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Commercial Member Edition November 2008
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A N E L E C T R I C I T Y D I S T R I B U T O R S A S S O C I AT I O N P U B L I C AT I O N
Aztech In-Home Display
Provides Innovative Tool
to Monitor Electricity
Use and Cost
Some people have described the Aztech In-Home Display
as a cross between the Wurlitzer model “1015-Bubbler”
Jukeboxes built near Niagara Falls in the ‘40’s and a
Nintendo Game Boy™. Certainly the classic gothic-like
curvaceous styling and “electric rainbow” light bar of the
Aztech device reminds one of the popular Wurlitzer styling
but the Aztech In-Home Display feels and operates much
more like the hand held game.
Children seem to intuitively adopt the Aztech device which
is only a little larger than a Game Boy.They quickly use it
to become the masters of home energy use. In trials of the
Aztech In-Home Display many families reported that one
child would take it upon themselves to become the family
energy watchdog and mastered the easy button arrangement
to keep the family carbon footprint as low as possible.
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Commercial member companies
supporting Ontario’s
LDC sector
Bryan Boyce
CHAIR, EDA
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Ontario’s LDCs Fuel an
Industry that Spends Almost
$3 Billion Annually on Goods
and Services
The EDA’s commercial member base is as
diverse as the varied products and services
they provide. As a former EDA Board
representative on the Commercial Committee,
I recognize the valuable contributions that
have been made by this committee over the
years. I hope our readers will benefit from
and enjoy the editorial focus in this special
edition that highlights the commercial enterprises
that support Ontario’s LDC sector.
As the roles and responsibilities of the
province’s electricity distributors have evolved
and changed, so too have their needs and
requirements. For manufacturers and suppliers,
new technologies are driving improvements in
everything from information systems, metering,
and demand management, to infrastructure
and safety equipment to protect our work