Investments in the local electricity grid will help provide reliable service for St. Catharines

ST. CATHARINES, ON, Oct. 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Residents and business-owners in St. Catharines rely on their electricity service to be there when they need it. Like most things, our electricity distribution system needs attention now and then, and Alectra Utilities is investing approximately $2 million in 2019 to renew and upgrade our equipment serving St. Catharines.  

Alectra Utilities has allocated $150 million in 2019 in order to renew poles, power lines, switches and transformers across the service territory.  

Residential area in St. Catharines that Alectra is upgrading 71 homes from rear lot services to front yard services (CNW Group/Alectra Utilities Corporation)

This project will run along Crestcombe Road, Clement Place, Ridley Heights Drive and Springbank Drive changing residential customers from backyard services to front yard services. The $2 million investment in St. Catharines is part of a five-year infrastructure commitment. The proactive upgrades include:

• Installation of 2.4 km of new conduit
• Installation of 4.5 km of underground cable
• Installation of four new transformers
• Converting 71 homes from backyard services to front yard services

Alectra Utilities is investing in improving the electricity grid in communities across its service territory throughout 2019 to support local growth and to continue to provide safe and reliable service.

Learn more about our commitment to reliability at alectrautilities.com.

About Alectra Utilities

Serving more than one million homes and businesses in Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe area, Alectra Utilities is now the largest municipally-owned electric utility in Canada, based on the total number of customers served. We contribute to the economic growth and vibrancy of the 17 communities we serve by investing in essential energy infrastructure, delivering a safe and reliable supply of electricity, and providing innovative energy solutions.

Our mission is to be an energy ally, helping our customers and the communities we serve to discover the possibilities of tomorrow's energy future.

SOURCE Alectra Utilities Corporation

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