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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City of Camrose Encana Arena Boiler Upgrade
OVERVIEW As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the city of Camrose completed a one-for-one replacement of three (3) mid-efficiency boilers with high efficiency condensing boilers operating in parallel to meet facility heating requirements. The project was commissioned in May 2021. APPROACH This newly installed system will help to reduce the costs…
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Town of Bonnyville Centennial Centre Tankless Hot Water Tank and Furnace Upgrade
OVERVIEW Bonnyville & District Centennial Centre is a recreation centre with 250,000 ft² in Town of Bonnyville, AB. The facility was originally constructed in 2007 and features two ice hockey rinks. As part of the Action Centre’s Recreation Energy Conservation Program, the Town upgraded thirteen (13) furnaces with high efficiency models and three (3) domestic…
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Town of Banff Energy Centre Solar PV
OVERVIEW The Town of Banff’s latest solar photovoltaics (PV) project is now providing electricity to the energy centre building, which provides heat to four municipal buildings using a biomass district heating system. The new 12kW 30-panel solar PV array offsets energy needed from the grid to power lighting in the building and electrical components that…
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Town of Taber Municipal Energy Manager
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the Town of Taber has 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 Lacombe Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the City of Lacombe installed a REALice system at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex. REALice is an energy-saving de-aerating system for ice rinks. It creates a controlled and structured vortex to remove gases and other particulates such as limescale as water flows through…
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Town of Whitecourt Allan and Jean Millar Centre Heating System Low Cost Measures
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Whitecourt installed door sweeps, pipe insulation and high efficiency hand dryers at the Allan & Jean Millar Centre. • Pipe Insulation: Installing insulation on around the pipe fittings will reduce heat loss, resulting in reduced energy consumption. Two-inch thick pipe insulation…
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Town of Okotoks Pason Centennial Arena REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Okotoks installed a REALice system at the Pason Centennial Arenas. REALice is an energy-saving de-aerating system for ice rinks. It creates a controlled and structured vortex to remove gases and other particulates such as limescale as water flows through the device.…
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Lacombe Composite High School – Roofs 4 Kids Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre’s Solar for Schools Program, Wolf Creek Public Schools installed a 4 kW solar PV system as part of the Roofs for Kids project at Lacombe Composite High School. The project also includes a rooftop garden that will host indigenous pollinators with medicinal and edible benefits. …
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Banff Community High School Solar PV
OVERVIEW Following the completion of what was at the time Canada’s largest rooftop solar PV system on the roof of Genesis Banff Community High School completed the installation of a 108.8 kW solar PV system in 2021 through the Solar for Schools Program. This project will generate enough electricity to save the school approximately $11,523.20…
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City of Airdrie Transit and Maintenance Facility Solar PV
OVERVIEW Following the completion of what was at the time Canada’s largest rooftop solar PV system on the roof of Genesis Place, the City of Airdrie has now completed its second rooftop solar installation on top of Airdrie’s new Transit facility. The 409.6 kW system consists of 1,024 solar panels and is projected to generate…
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Lacombe County Public Works Building Solar PV
OVERVIEW In spring 2021, Lacombe County installed a 115.2 kW solar PV system on the roof of their public works building. The system is made up of 288 solar modules, 144 DC optimizers, and 2 inverters, and is conservatively estimated to produce 122,100 kWh/year of electricity in Year 1. The power generated will offset the…
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City of Airdrie Genesis Place Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the City of Airdrie completed a lighting retrofit at Genesis Place, updating 621 existing lamps to LED equivalents. The project was completed in June 2021. APPROACH The Genesis Place lighting retrofit project included the replacement of 621 T8s, metal halides, and HPS fixtures to…
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