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Power Savings Blitz

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Up to $1,000 of free energy-efficient upgrades available for your small business


Reducing your business' electricity consumption means lower electricity bills and less cash out of pocket. We can show you how you can use less electricity, with no cost or hassle, with the Power Savings Blitz.

**Watch PSB video including local testimonials

NewOpportunity for 2010 - Enroll in peaksaver for your business along with the Power Savings Blitz and have your contractor complete both installations at the same time


How the Power Savings Blitz works

In the near future, our representatives will be visiting businesses like yours. Following introductions, the representative will walk you through four simple steps that will ultimately lead to a more energy-efficient business and energy savings for you. These steps are:  
  1. Assess your business - Quickly evaluate your lighting and other potential electricity-saving possibilities 
  2. Identify electricity-saving opportunities – Pinpoint where and how your business can become more energy-efficient, mainly through upgrades in lighting and other simple retrofits 
  3. Review your options - Take you through the full list of recommendations 
  4. Install and upgrade - Arrange for our licensed electrical contractor to come in and make the installations – with your approval and at your convenience, of course

Getting Started

For more information on this program, please see the list of Frequently Asked Questions, or to see if you are eligible to have a representative visit your place of business, please call our partners in this program, Peterborough Green-Up at 705-745-3238 extension 201.

Customer Benefits

Participants in the program will receive a free electricity assessment and a retrofit valued at up to $1,000 (including installation) that will help reduce their electricity consumption and provide savings on their monthly bill

Program Elements

  • Electricity assessment of the customers lighting and water heating end uses to determine retrofit cost and savings opportunities;
  • Turnkey retrofits by a qualified local electrical contractor
  • Funding for the retrofit (materials and labour) up to $1,000
  • Participant payment of costs over $1,000 limit, at their discretion, and
  • Evaluation, measurement and verification to determine savings and market transformation impacts

Qualifications

  • You must be a customer of Peterborough Distribution Inc.
  • Your commercial business must have a monthly peak electricity demand of less than 50kW
Disposal of Waste Products 

All lamps, ballasts, aerators, fixtures and other appliances and equipment that are replaced and any waste products that result from the installation of the retrofit measures are decommissioned and disposed of in accordance with all laws and regulations, and environmental best practices.


Another way to save

Consider taking advantage of peaksaver™ for Business. We'll install a switch or programmable thermostat that will allow us to cycle down your air conditioning temporarily during periods when the electricity system is under strain. You'll only notice a minimal difference, if at all. Plus you'll receive $25, just for participating

The rewards of saving electricity

Becoming energy-efficient has definite rewards. By making these simple changes, your energy efficiency goes up and your electricity costs go down.
EKC LogoOn a larger scale, using less electricity helps protect the environment, which truly benefits everyone. You should feel good knowing that you have done the right thing - and it will show. In fact, your participation in this program sends a strong message about how your business is supporting a cleaner environment - for your customers, your community and Ontario.