About Oshawa Power
Overview
Oshawa Power is dedicated to the evolving needs of our customers as a leading enabler of integrated critical energy and infrastructure. Oshawa Power is wholly owned by the great City of Oshawa.
Our Vision
Be a trusted partner and leader in the energy sector today and tomorrow.
We are dedicated to helping our community achieve its goals through energy empowerment with cleaner and better ways of producing and distributing power through the energy transition. As an organization deeply rooted in the region, we have driven innovation and change in the energy sector for more than 130 years — we will continue to lead as the preferred source of choice for energy generation and services moving forward. We will be a credible and reliable partner to our customers in the city, region, and industry.
Our Mission
Empowering customers to thrive through the evolving energy transition.
Through our core operations, we will deliver continuing value and consistency of energy to our customers while guiding decisions during their journey through the energy transition. Leveraging our ability to act with agility across our geography, we will deliver innovative products and services that enhance customer and partner value. From consistent and responsive power distribution to on-site power generation via low-carbon solutions, we will help drive industry and consumers alike to achieve their goals for a cleaner, more sustainable tomorrow.
Our Values
We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our business and operations. Through collaboration, communication and engagement, we work together to demonstrate the following principles through our actions:
Safety
We remain dedicated to always keeping both our community and employees safe. We are proud to offer continuous safety communications and training to both our customers and workforce.
Stewardship
We are dedicated to supporting the community’s efforts to drive energy resilience via advocacy, openness, and storytelling.
Innovation
Remaining outwardly focused to ensure we uphold a competitive advantage in our industry while fostering an agile and entrepreneurial mindset.
Care for People
We always treat our employees, customers, and community partners with respect and look to grow together with trust and integrity. We encourage open dialogue, trust, and collaboration.
Courage to Act
We gain strength from challenges and tough decisions. We are not afraid of failure. We thrive on learning and development to support change and continuous improvements that benefit our stakeholders.
Customer Focus
Empowering and educating our customers while providing better service and transparency is key to our operations. With the customer in mind, we drive our decisions to safeguard mutual value.
At the heart of all we do is a deeply rooted commitment to our community. Through more than 130 years serving Oshawa, we have grown shoulder to shoulder, alongside our city – enabling growth, empowering industry, and building our community. We understand and value our role as an enabler of critical infrastructure for our city, and the families and businesses that call Oshawa home.
We helped build our city’s past, now we are dedicated to helping build Oshawa’s future.
Oshawa Power continues to build on our reputation as a leader in Ontario’s electricity distribution industry by valuing innovation, delivering excellent customer service, developing low-carbon energy solutions, and operating as a financially responsible asset for our sole shareholder, the City of Oshawa.
