Tag Archives: variable-speed pumps

Equipment upgrades: Improving the environment and the bottom line

April 13, 2020

Equipment upgrades can help reduce an aquatic facility’s operating costs as well as improve water and air quality by using controllers and UV systems.

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The Poolsaver program is back

February 26, 2020

The Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada (PHTCC) has announced the Save on Energy Poolsaver program has been officially reinstated for 2020 for 11 Ontario electric utilities.

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PHTCC’s Atlantic chapter partners with Efficiency Nova Scotia for VSP rebate program

April 23, 2019

The Atlantic chapter of the Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada (PHTCC) has partnered with Efficiency Nova Scotia, a utility which manages conservation and energy efficiency programs, for a variable-speed pumps (VSPs) rebate program.

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Pentair, Hayward receive Energy Star recognition

April 10, 2019

Pentair Aquatic Systems and Hayward Industries Inc., have received the 2019 Energy Star Partner of the Year award for commitment to energy efficiency through product innovation.

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New legislation marks the end of Ontario’s Poolsaver program

March 27, 2019

The cancellation of the Poolsaver program by Ontario’s progress conservatives has left many pool builders and retailers seeing red.

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Kitchener-Waterloo hydro utilities to offer Poolsaver training

February 14, 2019

Kitchener-Waterloo Hydro is hosting a refresher course on the Poolsaver program this spring, prior to the start of the pool season.

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Ontario’s largest hydro utility joins Poolsaver program

June 28, 2018

Hydro One Networks Inc., the third largest electric utility provider in Canada and the biggest in Ontario, has joined the Poolsaver program.

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Poolsaver pump rebate program expands in southern Ontario

April 25, 2018

Building on the success the Poolsaver initiative saw in 2017, the Pool & Hot Tub Council (PHTCC) has announced the program is expanding its coverage within southern Ontario this year.

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