Today (Friday) marked the start of construction on an expansion to the City’s downtown renewable energy system.
The expansion will serve the new parkade across from City Hall, and the future new pool at 7th and Quebec.
The system currently delivers heat from Lakeland Mills to nearly a dozen downtown buildings through underground pipes, with new connections being added over the next few days.
Currently, the system can carry up to 5 megawatts worth of heat energy.
This past winter when temperatures dipped to -44 degrees Celcius, the amount of energy needed to heat all of the buildings connected to the system – such as City Hall, the Library, the Art Gallery, and Wood Innovation and Design Centre – amounted to 2.4 megawatts.
This is about half of the current capacity.
Sawmill residue from Lakeland Mills is burned to heat the water that is circulated through the piping system.
By connecting the new downtown pool to the Downtown Renewable Energy System, the facility will produce 95% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than if it were heated with natural gas.
The full release can be found online.
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