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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Big Lakes County Ground Mount Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), Big Lakes County installed an 216 kW solar PV ground mount system at the County Office. The main objective of the solar farm is to reduce the cost of the direct energy used by the County. The project was completed in 2020. APPROACH The…
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North County Recreation Complex Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Picture Butte completed a lighting retrofit of the North County Recreation Complex, updating over 200 fixtures to LED equivalents. The project was completed in December 2020. APPROACH The North County Recreation Complex lighting retrofit project included the replacement of 241 T8,…
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Carmangay Ground Mount Solar PV
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Village of Carmangay installed an 146 kW solar PV ground mount system at the Carmangay Lift Station. The project will produce enough renewable electricity on an annual basis to offset the rest of the Village’s municipal consumption, making municipality electrically net-zero in its…
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Sexsmith Ground Mount Solar PV
As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Town of Sexsmith installed an 706.9 kW solar PV ground mount system at the Sexsmith Landfill. The project was completed in 2020. The Town of Sexsmith received grant funding from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program to install the solar…
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Ryley Ground Mount Solar PV
As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Village of Ryley installed a 144 kW solar PV ground mount system at the Ryley Landfill. The project was completed in 2020. Council and Administration are very happy and so grateful that the Ryley Solar Project built by Dandelion Renewables could move forward with…
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Feasibility Study for Various Electric Fleet Options
As part of the MCCAC’s Electric Vehicles for Municipalities (EVM) Program, the Town of Canmore conducted a feasibility study on transitioning fleet vehicles that were coming due for replacement to electric options. These include the replacement of three fleet vehicles (and the addition of a new fourth vehicle), two ice resurfacers, one UTV, and upgrades…
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Guy-Donnelly Sportex Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Village of Donnelly completed a lighting retrofit of the Guy-Donnelly Sportex updating their lighting fixtures in the facility to LED fixtures. The project was completed in December, 2020. APPROACH The Guy-Donnelly Sportex lighting retrofit project involves the replacement of existing induction lamp fixtures…
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Parkdale Cromdale Community League Solar PV
As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Parkdale Cromdale Community League in Edmonton installed an 16.5 kW solar PV system at the Parkdale Cromdale Community League Hall. The project was completed in 2020. It’s great to see our community league transitioning into a greener and more sustainable energy source. We hope…
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Falher Regional Recreation Complex REALice Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the Town of Falher installed a REALice system at the Falher Regional Recreation Centre. 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…
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Kinsmen Leisure Centre Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, Strathcona County completed a lighting retrofit of the Kinsmen Leisure Centre updating their lighting fixtures in the facility to LED fixtures. The project was completed in October, 2020. APPROACH The Kinsmen Leisure Centre lighting retrofit project involves the replacement of existing induction lamp fixtures…
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Energy Centre Lighting Retrofit
OVERVIEW As part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation (REC) program, the City of Cold Lake completed a large scale lighting retrofit of the Energy Centre updating all of the lighting fixtures in the facility to LED fixtures. The project was completed in October, 2020. APPROACH The Energy Centre lighting retrofit project involves the replacement…
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Canmore Elevation Place Solar PV
As part of the MCCAC’s Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP), the Town of Canmore installed an 372.4 kW solar PV system at Elevation Place. The project was completed in 2020. The system will offset approximately 24 percent of the power usage at Elevation Place. This system reduces the town’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 226…
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