One million smart meters installed


Protective Relay Training - Basic

Our customized live online or in‑person group training can be delivered to your staff at your location.

  • Live Online
  • 12 hours Instructor-led
  • Group Training Available
Regular Price:
$699
Coupon Price:
$599
Reserve Your Seat Today
Hydro One Networks and Hydro One Brampton announced they have completed the installation of one million smart meters in the homes and businesses of customers. This is amongst the largest smart meter deployments by a utility in North America.

Hydro One Networks and Hydro One Brampton commenced smart meter installations in late 2006, in support of the provincial government's goal to have a smart meter in every home and small business in Ontario.

Smart meters, when teamed with time-of-use pricing, will provide a financial incentive for people to shift some electricity usage from on-peak (higher cost) periods to off-peak (lower cost) periods. Ontario is introducing time-of-use rates to help consumers better manage electricity costs and to contribute to energy conservation by reducing their electricity use during peak times. Hydro One Networks and Hydro One Brampton customers will start to convert to time-of-use pricing in 2010.

"Smart meters, when combined with time of use rates, are central to creating a culture of conservation in Ontario," said Energy Minister George Smitherman. "They provide real time information, helping Ontario consumers make smart decisions about how and when they use electricity. The rates reflect the reality that electricity costs the most when demand is highest. Shifting electricity use to low demand times can help consumers manage their energy costs."

"Smart meters will provide our customers with opportunities to participate in time-of-use and other electricity demand management initiatives and collectively, make a significant contribution to energy conservation for this province," said Laura Formusa, President and CEO of Hydro One. "We are pleased to have reached this important smart meter milestone and to support the Province's smart meter initiative."

"Smart meters and time-of-use pricing will make wholesale changes to how and when our customers use their electricity," said Roger Albert, President and CEO of Hydro One Brampton. "Giving our customers the tools to make smart energy use decisions is one of the most powerful ways to help this province reach its green potential."

Approximately 400,000 more Hydro One customers are scheduled to have their smart meters installed. As smart meters are installed and communications established, Hydro One will switch customers to automated meter reading, thus reducing the need to access customers' properties, eliminating estimated billing, and reducing vehicle emissions associated with reading meters manually across Hydro One's huge service territory. Both Hydro One Brampton and Hydro One Networks are well on their way to reading some meters remotely and are already saving costs associated with meter reading.

Related News

Electricity retailer Griddy's unusual plea to Texas customers: Leave now before you get a big bill

Texas wholesale electricity price spike disrupts ERCOT markets as Griddy and other retail energy providers…
View more

Manitoba's electrical demand could double in next 20 years: report

Manitoba Hydro Integrated Resource Plan outlines electrification-driven demand growth, clean electricity needs, wind generation, energy…
View more

PG&E's bankruptcy plan wins support from wildfire victims

PG&E Bankruptcy Plan outlines wildfire victims compensation via a $13.5B trust funded by cash and…
View more

Electricity alert ends after Alberta forced to rely on reserves to run grid

Alberta Power Grid Level 2 Alert signals AESO reserve power usage, load management, supply shortage…
View more

London Gateway Unveils World’s First All-Electric Berth

London Gateway All-Electric Berth enables shore power and cold ironing for container ships, cutting emissions,…
View more

Prime minister, B.C. premier announce $1B B.C. battery plant

Maple Ridge Lithium-Ion Battery Plant will be a $1B E-One Moli clean-tech facility in Canada,…
View more

Sign Up for Electricity Forum’s Newsletter

Stay informed with our FREE Newsletter — get the latest news, breakthrough technologies, and expert insights, delivered straight to your inbox.

Electricity Today T&D Magazine Subscribe for FREE

Stay informed with the latest T&D policies and technologies.
  • Timely insights from industry experts
  • Practical solutions T&D engineers
  • Free access to every issue

Download the 2026 Electrical Training Catalog

Explore 50+ live, expert-led electrical training courses –

  • Interactive
  • Flexible
  • CEU-cerified