Success Stories
Every community and every project, regardless of size, holds the potential to achieve real savings and real change.
Municipalities across Alberta are cutting costs, reducing emissions and strengthening their resilience. Your community can too! Discover how projects are benefiting a city, town, village, municipal district or county near you. These success stories are a catalyst for climate positivity – filter to find your fit!
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County of Grande Prairie: Crosslink County Sportsplex – Lighting Retrofit
Overview As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the County of Grande Prairie completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout Crosslink County sportsplex. The Crosslink County Sportsplex offers a state-of-the-art recreation complex hosting arena sports, indoor sports, outdoor sports, and indoor track athletics that opened in January of 2013. It also features two…
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Solar Carport Solar PV System – City of Leduc
Overview In 2022, the city of Leduc completed the construction of their new solar carport PV installation, a 24.3 kW solar PV system. The system comprises 54 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 20,000 kWh per year. The system allows the city to produce renewable energy, lower its carbon footprint, and lead by…
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Strathcona Community League Roof Mount Solar PV System – City of Edmonton
Overview In 2022, the City of Edmonton completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 31.05 kW roof mount solar PV system at the Strathcona Community League. The system comprises 69 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 35,500 kWh per year. The system allows the City to produce renewable energy, lower its…
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Violet Grove Lagoon Ground Mount Solar PV System – Brazeau County
Overview During the summer of 2021, Brazeau County completed the installation of a new solar system at the Violet Grove Lagoon. The 64 solar panels generate enough power to run the aeration system for the innovative Constructed Floating Wetlands over the lagoon, and supply power to the transfer station. This new system is in addition…
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Old Millet School Roof Mount Solar PV System – Town of Millet
Overview Over the summer of 2021, the Town of Millet completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 31.68 kW solar PV system on the roof of the old Millet School, home of the new Civic Centre. The system comprises 88 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 41,000 kWh per year, enough…
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Canmore Recreation Centre Roof Mount Solar PV System – Town of Canmore
Overview Over the summer of 2021, the Town of Canmore completed the construction of their new solar PV installation, a 400.5 kW solar PV system on the roof of the Canmore Recreation Centre. The system comprises 890 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 367,800 kWh per year. The energy generated will offset 22%…
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Roam Transit Garage Roof Mount Solar PV System – Town of Banff
Overview Over the summer of 2021, the Town of Banff completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 302.7 kW solar PV system on the roof of the new Roam Transit Operations and Training Centre. The system comprises 680 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 300,100 kWh per year. The energy generated…
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Municipal Building Roof Mount Solar PV System – Town of Strathmore
Overview Over the summer of 2021, the Town of Strathmore completed the construction of their new municipal office building which included the installation of a 73.45 kW solar PV system on the roof. The system comprises 165 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 79,226 kWh per year. The energy generated will offset a…
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Jack Kraft Public Works Facility Roof Mount Solar PV System – City of St. Albert
Overview In 2021, the City of St. Albert completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 287.1 kW roof mount solar PV system at the Jack Kraft Public Works Facility. The system comprises 660 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 301,455 kWh per year. The system allows the city to produce renewable…
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Town of Bruderheim – Resilient Rurals: Project Assistants
The Town of Bruderheim retained two dedicated staff for the Resilient Rurals partnership to advance climate adaptation and emergency preparedness in the Towns of Bruderheim, Lamont, and Gibbons and across rural Alberta.
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Bigstone Cree Nation – Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Bigstone Cree Nation formed a Climate Change Committee and engaged with community members to better understand how extreme climate events have impacted the community in the past and to identify adaptation measures to current climate impacts.
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Town of Pincher Creek – Regional Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan
The Town and MD of Pincher Creek completed a project to assess shared climate risks and develop an action plan to adapt to the region’s changing climate.
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