Oakville Hydro Receives Its Second Centre of Excellence Award

(Oakville, ON) March 17, 2021 – Oakville Hydro is pleased to receive another Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) Centre of Excellence Award. This time, the award acknowledges the organization for its innovative Spatial Data Intelligence project, which is an initiative designed to improve Oakville Hydro’s spatial data resources through inter-departmental collaboration and alignment in the pursuit of data excellence.

“The spatial data intelligence project is the foundation for optimizing our asset renewal program, providing valuable insights into the health of our distribution system and improvements to reliability,” said Scott Mudie, COO of Oakville Hydro. "Each member of the project team understands the importance and value of spatial data and how it helps everyday safety and customer satisfaction.” 

“Oakville Hydro continues to impress the electricity sector with its exciting innovations,” said Julia Muggeridge, Vice President, Marketing and Communications at the CEA. “The Centre of Excellence award was designed to honour the innovative solutions designed and developed by our member organizations. Oakville Hydro’s Spatial Data Roadmap is one such innovation that has been awarded at the national level. What really stood out to CEA was how this technology is focused on the customer experience, reducing outage time by quickly identifying equipment failure. Congratulations to Oakville Hydro.”

The project quickly evolved into a journey to improve the organization’s data utilization model, allowing it to better integrate with artificial intelligence (AI) for decision-making practices, which will lead to less power interruptions. It is an ambitious initiative that will help Oakville Hydro adopt the latest disruptive technologies. To learn more, visit this link.

About the Centre of Excellence

CEA’s Centre of Excellence celebrates Canadian innovation and cutting-edge technology in the electricity sector. Whether it’s a virtual power plant providing residential customers with the ability to generate their own clean energy and augment the grid, or the world’s first commercial-scale post-combustion carbon capture and storage unit – all Center of Excellence projects are positively impacting the lives of Canadians and shaping our collective energy future.

About the Canadian Electricity Association 

Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) members generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy to industrial, commercial, residential and institutional customers across Canada every day. From vertically integrated electric utilities, independent power producers, transmission and distribution companies, to power marketers, to the manufacturers and suppliers of materials, technology and services that keep the industry running smoothly -- all are represented by this national industry association.

About Oakville Hydro

Oakville Hydro delivers reliable and safe electricity to more than 74,000 individuals, families and businesses in Oakville. The company maintains an active commitment to conservation, safety, and is strongly invested in the social and economic well-being of the Oakville community. Oakville Hydro is a two-time past recipient of the Local Distribution Company Performance Excellence Award from the Electricity Distributors Association and a Canada’s Safest Employers Silver Award recipient, recognizing the organization as an exceptional leader in the industry.

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Contact:
Cassandra Umbriaco
Communications Specialist 
cumbriaco@oakvillehydro.com