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New Conservation Program for Small Businesses in St. Thomas

Receive up to $1000 free energy efficient upgrades for your business by participating in the Power Savings Blitz Program

2009 Conservation Programs are officially on!

For our residential customers: The Great Refrigerator Roundup is back! Give us a call and we'll pick up your inefficient 2nd fridge with absolutely no cost to you.

Business to Business Consumer Expo

St. Thomas Energy Inc is sponsoring the St. Thomas Business to Business Consumer Expo on Sunday, May 3rd at the St. Anne's Centre from 11AM to 5PM. The expo will bring the business community together with the consumer to showcase their goods and services to promote shopping local. More information is available at the Consumer Expo web site.

For our business customers: The Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program is again offering you a chance to achieve kilowatt savings and receive corresponding incentives. Start planning on ERIP this year!

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Past announcements and news releases can be found on the Archives page.

Regulated Price Plan (RPP) Price Changes May 1st, 2008

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced electricity commodity rates for consumers on the Regulated Price Plan that will take effect May 1, 2008. The rate for usage up to the first 600 kWh is $0.050 per kWh. Usage above 600 kWh is charged at a rate of $0.059 per kWh.

Once the OEB has approved our 2008 rate application, we will update our rates page.

For more information, visit the OEB web site.

Energy Conservation Week - May 25 to 31, 2008

Energy Conservation Week is about the power of collective action. By working together, we can create the culture of conservation Ontario needs to reach its short- and long-term energy conservation goals. As a resident, business, or organization, Energy Conservation Week will show you how to conserve electricity, save money and benefit our environment.

For more information, visit the Energy Conservation Week web site.

Power Conservation Credits Applied to Customer Accounts

The time has come for us to recognize all those who participated in ourelectricity conservation initiatives during 2007. Those St. Thomas Energy customers who qualified for rebates in the Peaksaver? and Summer Savings? programs should see those credits applied to their bills sometime during the months of December and January.

Thank you to all who participated these programs! Some of the conservation programs, such as the Refrigerator Roundup, will continue this year. If you have questions about the rebates please contact us.

Regulated Price Plan (RPP) Prices Take Effect November 1, 2007

• 5.0 cents per kilowatt hour up to the consumption threshold each month and the balance at 5.9 cents.
• 0.3 cents per kilowatt hour, or 4.8%, decrease compared to May 1, 2007 prices.
• Prices are reflected on the "Electricity" line of consumers' bills.
• November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 residential consumers can use more electricity at a lower price - summer threshold was 600 kilowatt hours per month, winter threshold is 1,000 kilowatt hours per month.
• Non-residential consumers eligible for the price plan can continue to use 750 kilowatt hours each month at the lower price throughout the year.

Why change the prices? The government needs to reduce the surplus in the RPP variance account balance and to clear the variance account surplus over the next 12 months. When the Energy Board sets prices, it adjusts for past differences between what consumers have paid and what it has cost to supply them, and it incorporates a 12-month forecast for future electricity costs.

Our full list of rates is available on our rates page.

Water Billing Changes

Your St. Thomas Energy bill may include billing for water on behalf of the City of St. Thomas and the Municipality of Central Elgin. Water rates are changing. For more information, please visit St. Thomas Energy Services Inc.

Introducing the New Conservation Program for Business Sectors?

St. Thomas Energy Inc. and the Ontario Power Authority are pleased to deliver Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program(ERIP) to our business customers. ERIP provides incentives to those who would undertake electricity upgrades at their premises.

Conditions of Service Updated

We have updated the conditions of service for electrical service with St. Thomas Energy Inc.

New My Account eCare site!

Check you account information online using our new eCare site! Register today!

Attention Non-residential Customers

St. Thomas Energy Inc. will hold an outreach event for commercial, industrial and agricultural customers to introduce a new conservation program named Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP)?. The event will introduce the benefits of participating in the program. Learn more about the application procedures, the list of qualifying prescriptive items, the eligibility criteria, the incentive methodologies and more. If you are a store owner, plant manager, electrical supervisor or mainly the decision-maker of a non-residential establishment, you are welcome to join us on September 27, 2007. For more information about the event and for those who are interested, please call (519)631-5550 ext. 273 for more details.

Peaksaver program pays you to use less?

This conservation program cuts your electric usage during peak power demand periods, saving you money, and helping to save the environment!

Summer Savings Conservation Program Starts July 1st?

Cut your electricity use over the summer by 10% and we'll credit you an additional 10% on your bill!

Electric Usage to Hit Peaks Today (2007-Aug-02)

The IESO & St. Thomas Energy Inc. are asking consumers to reduce their electricity consumption to lower the strain on our power system. Read More.

Refrigerator Roundup starts June 18th?

That old, inefficient second fridge of yours is wasting up to $150 per year in electricity. Call us today and we'll come pick it up for FREE and dispose of it in an environmentally responsible manner. When we're finished recycling and reclaiming material, all that’s left for the landfill will just about fit inside a cowboy hat!

Summer Electric Rates Take Effect May 1st, 2007

The Ontario Energy Board has announced new electricity commodity prices for RPP (Regulated Price Plan) customers effective May 1st, 2007. For details, see our rates page.

Winter Electric Rates Take Effect November 1st, 2006

The Ontario Energy Board has announced new electricity commodity prices for RPP (Regulated Price Plan) customers effective November 1st, 2006. For details, see our rates page.

May-02

Energy Hotline PAGE 1 - PAGE 2 - A newsletter outlining the new charges that will appear on your electricity bill after deregulation. What are all these charges? Find out about Ontario Hydro's debt and why you are helping to pay it off. An easy read-this newsletter will bring you up to date on deregulation.

9-August-01

As Ontario's electricity industry evolves, the Association representing the province's local electricity distribution companies is also evolving. Previously operations-focused, the Municipal Electric Association is now an issues-focused organization that better meets the needs of its members. A new "Project Sunrise" brochure- - explains the changes and what they mean to your local electicity company.
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1-June-01

Ontario Government authorizes increase in wholesale electricity rates charged to municipal utilities by Ontario Power Generation (formerly Ontario Hydro).
St.Thomas Energy Inc. customers will see an increase of point 7 of a cent per kWh or approximately $5.15 per month on an average residential utility bill beginning June 1, 2001. All monies generated by this increase will be applied to Ontario Hydro's stranded debt with no benefit being realized by St.Thomas Energy Inc.
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18-Apr-01

New CEO welcomed by St. Thomas Energy
Brian Hollywood was introduced as the new president and CEO of St.Thomas Energy Inc. effective April 30,2001. The new CEO stated his first goal was to meet with staff as quickly as possible. His other two priorities will be to grow the existing business and explore other business opportunities.
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14-Dec-00

Frequently Asked Questions On Deregulation of the Electricity Industry
We have incorporated some frequently asked questions in order to assist in understanding the deregulation process. Read More >>

25-Nov-00

Attention St.Thomas Energy Services Inc. Customers
Before signing any electricity agreement, please consider the following:
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