The Greater Ottawa Region covers the municipalities bordering the Ottawa River from Stewartville in the west to Hawkesbury in the east and north of Highway 43. At the centre of this region is the Ottawa Area, comprising the City of Ottawa, including surrounding neighbourhoods of Kanata, Nepean and Orleans.
The local distribution companies providing service to customers in the area include:
Hydro 2000 Inc.
Hydro Hawkesbury Inc.
Hydro One Networks Inc.
Hydro Ottawa Limited
Ottawa River Power Corporation
Renfrew Hydro Inc.
Community Engagement
The IESO engages with local and regional communities to seek input to help inform planning activities.
A new regional electricity planning cycle has begun for the Greater Ottawa Region that will examine local growth and future electricity needs.
The IESO has developed a Scoping Assessment Outcome Report and Terms of Reference that identifies the need for a more comprehensive planning approach and development of an integrated regional resource plan (IRRP) for the Ottawa Area Sub-Region. It also includes the terms of reference that outlines the timing and details of the work to develop the electricity plan. This follows the completion of the Needs Assessment published by Hydro One in December 2022.
Following the completion of the previous regional planning cycle, the IESO is developing a long-term plan for the Ottawa 115 kV transmission system (ongoing), and outlined a long-term plan for the broader bulk system electricity supply to Ottawa.
