Ontario. Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Group

• Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Group

• Ontario. Ministry of Energy. Energy Conservation Group

The Energy Conservation program was established in 1975 under the Energy Technology Group.

By 1976 the ministry underwent restructuring and Energy Conservation became a division in its own right. By 1978 this division underwent a name change to reflect the dual goals of the program: Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Group. This division comprised two sections: the Energy Conservation section and the Renewable Energy section.

In 1985 the ministry was restructured, and the Programs and Technology Division headed by an Assistant Deputy Minister was created. This division developed and administered energy programs that encouraged energy conservation, energy efficiency. energy management, and energy research and development. It included four sections: Conservation and Community Programs section; Industry and Transportation Programs section; Research and Energy Technology section; and Technology Development section. Thus the functions of the original conservation group had grown to such an extent that the responsibilities were divided among the four sections.

The function of the Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Group was to develop policies and programs to achieve a more efficient management of energy consumption in Ontario.

This group implemented these responsibilities by developing energy conservation techniques, increasing public awareness of the need for energy conservation, establishing programs for alternative sources of energy and co-ordinating government wide programs to realize these goals. The Ministries involved in this province wide effort of conservation included the Ministries of Agriculture and Food, Colleges and Universities, Consumer and Commercial Relations, Education, Environment, Government Services, Housing, Industry and Tourism and Transportation and Communication.

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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Ministry of Energy Annual Reports; Kwik Indexes to Ontario Government Services; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.

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