How Ottawa is built
- Before 1961 16%
- 1961–1990 40%
- 1991–2000 13%
- 2001 or later 32%
Getting your usage history in Ottawa
Most of Ottawa is served by Hydro Ottawa / Hydro One for electricity and Enbridge Gas for natural gas.
- Hydro Ottawa: MyAccount: view and download up to 24 months of hourly usage as Excel, PDF or Green Button (XML). Link
- Hydro One: myAccount, then Green Button Download My Data: up to 24 months of billing, consumption and transaction data (XML). Link
- Enbridge Gas: Gas utility (most of Ontario): My Account, then Share My Data, then Download your Data: up to 24 months of billing and usage data as Green Button XML. Link
What the analysis shows
Ottawa gets about 4,354 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −24.3°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Ottawa International. Weather-normalizing your bills against those degree-days separates heating from baseload (lights, appliances, hot water), so you can see how much of the bill a heating upgrade can actually touch, and compare a mild year with a harsh one fairly.
NRCan-licensed service organizations serving Ottawa
Bring 12 months of bills to any of these organizations' evaluations; the advisor's model uses them as the baseline for projected savings.
Only assessments from the seven HRSP-approved organizations qualify for the $600 Home Renovation Savings rebate and its assessment-path upgrade rebates; each listing below says whether it's one of them.
- AmeriSpec HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- Clean Energy Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- Eco Advantage Energy Advisors HRSP-approved: No
- ecoPlus Services HRSP-approved: No
- Ecostep Energy Services HRSP-approved: No
- Energy Werx HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- ENERGY3R HRSP-approved: No
- EnerQuality HRSP-approved: No
- EnerSolution HRSP-approved: No Profile
- EnviroCentre HRSP-approved: No
- Green Think HRSP-approved: No
- Greenbrain HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- Habite-Co 2000 HRSP-approved: No
- Homesol Building Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- The Energuy HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- Verdatech Energy Management and Consulting HRSP-approved: No
- ER Energy Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- All Season Inspection HRSP-approved: No Profile
- Buildingexpert HRSP-approved: No
- Green Canada Home Advisors HRSP-approved: No Profile
- Sensible Home Inspections HRSP-approved: No
- BEST Energy and Sustainability HRSP-approved: No
- Enerhold Engineering Solutions HRSP-approved: No
Programs in Ottawa
Energy bill analysis in Ottawa: common questions
How do I download my energy usage in Ottawa?
Hydro Ottawa: MyAccount: view and download up to 24 months of hourly usage as Excel, PDF or Green Button (XML). Link Hydro One: myAccount, then Green Button Download My Data: up to 24 months of billing, consumption and transaction data (XML). Link Enbridge Gas: Gas utility (most of Ontario): My Account, then Share My Data, then Download your Data: up to 24 months of billing and usage data as Green Button XML. Link
What is Green Button?
A standard format for downloading your own energy data. Ontario electricity utilities have been required to offer Green Button Download My Data since November 1, 2023.
Why weather-normalize bills?
A cold winter raises heating bills even if nothing about the house changed. Normalizing to heating degree-days lets you compare years fairly and measure real savings.