Science North Hosts Hydro One’s Electricity Discovery Centre

SUDBURY, July 24, 2015 – Hydro One’s Electricity Discovery Centre travels to Sudbury next weekend for six days at Science North, Northern Ontario’s most popular tourist attraction.

The Electricity Discovery Centre is a 1,000-square foot state-of-the-art mobile education trailer with hands-on, interactive exhibits that explain Ontario’s power system, help customers manage their electricity costs, and educate children about electricity safety.

Stop in at the Electricity Discovery Centre and check out our two new exhibits - the Wire Wall and the Pedal-a-Watt. The Wire Wall display offers visitors an exclusive opportunity to safely examine the lines that make up the high voltage transmission system and the low voltage distribution system. The Pedal-a-Watt turns visitors into electricity generators who can use pedal power to run common household electronics.

Fully accessible, the Electricity Discovery Centre will be located outside the main entrance in the marketplace area (100 Ramsey Lake Road) during the following hours:

  • Monday, July 27 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, July 28 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, July 29 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 30 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday, July 31 – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 1 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

“Hydro One takes its commitment to educating its customers seriously. We believe our Electricity Discovery Centre is an important investment for our customers and how we educate and interact with them,” said Carmine Marcello, President and CEO, Hydro One.

Since its launch in 2013, the Electricity Discovery Centre participates in events across the province with 95 per cent of visitors saying they would recommend visiting to family and friends.

The Electricity Discovery Centre is staffed by ambassadors who engage and educate visitors, offering tours through the various exhibits, helping customers with the various touchscreens and answering questions on anything from understanding billing to modernizing outage detection and restoration.

Another popular feature is the unique Solar Charging Station, which allows visitors to recharge their tablets and smartphones with renewable energy from the sun while they enjoy their Electricity Discovery Centre experience.

Children learn about electricity safety by meeting Ellie, the virtual leader of the Kids’ Electricity Safety Team, and becoming members by finding 11 electrical hazards around the home.

For more information on Hydro One’s Electricity Discovery Centre, visit HydroOne.com/EDC.

Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario and owns and operates Ontario's 29,000 km high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 121,000 km low-voltage distribution system that serves about 1.3 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province. Hydro One is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario.

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