Region Overview

The Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph (KWCG) region is located to the west of the Greater Toronto area in southwestern Ontario. The region includes the municipalities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph, as well as portions of Perth and Wellington counties and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries.

Region's Local Distribution Companies

  • Alectra Utilities Corporation.
  • Enova Power Corporation.
  • Grandbridge Energy Inc.
  • Centre Wellington Hydro Ltd.
  • Hydro One Networks Inc.
  • Halton Hills Hydro Inc.
  • Wellington North Power Inc.

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Map: Kitchener-Waterloo
 

Current Status

The third regional planning cycle for this region was kicked off in December 2023 beginning with the Needs Assessment (NA). The NA report for this region was completed in April 2024. It identified the needs in the region and recommended that some of the needs require further regional coordination, which will be reviewed during the scoping assessment phase.​

 


Accomplishment
(Most Recent Shown First)		 Status Completion Date
Needs Assessment (3rd Cycle)
 Completed April 2024
Regional Infrastructure Planning (2nd Cycle)
 Completed December 2021
Integrated Regional Resource Planning (2nd Cycle)
 Completed May 2021
Scoping Assessment (2nd Cycle) Completed May 2019
Needs Assessment (2nd Cycle) Completed December 2018
Needs Assessment Report
 Completed December 2018
Regional Infrastructure Planning
 Completed December 2015
Integrated Regional Resource Planning
 Completed April 2015

*The completed reports are available below.
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Relevant Documents

Regional Infrastructure Planning (RIP)
Name Completion Date
KWCG RIP - Report (2nd cycle)  December 2021
KWCG RIP - Report  December 2015


Integrated Regional Resource Planning (IRRP)
Name
 Completion Date
KWCG IRRP – Appendices (2nd Cycle)  May 2021
KWCG IRRP – Report (2nd Cycle)  May 2021
KWCG - IRRP - Appendices  April 2015
KWCG - IRRP - Report  April 2015
Needs Assessment (NA) & Scoping Assessment (SA)
Name
 Completion Date
KWCG NA - Report (3rd cycle)  April 2024
KWCG SA – Report (2nd Cycle) May 2019
KWCG NA - Report (2nd cycle) December 2018


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Additional Documents
Name Completion Date
GATR - HO Sect 92 Submission  June 2013
OPA Letter to Hydro One Regarding KWCG  May 2013
Guelph Area Transmission Reinforcement Project  August 2012