Ontario Hydro Energy Selects Enercom to Provide Internet-Based Energy Tools

Ontario Hydro Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro One (formerly Ontario Hydro Services Company), has selected Enercom, Inc. to provide its industry-leading Internet application, Energy Depot(R), to its residential customers through its Onsource.ca internet site. Onsource is Ontario Hydro Energy Inc.'s residential offer to Ontario customers which consists of a single bill which consolidates home utility payments via a highly innovative comparative billing system. Onsource will compare each customer's monthly invoice against the rates of key competitors and invoice the customer the best rate and lowest cost. Energy Depot is part of the Onsource.ca web site and is the first extensive Home Energy Audit available online in Canada using Canadian measurements and postal codes. Enercom provides energy companies with a multi-faceted Internet gateway that connects them with their residential, small commercial and large commercial and industrial customers via a range of interactive offerings and services.

"Onsource, Ontario Hydro Energy's residential offer is a demonstration of being at the cutting edge of innovation in delivering the best services at the best price. The Home Energy Audit confirms our commitment to provide meaningful content to our Internet program," said Mike Miller, President and CEO for the Canadian electric utility. "Energy Depot supports this market strategy by providing customers with effective and results-oriented solutions to their energy questions. Our residential customers will be able to better understand how they use energy and receive customized recommendations to help them use it more efficiently."

Ontario Hydro Energy's selection of Enercom signifies the Atlanta-based company's move into Canada. "Not only are we pleased to welcome Ontario Hydro Energy to our client list, but we are particularly delighted to have made the move into Canada," said Paul Conlan, Enercom's President and CEO. "Ontario Hydro Energy is becoming a major player in the new deregulated Ontario electricity industry, and adding Internet-based services will help set them apart from the competition."

Ontario Hydro Energy joins 37 other energy and water companies currently using Enercom's signature Energy Depot programs. "The Internet is becoming a preferred business communications channel, and our clients are interested in offering customers a cadre of electronic services including the ability to perform energy audits, perform quick calculations on the energy use of appliances, access to billing histories, and much more," said Conlan.

Ontario Hydro Energy is a subsidiary of Hydro One. Hydro One is the regulated utility that provides retail distribution services to approximately 930,000 electric customers in Ontario. The company recently announced it has reached agreements with several municipalities to acquire their electric utilities.

Enercom is the leading developer and provider of Internet and PC-based energy and water utility application software and customer Internet gateways. For more information about Enercom, please visit the company's Web site at www.enercomusa.com.