councillor George Darouze will join MPP Lisa MacLeod at Queen’s Park as she presents the Fair Hydro for Ottawa petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It will be a big moment for all of Ottawa residents who are faced with the burden of paying up to 30% more on their hydro bills simply because they are customers of Hydro One. ...
#darouze #hydroCouncillor Darouze Launches Hydro Harmonization Petition_ (press release) _ Osgoode Councillor George Darouze launched a petition today urging the Ontario Government to harmonize hydro rates in Ottawa. 45,000 Ottawa residents are Hydro One customers, paying up to 30% more in hydro rates compared to their neighbours under Hydro Ottawa. ...
#hydroWinter hydro time-of-use rates in effect as of November 1The best time to do your laundry is on weekdays from 7pm-7am, or any weekend or holiday. More info here… fe
#hydro #simpsonRose Simpson: Ottawa Hydro: Power to the people_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ _ Photo: Lines of Power, by Alain Villeneuve _ There’s no place like home. Right Ontario? You can sample fine wines, jump into hot tubs, go parasailing on Lake Ontario, eat in cool restaurants, shop in neat stores. ...
#hydro #squirrels #utilitiesSquirrels (and a bird) to blame for recent hydro outages in StittsvilleJust reading through city councillor Shad Quadri’s weekly newsletter. There’s a note about some recent power outages in Stittsville : ** See also: ** Ottawa Services & Utilities Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...
#cars #hockey #hydro #recreationCity of Ottawa opens car charging station at Goulbourn Rec Centre](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2460.jpg) I was at the opening ceremonies on Wednesday for the new “Arena B” at Goulbourn Recreation Centre. (Funny that the official opening for a skating rink happened on one of the hottest days of the summer.) [ ](http://ottawastart. ...
#hydro #summerSummertime time-of-use electricity rates kick in todayHint: don’t use your appliances between 11am and 5pm on weekdays. Here’s a handy chart from Hydro Ottawa . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hydro-rates.jpg) You might also be interested in a blog post we did last summer about tracking your hydro usage online in almost-real time . ...
#hydro #library #toolsThings I Did Not Know Could Be Checked Out From The Library: An Electricity Usage MonitorAfter my blog post last week about tracking your energy use online , the quick folks at the Ottawa Public Library sent me a link to this: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Killawatt-small.jpg) It’s a Kill-a-Watt meter , an electric usage monitor that measures the energy consumption of home appliances. ...
#hydroCool tool: Track your hydro usage onlineInspired by one of Andrea’s blog posts last week, I started looking into how much electricity we’re using at our house, and found MyHydroLink , a new tool from Hydro Ottawa . Once you’ve set up an online account, you can log in and see your daily hydro usage, broken down by hour. ...