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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Utilities Kingston's ten-year asset management plan
June 29, 2022In accordance with O. Reg. 588/17: Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure, Utilities Kingston’s ten-year asset management plan is now available.
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Time-of-use prices off-peak Canada Day, and our holiday hours
June 23, 2022On Canada Day, Friday, July 1, customers on Time-of-Use electricity pricing will be charged off-peak prices for the electricity commodity portion of the bill. Our office is closed at noon beginning on Thursday, June 30 and will reopen Monday, July 4.
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2021 annual reports now available online
June 21, 2022We are pleased to share our 2021 online annual reports with the community. This annual report covers the final year of Jim Keech’s outstanding career as the President and CEO of Utilities Kingston, and acknowledges his 40 years of leadership, serving the organization and community.
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Pride Month: Everyone is welcome here at Utilities Kingston
June 16, 2022Today marks the beginning of Pride Month, and we're showing our support for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Everyone is welcome here at Utilities Kingston!
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Watering restrictions start June 15
June 14, 2022We want the community to be aware that seasonal watering restrictions are in effect from June 15 to Sept. 15. Residents and businesses with odd-numbered civic addresses may water on odd-numbered days, while evens may water on even-numbered days.
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