Energy@Work Completed 224 compliance certificates 2023 Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB), Ontario Regulation, O.Reg. 506/18!

2023-10-31

October 31st is the final day that the MOE will accept Energy and Water data for the 2023 EWRB reporting period. EWRB provides insight on how buildings compare energy and water consumption and, when used, can help to improve efficiency.

In 2023, Energy@Work, we completed:

• 73 commercial EWRB submissions

• 151 Multi-residential submissions.This brings the total to over 800 submissions since

This brings the total to over 800 submissions since introduced in 2018!

Next step - how to use this valuable data? Energy@Work provides our clients with a report to gain further insight into how a building is performing, as well as a compliance certificate.

For more information on the EWRB process, click the image below to watch our short video:

Note: In 2024, the City of Toronto is also expected to require energy and water reporting, stay tuned for more information.

Double Digit Electricity Price Increase for Households, Small Businesses, and Farms

2023-10-29

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) made the announcement that there will be an increase in electricity prices for households, small businesses, and farms under the Regulated Price Plan (RPP):

• Time-of-Use (TOU),

• Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO), and 

• Tiered price plans

These are significant rate increases. It amplifies the potential to reduce your bill by paying attention to when electricity is used.  Off-peak hours, 7 PM-7 AM on weekdays and weekends, has the lowest rate. 

Energy@Work is suggesting a handy reminder by hanging this sign on major appliances, fridge, dishwasher, or laundry door for the off-peak hours. Feel free to print, design your own, or work with your children to design a sign and teach them about electricity and sustainability! 

If you create your own sign, we’d love to see it and share it amongst our team. Opportunities to use lower priced electricity include:

• Laundry

• Air conditioning/ heaters

• Dishwasher

• Charging electric vehicles

• Meal prepping/ baking/ using electric stove, etc.

As always, the cheapest electricity is the electricity we DON’T use- conserve when you can!

References:

• OEB: Ontario Electricity-prices for households & small-business

• OEB: Historical electricity rates