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Climate change is the most significant challenge of our time and has far-reaching environmental, social, and economic implications. The solution involves coordinated planning for a sustainable, net-zero carbon economy and shifting end uses that traditionally rely on fossil fuels, such as transportation, heating and cooling, and industrial processes, to electricity from renewable sources.

Braving our way through a pandemic which inadvertently catalyzed many personal and professional changes, we now find ourselves preparing for the next big hurdle – Net Zero. While adapting to the new pandemic lifestyle and preparing for ambitious sustainability goals, planning for the next 5 years has become increasingly challenging. How as a utility do we balance future investment plans during a time of perpetual change? Simply put, ask our customers what they value most and prioritize those needs.

Since 2000, Newmarket Hydro has proudly served as the LDC for the community of Newmarket, Ontario. Over the years, the company has undergone considerable changes and growth through the amalgamation of Newmarket Hydro Inc. and Tay Power Inc. in 2007, and again in 2018 with the acquisition of Midland PUC. Today, the company services more than 45,000 customers in Newmarket, Tay Township, and Midland.

After graduating high school in 2018, Jacob Greenough took an unconventional path to the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) ecosystem.