HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC. is a private company owned by the City of Ottawa. Its core businesses are electricity distribution, renewable energy generation, and energy and utility services. Hydro Ottawa owns and operates three subsidiary companies:

  • HYDRO OTTAWA LIMITED is a regulated electricity local distribution company operating in the City of Ottawa and the Village of Casselman. It maintains one of the safest, most reliable and cost-effective electricity distribution systems in the province, serving approximately 340,000 customers.
  • ENERGY OTTAWA INC. Branded as Portage Power, is the largest Ontario-based municipally owned producer of green power. It owns and operates six run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation plants at Chaudière Falls, along with the historic Ottawa River Ring Dam, and 10 other run-of-the-river facilities in Ontario and New York. It also holds majority interests in two landfill gas-to-energy joint ventures, producing clean, renewable energy from landfill gas; and has 16 solar installations across the City of Ottawa.
  • ENVARI HOLDING INC. sells energy solutions to municipalities, to industrial and commercial clients, and to various local distribution companies. Envari manages large energy transformation projects on behalf of its clients, offers a portfolio of energy efficient and environmentally friendly products and services, and provides operations and maintenance capabilities to its customers. Envari provides extensive energy services to the City of Ottawa while also serving a diverse and expanding client base.

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