Kitchener Utilities Clean Energy Transition Strategy

The City of Kitchener is planning for the future energy needs of the community. A lot’s changing, and we need your help to think bigger.

As new clean technologies change how we heat buildings and water, Kitchener Utilities is working on a strategy to help residents and businesses transition. As a community-owned energy utility providing natural gas distribution and rental water heaters, Kitchener Utilities has supported the community through changes in the ways we use energy, and we’re getting ready to evolve to meet Kitchener’s energy needs in the future.

We’re developing a strategy for how Kitchener Utilities can future-proof our community energy utility and use its unique strengths to help residents and community members to transition to a net-zero carbon future, where we no longer add more and more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from fossil fuels like gasoline and natural gas. Given the changes that are underway, the global energy transition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use these changes to build an even stronger Kitchener.

Learn more about this project:

• Preparing for a net-zero future
• 120 years of energy innovation
• Possible pathways to clean energy in our community
• The City’s climate commitments

How you can contribute

As Kitchener Utilities thinks about future energy use across this community, we want to hear your thoughts about this, too. There will be many opportunities to contribute at different stages of this project:

• In Stage 1 we will build our understanding of residents’ values, goals, and overall thoughts about Kitchener’s energy future.
• In Stage 2 we will consider different options and assess these together with you.

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