- January, 2010
- October, 2009
- May, 2009
SPi held its second annual charity golf event at Saw Whet Golf Course in Oakville on May 28, 2009 and raised $5,500 for the SickKids Foundation. For a list of sponsors, click here.
- April, 2009
Two SPi teams participated in the CN Tower Climb for the WWF. There were a total of 11 people in both teams that included SPi staff, family and friends. SPi teams placed 30th and 175th of 291 corporate teams, raising over $3,000 for WWF.
- March, 2009
SPi was a sponsor of KEMA's Annual Executive Forum that was held from March 2 to 3, 2009 at Houston, Texas, signaling SPi's foray into other jurisdictions. Additionally, SPi was also a sponsor of EDA's Annual General Meeting and ENERCOM conference that was held from March 8 to 11, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York. At ENERCOM, SPi launched a plethora of new products and services including the EBT Exception Viewer, Web Presentment, Retail Settlement Proposal for Smart Metering and MDM/R Implementation for Smart Metering.
SPi is pleased to announce that SPi and Systrends Canada have entered into an agreement to merge their operations in Ontario. As a result of the merger, the Systrends hub service and spoke product will be discontinued in Ontario.
SPiers raised $750 through a bake sale and corporate donations for the Canadian Red Cross, to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
SPi sponsored and was part of the annual EDIST conference that took place from January 20 to January 22 at the Markham Hilton. SPi was represented as part of the ERTH Group of Companies alongside other ERTH subsidiaries.
SPi is pleased to announce that Shelley Lewis is now the new President and CEO of The SPi Group. Shelley was previously the Vice President of Finance and Administration. She brings with her a plethora of experience in finance, human resources, customer service and communications. Prior to joining SPi, Shelley was instrumental in leading Oakville Hydro's regulatory activities during market opening.
SPi raised over $2,200 for the CIBC Run for the Cure. A total of seventeen people represented SPi at the run in Toronto.
- January, 2009
SPi launched its new product, the EBT Exception Viewer, at this year's EDIST conference from January 14 to 16, 2009. For a no-obligation demonstration, please contact Jay Lee, Director of Client Services. - SPi is pleased to announce its partnership with Sky Energy Consulting (Sky). Sky played a key role in the implementation of Ontario's retail electricity market and readiness for LDCs. SPi and Sky launched their Preparation and Implementation Services for the Ontario MDM/R at the 2009 EDIST conference. For more information, contact us.
- October, 2008
SPi raised over $2,500 for the CIBC Run for the Cure. Nineteen employees took part in both the Toronto and Barrie locations.
- June, 2008
SPi’s first ever Charity Golf Event was held at the Saw Whet Golf Course in Oakville on June 3, 2008. A total of $3900 was raised for the SickKids Foundation through the generous support of our sponsors.
For a list of sponsors For photos from the event
- April, 2008
SPi launched its new Account Viewer product at the ENERCOM conference on April 1st and 2nd, 2008. The product is now available for production use. To arrange a no-obligation demonstration, please contact Jay Lee, Director, Client Services. - February, 2008
The SPi Group’s CEO, Ven Seshadri, will participate at Smart Metering Canada 2008, taking the lead in a pre-conference workshop on Monday, February 25 as well as moderating a critical panel discussion focusing on the partnerships between utilities and equipment suppliers. - November, 2007
Ven Seshadri, The SPi Group Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, published an article entitled Information Privacy in the Canadian Marketplace in Next Generation Power & Energy. - November, 2007
The SPi Group Inc.'s Vice President, Business Development and Sales, Ron Osborne�s A Proposal to Enable Retail Settlements under the Smart Meter Initiative was published in the Electricity Distributors Association's (EDA) Distributor magazine. - October, 2007
SPi�s CEO Ven Seshadri was nominated to the Ontario Energy Association (OEA) Conservation and Technology Committee. - July, 2007
Ven Seshadri, The SPi Group Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, published an article entitled Electricity Retailing in Ontario � A Success Story in Next Generation Power & Energy. - April, 2007
SPi�s CEO, Ven Seshadri was named to the Commercial Member Steering Committee of the Electricity Distribution Association (EDA). - March, 2007
The SPi Group is pleased to announce that Ron Osborne has joined the company in the position of Vice President of Business Development and Sales. Mr. Osborne comes to SPi with over 20 years of experience in management, sales, and business development roles in the energy industry. He was previously Vice President of Sales and Marketing with EBT Express, one of SPi's predecessor companies prior to Ontario's electricity market opening. In that role, he was instrumental in developing and establishing SPi as the premier vendor of EBT hub services in Ontario.