MISSISSAUGA, March 9, 2023 – March is National Fraud Prevention Month and Ontario’s largest utilities have joined forces to raise awareness about ongoing sophisticated scams targeting utility customers. Some common tactics fraudsters use to target unsuspecting Ontarians include impersonating the local utility or its employees; sending threatening phone calls, texts and emails; or showing up…

Mississauga, ON – Brian Bentz, President and CEO of Alectra Inc. announced today that Danielle Diaz has been appointed as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Alectra Inc. Ms. Diaz was appointed Interim CFO on October 24, 2022. Her new appointment is effective immediately. Danielle has earned Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designations…

Mississauga, ON – More than 60 Alectra Utilities employees stepped up to brave the cold temperatures to raise money and awareness for local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. This year, the Alectra Utilities’ team participated in the ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ walk raising over $10,000 in support of the cause across eight communities. Employees walked in…

Mississauga, ON – A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alectra Utilities’ service territory due to a forecasted potential ice and snowstorm expected tonight into Thursday morning. This storm could potentially cause power outages as well as damage to powerlines. Areas with trees located near wires should take extra precaution as fallen limbs that contact power lines could…

Guelph, ON – Upon discovering a programming error in billing for Guelph and Rockwood customers that resulted in overcharges, Alectra Utilities will issue a one-time $20.66 bill credit to reimburse affected residential customers. Alectra Utilities has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to reimburse impacted customers for the overcharged…

Hamilton, ON – Alectra employees came together to show their care and support their downtown neighbours at Wesley, a social service organization that helps people struggling with poverty and is working with community partners to address the root causes of homelessness. Through Wesley’s annual Christmas & Holiday Program, Alectra employees raised funds to put together 40 support packages for…

St. Catharines, ON – Alectra Utilities is addressing increasing customer electricity demands by reinforcing its power grid in St.Catharines. In 2022, Alectra invested $6 million and plans to spend another $3.1 million in St. Catharines to construct and renew infrastructure. With parts of St. Catharines’ system reaching the end of its life cycle, renewing the deteriorating infrastructure is…

Hamilton, ON – A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alectra Utilities’ service territory due to a major winter storm that is expected to bring rain and possible wind gusts reaching 70-90 km/h for Thursday and Friday. Alectra Utilities is preparing emergency response crews to respond and restore power in the event outages occur. High winds could cause damage to powerlines.…

Vaughan, ON – Alectra Utilities is addressing increasing customer electricity demands by reinforcing its power grid in Vaughan. In 2022, Alectra invested $12 million and plans to spend another $10 million on multi-year projects to rejuvenate and replace underground cables in Vaughan. With parts of Vaughan’s distribution system reaching the end of its life cycle, rejuvenating, and replacing…

Hamilton, ON – A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alectra Utilities’ service territory due to forecasted potential freezing rain and wind gusts that could reach 80 km/h today. These potentially strong gusts could cause damage to powerlines. Areas with trees located near wires should take extra precaution as fallen limbs that contact power lines could cause extended outages…