Andrew J. Sasso

Director, Energy Policy & Government Relations, Toronto Hydro

For over 15 years, Andrew has had a number of senior regulatory, legal, and government relations leadership roles at Ontario electricity distribution utilities. A business grad and lawyer, Andrew has a history of leading major projects and strategic policy initiatives that require a combination of organizational awareness, financial acumen, analytical sophistication, and legal nuance. These include major rate applications to the Ontario Energy Board, an organizational restructuring and refinancing, and most recently Toronto Hydro's Climate Action Plan.

Andrew was the principal architect of the Climate Action Plan. He led a team in developing and expanding the concept into a nationally leading, customer-oriented, and economy-stimulating product. The Climate Action Plan was endorsed by the Toronto Region Board of Trade and the Pembina Institute, and attracted support from a diversity of additional stakeholders, including Plug'n Drive. In July 2022, it was endorsed by Toronto City Council, and recognized as an important means of enabling and advancing the City's TransformTO Net Zero Strategy.