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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Aquatic Centre Rooftop Solar PV System – Town of Drayton Valley
OVERVIEW Over 2022, the Town of Drayton Valley completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 304.32 kW solar PV system on the roof of the Aquatic Centre. The system is made up of 634 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 257,888 kWh per year. The system allows the Town of Drayton…
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Sewage Lift Station ground mount Solar PV System – Town of Coalhurst
OVERVIEW Over 2022, the Town of Coalhurst completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 64.08 kW ground mount solar PV system at the Sewage Lift Station. The system is made up of 144 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 94,005 kWh per year. The system allows the Town of Coalhurst to…
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Village of Milo Electric Vehicle Chargers
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program (EVCP), the Village of Milo installed electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the following facility for public use. These are the first EV charging stations to be installed in the Village. The project was completed in August 2022. APPROACH The Village of Milo recently installed…
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Village of Boyle: Boyle Arena REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Village of Boyle installed a REALice system at the Boyle Arena totalling 24,488 ft². The building is used for skating and as a hockey and curling arena. REALice is an energy-saving de-aerating system for ice rinks. It creates a controlled and structured vortex…
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Town of Athabasca Flips Gymnastics Club – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Athabasca completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Flip Gymnastics Club. Flips Gym is a municipally owned facility located in the Town of Athabasca. Built in 1978, it has a gross floor area of 1,044 m2. It used to be the…
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City of St. Albert: Servus Credit Union Place – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the City of St. Albert completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout Servus Credit Union Place. With over 320,000 square feet of leisure and fitness space, there is a children’s playground, fitness and wellness centre, and track. Servus Credit Union Place has three NHL-sized ice…
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Town of Pincher Creek Multi-Purpose Facility Retrofits
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Pincher Creek completed multiple retrofits at the Multi-Purpose Facility. The retrofit involved installing a new Building Management system (BMS), variable frequency drives (VFDs) on both the supply and return fans (10 horsepower each) and insulating the hot water pipes. The recreation…
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Town of Raymond – Kia Niro PHEV
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Electric Vehicles for Municipalities (EVM) Program, the Town of Raymond purchased a new Kia Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The Kia Niro will be used for employee transportation around the Town or to other meetings in the region and will reduce the business use of personal staff…
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Town of Banff: Fenlands Recreation Centre – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Banff completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Fenlands Recreation Centre. The Fenlands Recreation Centre located in Banff, AB, was originally constructed in 1958. Between 2010 and 2011 the facility underwent a major renovation that included landscape, architectural, structural, electrical and…
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Town of Pincher Creek Multi-Purpose Facility REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Pincher Creek installed a REALice system at the Multi-Purpose Facility. Built in 1963 the facility has an area of 32,421 ft2 and it includes a pool, gym, and library with a separate Arena. REALice is an energy-saving de-aerating system for ice…
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County of St. Paul Greenworks Mower
OVERVIEW As part of the Electric Vehicles for Municipalities program the County of St. Paul purchased, and received funding to cover 30% of the associated cost, of two new electric Greenworks Lawn Mowers. The 42” Greenworks Crossover and the 60” Greenworks ZTR will help reduce the County’s annual GHG emissions and significantly reduce disruptive noise.…
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City of Beaumont: Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the City of Beaumont completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre. The Ken Nicol Rec Centre has two ice rinks with a lobby, dressing rooms, mechanical room, washrooms, storage, concession, kitchen and banquet room. It also has a curling…
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