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Orangetheory Fitness celebrated its Grand Energy+ Ranked 4th in Ontario for
Opening Conservation Results
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has re-
leased its fi nal 2017 verifi ed Conservation and Demand Man-
agement results and Energy+ is pleased to announce that
it has achieved 126% of its 101 GWh target. This means that
Energy+ successfully ranked 4th out of 68 local distribution
companies in Ontario, a little more than half way through the
5-year Conservation First Framework, which ends December
31, 2020. In 2017 alone, participating customers helped Ener-
gy+ achieve energy savings of 36 GWh, which is equivalent to
taking approximately 3,700 homes off the grid for a year.

“We are extremely proud of the results and our efforts to
promote conservation in our community”, said Ed Glasber-
gen, Vice-President Business Development at Energy+. “We
are very appreciative of our customers, who have embraced
The local Orangetheory Fitness celebrated its Grand Open- conservation best practices, and our Energy Effi ciency team
ing welcoming the community to learn more on how they can and channel partners, who have helped us achieve these great
increase energy, get visible results and burn more calories results. Energy conservation is important to reach IESO-busi-
utilizing heart-monitoring technology to track your real-time ness targets, but more importantly it is the right thing to do.”
progress. They are located at 350 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge.
Mayor Craig, Councillors Donna Reid and Mike Mann were on Under the IESO 5-year Conservation First Framework (2016-
hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony. 2020), local distribution companies like Energy+, are required
to promote conservation and energy effi ciency to customers
through education of current commercial and residential pro-
grams, and offer fi nancial incentives to eligible customers who

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