Ontario Regulation 25/23, Broader Public Sector: Energy Reporting and Conservation and Demand Management Plans (O. Reg. 25/23), requires public agencies to report annually to the Ministry of Energy on their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and publish the reports on their websites. In addition, public agencies need to develop a five-year Energy Conservation and Demand Management (ECDM) plan and publish the plan on their websites. Plans must be updated every five years beginning in 2019.
We are sharing our annual filings and conservation plans. Contact us for hard copies of the documents below or older documents not included.
Request a copy of the Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2016-2023
Energy Projects & Awards
Over the last five years, we have received upwards of $430,000 in incentives and our completed projects will result in energy savings of over 2.8 million kWh annually (258,000 kWh for facilities and 2.6 million kWh for street lighting). That's enough electricity to power 246 homes for a full year.
Highlighted in the list below are some notable projects undertaken in the last five years:
- In partnership with Veridian (now Elexicon Energy), we installed Combined Heat and Power units at the Quinte Sport & Wellness Centre that take waste heat (i.e. steam) from gas-powered turbines that operate on-site and use it to heat the swimming pools.
- When renovating the City's Operations Centre at 31 Wallbridge Cres., we installed lighting controls and automation to reduce daily energy use by building occupants.
- We replaced old boilers with new models to reduce natural gas consumption at Belleville Public Library and the Gerry O'Connor Water Treatment Plant.
- In older facilities (e.g. public washrooms in City parks), we replaced traditional hand dryers with high velocity cold air units.
- When the roof was replaced at the Water Treatment Plant, we upgraded the roof insulation to R18. We look for these opportunities during all building upgrade projects.
- We brought new solar energy projects online at the Gerry O'Connor Water Treatment Plant (2 Sidney St.) and the former Neil Britton Building (195 College St. W).
We were recognized as leaders in energy conservation in 2015 and 2017 by Save on Energy and Veridian Connections (now Elexicon Energy).