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Utilities Kingston provides customer-focused and cost-effective multi-utility services in Kingston, Ontario, including safe and reliable electricity distribution services to 28,000 customers in Central Kingston, on behalf of Kingston Hydro.
Employees maintain and operate:
- 5,189 distribution poles
- 1,940 transformers that transfer and step-down electricity
- 16 distribution substations
- 671 underground structures
- 101 kilometres of primary distribution underground conductors
- 180 kilometres of primary distribution overhead conductors
- 7 kilometres of sub-transmission underground conductors
- 47 kilometres of sub-transmission overhead conductors
While the service area is operated by the employees of Utilities Kingston, Kingston Hydro holds the Ontario Energy Board license to distribute electricity in Central Kingston. It owns the wires, poles, transformers and meters that bring electricity from the provincial electricity transmission grid to your door, and charges OEB-approved rates designed to cover its ongoing capital and operational costs plus a reasonable deemed rate of return.
Recent news - electricity
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Snowfall warning: prepare with utility information
January 25, 2023Environment Canada has issued a snow fall warning for our area, with total snowfall accumulations 15 to 20 cm, beginning early this afternoon and ending Thursday morning. Rapidly accumulating snow can build up on fire hydrants, exhaust vents, and natural gas and electricity meters, presenting a safety risk to you and your family.
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Twenty-five years since the Ice Storm of 1998
January 6, 2023January 8, 1998, was a day most people in Kingston will probably never forget. That was the first full day of the so-called 'Storm of the Century' for Kingston, an ice storm that decimated parts of the northern United States, Maritimes, Quebec and eastern Ontario, including Kingston and Ottawa.
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Utilities Kingston offers seasonal utility safety tips
December 30, 2022With the winter season upon us, Utilities Kingston is providing some important safety reminders about your gas, water and electrical services.
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Electricity distribution rates are changing on Jan. 1, 2023
December 19, 2022The Ontario Energy Board has approved Kingston Hydro’s application for electricity distribution rates beginning January 1, 2023.
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Make the right call to identify and report a utility emergency
November 25, 2022Utilities Kingston is urging residents: know your electricity provider so you know who to call in the event of a power outage or other electricity emergency. We are also concerned with residents reporting potentially life-threatening emergencies using email or social media.
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