Generation
Peterborough was one of the first places in the country to begin generating hydroelectric power. Companies like Edison General Electric Company (later Canadian General Electric) and America Cereal Company (later to become Quaker Oats), developed hydroelectric generating stations to take advantage of this inexpensive, efficient and reliable energy resource to provide power to their manufacturing facilities in Peterborough.
Today, Peterborough Utilities Inc. (PUI) owns and operates three hydroelectric generation stations:
(1) London Street Generating Station
Originally built in 1884 and located on the Otonabee River within the City of Peterborough. This facility was acquired from Quaker Oats in 1975. The station produces 4 MW of power that is distributed within the City of Peterborough. 
(2) Campbellford-Seymour Electricity Generating Station
Built in 1910, this 6 MW station is situated at Lock 14 on the Trent River a few kilometers north of Campbellford. The facility was acquired from the Campbellford-Seymour PUC in 2000. 
(3)Robert G. Lake Generating Station
PUI is a partner in Trent Rapids Power Corporation and will operate the Robert G. Lake GS under contract with TRPC. The station has been named for “Bob” Lake who was General Manager/President of the Peterborough Utilities Group (and it’s predecessor the Peterborough Utilities Commission) for almost 20 years.
All three hydroelectric generating stations operate as run-of-the-river facilities in order to minimize their environmental footprint while producing a reliable source of "green" energy.
PUI sees electricity generation as a key area of growth in the future and is pursuing a number of additional project opportunities. PUI’s focus will be on the development of renewable and clean energy resources including solar hydropower and landfill gas.
PUI recently commenced construction of the 10 MW Lily Lake Solar PV project located northwest of the City of Peterborough adjacent to Hydro One's Dobbin Transformer Station.
In addition, PUI recently executed a Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) contract for a 2 MW landfill gas (LFG) generation project to be located at the County/City of Peterborough Waste Management Facility on Bensfort Road.