c o m p a n y PROFILE
Windsor Canada Utilities Ltd. (WCU, the Company or the Corporation), is 100 percent owned by The Corporation of the City of Windsor.âI¨t is a private company, registered under the Ontario Business Corporations Act, and overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of six members appointed by City Council. The core businesses of the Corporation, through its regulated and unregulated affiliates, are electricity distribution and energy and utility services. The Company owns and operates two subsidiary companies.
ENWIN Utilities Ltd. (EWU, or ENWIN), the first of these two subsidiaries, is a regulated electricity Local Distribution Company (LDC) operating in the City of Windsor. ENWIN maintains an electricity distribution system, serving approximately 90,000 residential and commercial customers. As a condition of its distribution licence, ENWIN was required in 2019 to meet Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) targets established by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). ENWIN also maintains a contract of service with the Windsor Utilities Commission (WUC) to manage WUC’s administrative and operational functions, and to supply water to the residents of Windsor and two neighbouring towns.
ENWIN Energy Ltd. (EWE), the second of these subsidiaries, provides streetlight and sentinel light maintenance services to the City of Windsor and residents, as well as engaging in partnerships to offer energy related services.
Windsor Utilities Commission (WUC), owns the water treatment and distribution system in the City of Windsor, and is responsible for setting water rates for customers in Windsor. WUC has contracted with EWU to manage the treatment of potable water and distribution to residents and businesses in Windsor, as well as wholesale water transmission to the neighbouring towns of Tecumseh and LaSalle. WUC also owns a District Energy System operating in downtown Windsor.