MEDIA ADVISORY: PowerStream to Unveil Canada's First of Its Kind Virtual Power Plant

VAUGHAN, ON--(Marketwired - March 21, 2016) -

WHAT: PowerStream is trailblazing into the future of Ontario's electricity delivery system, showcasing how residential customers can simultaneously generate their own clean energy and work together as a virtual power plant to augment the grid.

This demonstration will provide a glimpse of how energy consumers can generate and store their own clean energy, protect against outages and reinforce the provincial grid; all while dramatically reducing their energy bills! Come see how POWER.HOUSE provides a true "win-win" proposition for all -- the customers, utilities and the environment.

WHO: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of the City of Vaughan and PowerStream Board Chair
Brian Bentz, President & CEO, PowerStream
Bruce Campbell, President & CEO, Independent Electricity System Operator

WHEN: Tuesday, March 22, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: 141 Longview Cres, Vaughan ON (Note: Guests will be asked to remove shoes upon arrival. Limited street parking available.)

Photo/Interview Opportunities:

• Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of the City of Vaughan and PowerStream Board Chair
• Brian Bentz, President & CEO, PowerStream
• Bruce Campbell, President & CEO, Independent Electricity System Operator

PowerStream is a community-owned energy company, providing power and related services to more than 375,000 customers residing or owning a business in communities located immediately north of Toronto and in Central Ontario. It is jointly owned by the Cities of Barrie, Markham and Vaughan.