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 Calgary Haskayne Legacy Park Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the City of Calgary installed a 33.6 kW solar PV system at the newly constructed Haskayne Legacy Park Pavilion. The goal of the solar array is to offset 100% of the electricity used in the pavilion. When combined with the geo-exchange heat pump system…
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City of Spruce Grove Municipal Energy Specialist
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the City of Spruce Grove hired a Municipal Energy Specialist that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission reducing projects.
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Sturgeon County Municipal Energy Specialist
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, Sturgeon County hired a Municipal Energy Specialist that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission reducing projects.
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Town of Raymond Municipal Energy Manager
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the Town of Raymond 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 Calgary Briddlewood Affordable Housing Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the City of Calgary installed five 2.4 kW solar PV systems on the newly constructed Bridlewood Affordable Housing complex. The goal of the solar arrays is to reduce electricity costs for tenants of the housing units and help the City’s advance it’s greenhouse gas…
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City of Leduc Protective Services Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the City of Leduc installed an 88.8 kW solar PV system on their Protective Services facility. The goal of the solar array is to reduce electricity costs and help meet the City’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The system will offset about 16% of…
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Town of Devon Dale Fisher Arena Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Town of Devon installed a 101.2 kW solar PV system on the Town’s Dale Fisher Arena. The goal of the solar array is to reduce electricity costs and reduce the Town’s greenhouse gas emissions. The system will offset about 25% of the annual…
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Village of Donnelly, Town of Falher, MD of Smoky River, and Village of Girouxville Municipal Energy Manager
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, a partnership of the Village of Donnelly, Town of Falher, MD of Smoky River, and Village of Girouxville partnered to hire a Municipal Energy Manager that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission reducing projects.
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Town of Viking Net Zero Electric Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Town of Viking installed an 1.05 MW solar PV ground mount system at the Town’s lift station. The main objective of the solar farm is to reduce the cost of the direct energy used by the Town. The system will produce enough electricity…
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Town of Okotoks Climate Change and Energy Specialist
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the Town of Okotoks has hired a Climate Change and Energy Specialist that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission reducing projects.
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Jasper 2020 Polaris Ranger EV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Electric Vehicles for Municipalities (EVM) Program, the Municipality of Jasper purchased a new electric Polaris Ranger side-by-side to perform seasonal ice removal at the arena and curling rink. This project was completed in March, 2021. APPROACH This unit replaced a diesel John Deer Tractor which was previously used to…
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Edgerton Arena Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Village of Edgerton completed a lighting retrofit of the Edgerton Skating Arena, updating 29 existing lamps to LED equivalents. The project was completed in March 2021. APPROACH The Edgerton Arena lighting retrofit project included the replacement of fourteen 400 W metal halides and…
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