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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Laurier Heights Community League Solar Installation- City of Edmonton
OVERVIEW In 2020, the Laurier Heights Community League board began work on reducing C02 emissions and energy consumption by installing a solar panel project on the roof of the Laurier Heights Community League Hall. A total of 102 solar panels were installed and have now been connected to the grid (40.8 kW DC system size).…
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Village of Foremost Civic Centre REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Village of Foremost installed a REALice system at the Foremost Civic Centre. It is a single-story multi-use arena and curling rink facility built in 1958 of general commercial construction. The Foremost Civic Centre also features swimming pool facilities for general use. Hot water…
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MUNICIPALITY OF JASPER AND TOWN OF HINTON MUNICIPAL ENERGY MANAGER
OVERVIEW As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the Municipality of Jasper in partnership with the Town of Hinton hired a Municipal Energy Manager that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission-reducing projects.
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CITY OF AIRDRIE MUNICIPAL ENERGY ADVISOR
OVERVIEW As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the City of Airdrie has hired a Municipal Energy Advisor that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission-reducing projects. The MEM program was an excellent catalyst for the City to be able to focus on overall GHG reductions. This program was…
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Pason Centennial Arena Solar PV System- Town of Okotoks
OVERVIEW Over 2021, the Town of Okotoks completed construction of their new solar PV installation, a 459 kW solar PV system on the roof of the Pason Centennial Arena. The system is made up of 1,020 solar modules and is conservatively estimated to generate 491,000 kWh per year, enough to power 17 average sized homes…
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Town of Taber Aquafun Centre – CHP Project
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Taber completed an installation of two 35 kW natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) units. The project was commissioned in October 2021. What is CHP? Also known as cogeneration, CHP systems merge the production of usable heat and electricity into…
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Town of Gibbons Cultural Centre – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Gibbons completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Gibbons Cultural Centre. The Cultural Centre connects to the Gibbons Arena and Curling Rink through a long corridor and houses several tenants – a library, a fitness centre, a preschool, and some office…
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Town of Okotoks Pason Centennial Arenas- Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Okotoks completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Pason Centennial Arenas. It is a year-round, multi-use facility that includes 2 NHL-sized ice arenas—the Green Arena and the Gold Arena, a Leisure Arena and a number of multi-use rooms. It is also…
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Lighting Retrofit for the Town of Gibbons’ Arena/Curling Club
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Gibbons completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout the Gibbons Arena/Curling Club. The Gibbons Arena is dedicated to the ice hockey rink. Most of the building is lit by 32-Watt fluorescent bulbs and the rink itself is lit by 400-Watt metal halide…
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Town of Slave Lake Multi-Recreation Centre – HVAC VFDs
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Slave Lake added variable frequency drives (VFDs) on their HVAC pumps. The retrofit involved installing VFDs on two existing five-horsepower (HP) glycol pumps. The Multi Recreation building houses two ice rinks, a fieldhouse, dressing room facilities, concession, retail space, and offices.…
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Town of Redwater Pembina Place – Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town of Redwater completed an LED lighting retrofit throughout Pembina Place. Constructed in 1975, Pembina Place is a 67,564 ft2 multi-facility complex including an arena, a curling rink, a cultural hall, a fitness centre, dressing rooms, a golf court and a lounge. The…
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Town of Slave Lake – Multi-Recreation Centre REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Slave Lake installed a REALice system at the Multi-Recreation Centre. Built in the 1970s and most recently renovated in 2010, the Multi Recreation building houses two ice rinks, a fieldhouse, dressing room facilities, concession, retail space, and offices. REALice is an…
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