Company History

Today, Saint John Energy maintains 13 substations and services more than 35,000 local customers with energy sales of over 950,000,000 kilowatt hours annually. Saint John Energy has a staff of approximately 95, with a fleet of 38 service vehicles.

Throughout its history, the utility has built a reputation for efficient service at rates which are consistently among the most competitive in eastern Canada.

On July 1, 1997, Saint John Energy introduced its "Peace of Mind" water heating program. This program makes use of state of the art water heating equipment and provides the utility's customers with unparalleled service.

In late December of 1997, Saint John Energy officially opened their thirteenth substation on Grandview Avenue servicing the East End of the city. In January 1998 Saint John Energy experienced the worst ice storm in memory, with several days of freezing rain conditions leading to approximately 600 reports of downed wires. As many as 25,000 customers suffered power outages ranging in duration from a few minutes to as long as seven days.

In February of 1999 the Somerset Street Substation was energized for the first time. This station, the newest of Saint John Energy's substation assets was built adjacent to the original Cranston Avenue Substation site which will eventually be phased-out.

The year 2002 marked the utility's 80th anniversary, and as such, there were various activities held to commemorate this special occasion, not the least of which was the publishing of the book entitled "Brightening the Corner Where You Are", written by local author David Goss. This book chronicles the history of Saint John Energy and its 80 years of operations serving the community

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