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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:
- 5,184 distribution poles
- 2,315 inline transformers and 34 substation transformers that transfer and step-down electricity
- 16 distribution substations
- 691 kilometres of overhead wire and underground conductor.
In 2023, we delivered 663 million kWh of electricity to our customers.
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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Regional Biosolids & Biogas Facility - Notice of Completion
August 26, 2024We’ve completed an environmental assessment for a new facility at Knox Farm that will convert waste into renewable energy. The Environmental Study Report is open for comment until September 11.
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Planned power outage in Sydenham district on August 24
August 20, 2024Utilities Kingston is committed to keeping your electricity reliable and supporting local infrastructure improvements. As part of this effort, there will be a planned power outage affecting customers in the Sydenham District on Saturday, August 24.
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Planned maintenance on natural gas line on July 23
July 22, 2024We will perform a planned bypass and some minor maintenance on the natural gas line located at City Gate, 2384 Perth Rd, on July 23, 2024.
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Boil water advisory lifted for Westbrook area residents
July 13, 2024The boil water advisory issued for the Westbrook area has been lifted.
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Discover the wonders of water-wise gardening
June 24, 2024This summer, visit our Water Conservation Garden at 1211 John Counter Blvd. and discover how to create a garden that makes every raindrop count.
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