Energy Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB)

Under a provincial regulation for Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB), large building owners are required to report their energy and water consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the Ministry of Energy on an annual basis.

This regulation applies to privately-owned buildings that are 50,000 square feet or larger, including commercial buildings, multi-unit residential buildings (with more than 10 units), and some industrial buildings (such as warehouses and industrial condominiums).

To learn more about whether the EWRB regulation applies to your building, and how and when to report your data, consult Ontario Regulation 20/17 and visit Ontario.ca/energyreporting.

Requesting your data from Hydro Ottawa

Under the EWRB regulation, local distribution companies like Hydro Ottawa are required to make aggregated electricity consumption information available to building owners upon request, so that they can report their data to the Ministry of Energy annually by July 1.

To assist building owners, Hydro Ottawa has created an electricity data request form. It may take 4-6 weeks to process requests.

To ensure building owners have sufficient time to gather and prepare their data for reporting prior to the July 1 deadline, we encourage building owners to request their data as soon as possible each year. This will allow sufficient time to process the many requests received. Because of the large volume of requests we expect to receive, requests received after June 1 may not be processed by the July 1 deadline.

Hydro Ottawa may need to follow up with a building owner, in the event that any information in the request form is unclear or missing. In addition, Hydro Ottawa may require some time to validate third-party representatives who request information on behalf of a building owner.

If you are a building owner that has to comply with the Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) Regulation, fill out the form below to request your electricity consumption data from Hydro Ottawa.

Before you fill out the form, you should gather the following information:

The account number for all accounts that are part of the building (as many as you can gather). (At least one account number is mandatory)
The EWRB number for the building. This number is provided by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. (Mandatory)
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) code for the property (if available). You can visit the AboutMyProperty website to access this code.
The MPAC roll number (if available). This number is stated in the property tax statement.

If you have any questions before filling out and submitting the form, please send your inquiry to [email protected].

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Data Request Form

PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION

This section is about the person/company that owns the property for which energy consumption data is requested. A copy of this form will be emailed to the owner’s email address, when the form is submitted.

First Name

Last Name

Property Owner - Full legal/corporate name of company

Business Name/Operating As (if different from legal/corporate name)

Phone Number

Email Address

Street Address

City

Province

Postal Code

DATA REQUESTER INFORMATION

This section is about the person requesting energy consumption data, if different than the property owner. This is the person Hydro Ottawa will contact if there is an issue. A copy of this form will be emailed to the data requestor’s email address, when the form is submitted.

First Name

Last Name

Position/title

Phone Number

Email address

Full legal/corporate name

Business name (if different from the legal/corporate name)

Street Address

City

Province

Postal Code

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Energy consumption data can be requested for one or multiple buildings/complexes. If your building has a single EWRB number, but multiple civic addresses (e.g. a multi-tower complex, connected with an atrium, or an outdoor access retail complex), you will need to provide all relevant addresses. This is still considered a single “building” or “complex” for EWRB purposes. See guidance on the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines EWRB page for clarification on the definition of a single building/complex.

If you are making multiple EWRB requests (i.e. multiple non-connected buildings, with separate EWRB numbers), each of your requests must have the same property owner information. If any of the property owner information is different, you must submit a separate form for each request.

Property Information
Service Address (use the address included in the “Service For” box on your Hydro Ottawa bill) This field is required. Account number (Use the account number (first 10 digits) included on your Hydro Ottawa Bill. At least one account number must be provided.) This field is required. City This field is required. Province This field is required. Postal Code This field is required. Additional Addresses Ontario EWRB ID Number (Provided by Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines) This field is required. Year(s) for which electricity consumption data is being requested This field is required. Building Gross floor area (square feet) MPAC assessment role number (stated in property tax statement) MPAC property code (visit the AboutMyProperty website to access this code)

Service Address (use the address included in the “Service For” box on your Hydro Ottawa bill)

Account number (Use the account number (first 10 digits) included on your Hydro Ottawa Bill. At least one account number must be provided.)

City

Province

Postal Code

Additional Addresses

Ontario EWRB ID Number (Provided by Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines)

Year(s) for which electricity consumption data is being requested

Building Gross floor area (square feet)

MPAC assessment role number (stated in property tax statement)

MPAC property code (visit the AboutMyProperty website to access this code)

Attach Files

Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

I hereby confirm that the information provided in this form is accurate and complete. I am the legal owner of/I have obtained lawful authority from the legal owner of the large building(s) specified in this form. I agree to notify Hydro Ottawa immediately in writing if any of the information I provided here changes.

I understand and acknowledge that Hydro Ottawa provides the requested data to me as is available through the existing metering infrastructure and based on the information that I have provided. I agree not to hold Hydro Ottawa and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents and other representatives liable under any circumstances for any errors, omissions, or delays in respect of the requested data, including any liability, loss or damages, which may arise in contract, tort or otherwise.

I acknowledge that all information submitted in this process may be used by Hydro Ottawa in support of complying with its statutory obligations, including but not limited to the Electricity Act, 1998, and the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, all as amended and the regulations thereto, and all applicable Ontario Energy Board codes and rules, as well as its electricity distribution license.

Hydro Ottawa respects your privacy. Any personal information collected will be used by Hydro Ottawa in order to provide you with customer service and all in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.

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