Including municipal and provincial governments, utilities companies and leading businesses, Project Porchlight sponsors provide the financial support that allows us to carry out our important mission of energy conservation and environmental stewardship.

Current Campaigns

ALBERTA

Alberta Energy

The Department of Energy’s resource portfolio includes natural gas, conventional oil, oil sands, petrochemicals, electricity, coal and minerals, renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation. Alberta Energy manages the development of provincially owned energy and mineral resources by industry and the assessment and collection of non-renewable resource revenues in the form of royalties, freehold mineral taxes, rentals and bonuses.

The Department promotes development of Alberta’s energy and mineral resources, recommends and implements energy and mineral related policy, grants rights for exploration and development to industry and establishes and administers fiscal regimes and royalty systems.

EnCana Corporation

With an enterprise value of approximately US$55 billion, EnCana is a leading North American unconventional natural gas and integrated oilsands company. By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, EnCana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates.

VERMONT

Burlington Electric Department

Burlington Electric Department works closely with Efficiency Vermont and implements the same energy efficiency programs within Burlington. Ever since the voters of Burlington passed an Energy Efficiency Bond in 1990, BED has viewed efficiency as one way of meeting the energy needs of Burlington ratepayers. Because of these programs, Burlington is now using about the same amount of electricity as it did in 1989, the year before the bond was approved.

Efficiency Vermont

Efficiency Vermont was created by the Vermont Legislature and the Vermont Public Service Board to help all Vermonters reduce energy costs, strengthen the economy, and protect Vermont’s environment. Efficiency Vermont is currently operated by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), under contract to the Vermont Public Service Board. VEIC is a Vermont nonprofit organization founded in 1986.

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Previous Campaigns

City of Medicine Hat

Located in southeastern Alberta , “Canada’s Sunniest City” is a thriving municipality of approximately 56,997 residents. The City of Medicine Hat municipal government is a steward and a leader of responsible environmental and sustainable energy decisions and actions.

EnWin Utilities Ltd.

EnWin Utilities Ltd. is Windsor’s local distribution company, responsible for the distribution of electricity and the servicing and maintenance of Windsor’s power line infrastructure. EnWin Utilities Ltd. is also a management services company, providing fleet, billing, collections, credit, financial, human resources, and customer service as well as information technology services to the Windsor Utilities Commission and the City of Windsor.

Hydro Ottawa

Hydro Ottawa Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. is the second largest municipal electricity distribution company in the province. Hydro Ottawa is responsible for the safe, reliable delivery of electricity to more than 278,000 residential and business customers in the city of Ottawa and the village of Casselman. Hydro Ottawa is proud to be a founding member of powerWISE® - a conservation initiative among six of Ontario’s largest electricity distribution companies - to promote energy conservation to consumers and reduce the demand for electricity.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment has been protecting Ontario’s environment for over 30 years. Using stringent regulations, targeted enforcement and a variety of innovative programs and initiatives, the ministry continues to address environmental issues that have local, regional and/or global effects.

The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for protecting clean and safe air, land and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection and sustainable development for present and future generations of Ontarians.

Ontario Power Authority (OPA)

The Ontario Power Authority contributes to the development of a reliable and sustainable electricity system. They encourage and facilitate conservation and adequate electricity supply from diverse resources. The OPA engages with stakeholders, including government, public, media, customers, associations, generators and investors.

Thunder Bay Hydro

Thunder Bay Hydro is responsible for the power line system within the city limits of Thunder Bay and for delivering electricity to homes and businesses. Thunder Bay Hydro distributes electricity to over 49,000 customers via a network of over 1,300 kilometers (815 miles) of overhead and underground power lines.

Ontario Trillium Foundation

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), one of Canada’s leading grant-making foundations, is an agency of the Ministry of Culture. The mission of the OTF is to build healthy and vibrant communities throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary sector through investments in community-based initiatives.

Yukon Government

Yukon is a vast wilderness territory, with over 483,450 square kilometres. Most people in Yukon live in Whitehorse, the capital city. But thriving communities lie throughout the territory.