Sustainability

Sustainability and environmental stewardship are important factors in all of our work. We believe in protecting and fostering the natural environment around us while working to introduce sustainable energy sources and renewable resources across our electricity grid.

Our service territory spans densely populated residential and commercial areas as well as forests, rivers, and rural landscapes. As part of our strategic goal to empower communities, we actively safeguard the natural environment, minimize our carbon footprint, and advance the adoption of renewable energy resources.

Sustainability and stewardship guide our daily operations. Both our Victoria Street and LEED-certified Country Squire offices have photovoltaic solar arrays. In 2025, the arrays generated 607 megawatt hours. This output is enough to power nearly 65 homes for a year. We also run an extensive recycling program for office supplies, construction waste, depleted batteries, light bulbs, and coffee and tea bags.

We partner with Alveole, an urban beekeeping organization, to maintain a pair of bee hives at our Country Squire office. Approximately 48,000 bees populate the hives, benefiting local plants and insects. Our natural environment produces an ideal safe space for honeybees to thrive.

607 MWh

generated

The solar arrays at our two offices generated more than 607 MWh in 2025. That’s enough electricity to power almost 80 homes for a year.

86 pounds

of honey harvested

Two bee hives at our Country Squire office produced 86 pounds of honey in 2025, which was enough honey to fill 300 jars.

5

electric vehicles in our fleet

We have five fully electric vehicles in our fleet of 211 vehicles, and we have six Level 2 and one Level 3 DC fast EV chargers available on site for public use.

A Leader in Local Sustainability

Enova is a leader in local sustainability and we have helped shape the area’s energy future as a member of Sustainable Waterloo’s Regional Impact Network. We are also helping drive the energy transition as part of WR Community Energy to meet the needs of our communities.

Reforestation

We donated $50,000 to each shareholder municipality to support reforestation. In 2025, these funds enabled the planting of more than 25,000 trees across our service territory.

$250,000

in reforestation grants

We provided $50,000 reforestation grants to the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, and the Townships of Wilmot, Woolwich, and Wellesley to offset the impact of proactive tree trimming and vegetation management across our service territory.

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Partnerships and community support

Collaboration is how we move forward. By joining forces with community groups and industry partners, we spark new ideas, tackle challenges together, and create positive impacts in the communities we’re honoured to serve.