On March 17, 2005 Ontario Electrical Construction Company Limited formally christened our new Alternative Energy System located at our Head Office, 7 Compass Court in Scarborough. Donna Cansfield, soon to be the Provincial Energy Minister, helped cut the `green` ribbon in front of a large group of customers, employees and suppliers.

With four wind turbines, fifty-two solar panels, a sophisticated UPS system, advanced electronics to clean and maximize input power and a large battery bank to provide storage capacity we began taking our office and shop off-line everyday from 11:00AM to 300PM as well as for extensive parts of the weekend.

This was groundbreaking. We disconnected from the power grid everyday during peak demand hours lessening Ontario Hydro’s load and allowing the sun and wind to fuel our computers, phones, fax machines and the like.

It has now been almost three years since our entrance into the Alternative energy market and we have learned a tremendous amount about `Green Power.` We have honed our system to optimize its performance and minimize our overall use of utility power. After examining extensive data collection we have completely revised our original thinking of how to use solar and wind power in efficient combination with battery storage and utility power.

Ontario Electrical Construction is an electrical contractor. We have been in the business of installing high quality, dependable electrical equipment to our customers for over 70 years. While our shop can easily absorb sudden and unscheduled power outages – we appreciate the reliability of the power supply in our province. We understand electricity and the critical need for safe, dependable power. With the present advancement and cost of alternative technology, the value of `green` power is not, in our opinion, to abandon utility power but to compliment the existing power supply and thereby lessen the demand on that supply thus ensuring the continued integrity of the power grid to everyone.

Our philosophy is that if all companies and individuals made a conscious effort to benefit the planet – we would all benefit. Furthermore, as more and more people turn to the use of solar and wind power, a free and limitless resource, the technology will improve and the cost will drop.

Being a 78-year-old company in a low-margin, highly competitive industry, we have seen `fads` and competitors come and go. We have developed a cautious, conservative approach to business as we realize that our reputation, forged over decades, can easily be tarnished by promoting a suspect technology. That is why we invested our own money and used our own facility to test the solar and wind products that we are now selling.

Through research and development we have improved the quality of our turbines. Practical experience has led us to improve the structural support of the tail section and we have installed slip rings to prevent cable twisting inside the poles. We have installed flat roof solar panels, pole mounted solar panels and solar panels affixed to the building all the while monitoring these panels in all sorts of weather conditions.

We have completely replaced our battery bank with superior quality batteries. The original batteries failed to meet the demands a constantly charging and discharging system. In fact our site is being used as a test facility for a new battery designed specifically to handle a system such as ours.

Our electronics and the software that compliments it have been continuously tweaked and improved. We have learned how better to deal with both the vagaries of an unpredictable and very changeable wind as well as the constant shifts in power demand from within our own shop and office.

In some green energy circles our system, a small stand-alone power system capable of carrying the entire building load, is known as a `decentralized` system and it appears that this type of system is gaining favour with companies throughout the US and Europe. We fully expect this technology to become more and more prevalent as it’s benefits are fully realized.

Benefits:

Lower hydro bills.
Less demand on power gird (benefits everyone.)
Emergency power in case of blackout.
Tapping an unlimited source of power.
A hybrid system (solar & wind) means that there is almost always a power source.
Solar panels produce power even on cloudy days.
Smaller turbines need less wind to produce power
There is now an option to sell green power from wind and solar sources.
Each system owner has control of his power.
Our system is modular and can be expanded as power requirements increase.
Our system can be expanded to 6 MW.
Our system is portable, with the exception of pole bases, all parts can be removed and set-up at another facility.

Residential

In April 2006 the President of the company, order to show his commitment to alternative energy, installed a 5kW solar system at his Scarborough house.

The system was comprised of twenty-six * 190 W Sanyo solar panels, an Outback inverter system and 24V Dekka Unigy batteries. Our electricians gained invaluable experience by designing both a unique method of fastening the solar panels to the roof as well as the layout of conduit and wire from the roof to the inverters. Inside the house care and consideration was given to determining which circuits would be put on the green panel and which circuits would remain on utility power.

To date all hydro bills have been lower than they were for the same period of the previous year – even during the winter months with minimal sunlight. In fact the bills received from hydro during the summer and fall were only 30% of the cost of those bills from the same period last year.



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	Ontario Electrical Construction - Green Power Story On March 17, 2005 Ontario Electrical Construction Company Limited formally christened our new Alternative Energy System located at our Head Office, 7 Compass Court in Scarborough. Donna Cansfield, soon to be the Provincial Energy Minister, helped cut the `green` ribbon in front of a large group of customers, employees and suppliers. With four wind turbines, fifty-two solar panels, a sophisticated UPS system, advanced electronics to clean and maximize input power and a large battery bank to provide storage capacity we began taking our office and shop off-line everyday from 11:00AM to 300PM as well as for extensive parts of the weekend. This was groundbreaking. We disconnected from the power grid everyday during peak demand hours lessening Ontario Hydro’s load and allowing the sun and wind to fuel our computers, phones, fax machines and the like. It has now been almost three years since our entrance into the Alternative energy market and we have learned a tremendous amount about `Green Power.` We have honed our system to optimize its performance and minimize our overall use of utility power. After examining extensive data collection we have completely revised our original thinking of how to use solar and wind power in efficient combination with battery storage and utility power. Ontario Electrical Construction is an electrical contractor. We have been in the business of installing high quality, dependable electrical equipment to our customers for over 70 years. While our shop can easily absorb sudden and unscheduled power outages – we appreciate the reliability of the power supply in our province. We understand electricity and the critical need for safe, dependable power. With the present advancement and cost of alternative technology, the value of `green` power is not, in our opinion, to abandon utility power but to compliment the existing power supply and thereby lessen the demand on that supply thus ensuring the continued integrity of the power grid to everyone. Our philosophy is that if all companies and individuals made a conscious effort to benefit the planet – we would all benefit. Furthermore, as more and more people turn to the use of solar and wind power, a free and limitless resource, the technology will improve and the cost will drop. Being a 78-year-old company in a low-margin, highly competitive industry, we have seen `fads` and competitors come and go. We have developed a cautious, conservative approach to business as we realize that our reputation, forged over decades, can easily be tarnished by promoting a suspect technology. That is why we invested our own money and used our own facility to test the solar and wind products that we are now selling. Through research and development we have improved the quality of our turbines. Practical experience has led us to improve the structural support of the tail section and we have installed slip rings to prevent cable twisting inside the poles. We have installed flat roof solar panels, pole mounted solar panels and solar panels affixed to the building all the while monitoring these panels in all sorts of weather conditions. We have completely replaced our battery bank with superior quality batteries. The original batteries failed to meet the demands a constantly charging and discharging system. In fact our site is being used as a test facility for a new battery designed specifically to handle a system such as ours. Our electronics and the software that compliments it have been continuously tweaked and improved. We have learned how better to deal with both the vagaries of an unpredictable and very changeable wind as well as the constant shifts in power demand from within our own shop and office. In some green energy circles our system, a small stand-alone power system capable of carrying the entire building load, is known as a `decentralized` system and it appears that this type of system is gaining favour with companies throughout the US and Europe. We fully expect this technology to become more and more prevalent as it’s benefits are fully realized. Benefits: Lower hydro bills. Less demand on power gird (benefits everyone.) Emergency power in case of blackout. Tapping an unlimited source of power. A hybrid system (solar & wind) means that there is almost always a power source. Solar panels produce power even on cloudy days. Smaller turbines need less wind to produce power There is now an option to sell green power from wind and solar sources. Each system owner has control of his power. Our system is modular and can be expanded as power requirements increase. Our system can be expanded to 6 MW. Our system is portable, with the exception of pole bases, all parts can be removed and set-up at another facility. Residential In April 2006 the President of the company, order to show his commitment to alternative energy, installed a 5kW solar system at his Scarborough house. The system was comprised of twenty-six * 190 W Sanyo solar panels, an Outback inverter system and 24V Dekka Unigy batteries. Our electricians gained invaluable experience by designing both a unique method of fastening the solar panels to the roof as well as the layout of conduit and wire from the roof to the inverters. Inside the house care and consideration was given to determining which circuits would be put on the green panel and which circuits would remain on utility power. To date all hydro bills have been lower than they were for the same period of the previous year – even during the winter months with minimal sunlight. In fact the bills received from hydro during the summer and fall were only 30% of the cost of those bills from the same period last year.
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