Conservation

Ontario's targeted incentives fund LEDs and VFDs

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Ontario’s targeted incentives fund LEDs and VFDs

Commercial, multi-residential and institutional electricity customers in Ottawa and select areas of Toronto are eligible for targeted incentives through Ontario’s BizEnergySaver program.
Global energy appetite eats up efficiency gains

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Global energy appetite eats up efficiency gains

The global buildings sector made some headway in curbing its energy appetite and output of greenhouse gas emissions last year, but is still off-pace to achieve the International Energy Agency's targets.
Ontario offers bonus incentives on retrofits

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Ontario offers bonus incentives for retrofits

Bonus incentives for energy efficiency upgrades will be available to select commercial and multifamily landlords and condominium corporations in Ontario during the second and third quarters of 2023.
ASHRAE 90.1 takes on expanded name and mandate

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ASHRAE 90.1 takes on expanded name and mandate

The newly released 2022 version of the widely referenced energy standard prescribes on-site renewable generation for most new buildings and introduces a selection of required measures, termed energy credits.
CDM program hiccups logged in Ontario review

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CDM program hiccups logged in Ontario review

The COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions are frequently cited, but not the only reasons for uneven uptake of Ontario’s energy retrofit and performance incentives over the past two years.
Residential energy use re-emerges in Ontario's CDM plans

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Residential energy use re-emerges in CDM plans

Program reviewers with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) are recommending broader inclusion of the multifamily and singe-family housing sectors in provincial conservation initiatives.
Ontario boosts energy efficiency spending

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Ontario boosts energy efficiency spending

The Ontario government has pledged $342 million in additional energy efficiency spending to be rolled out between the spring of 2023 and the end of 2024.
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Construction Business

Emil Anderson donates 71 acres for conservation

Emil Anderson Group has donated 71 acres of land along the Englishman River to The Nature Trust of BC, valued at more than $5 million.
Energy sector workforce evolves and expands

Construction Business

Energy sector workforce evolves and expands

Energy efficiency is projected to create more jobs and assume a larger share of energy sector economic activity in step with a heightened focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Electricity grid capacity a 2030 imperative

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Electricity grid capacity a 2030 imperative

Electricity grid capacity is critical to enable the buildings and transportation sectors to move away from fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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CDM could spell global energy-use avoidance

Canada is among dozens of national delegations to the 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency that signed a joint statement endorsing urgent action.
Repeat winners figure in 2022 ENERGY STAR awards

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Repeat winners figure in ENERGY STAR awards

The 10 recipients of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Canada awards for existing commercial and institutional buildings represent a balance of new and old, with five repeat winners from last year.
Canada's energy saving efforts lag U.S.

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Canada’s energy saving efforts lag U.S.

Canadian provinces fell far short of energy saving efforts in the top-performing U.S. states in 2020, but the gap between the leaders and the worst-performing U.S. states was wider still.
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Comparative energy scores reset apartment hunt

New study findings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy show a 21 per cent increase in traffic to the most energy-efficient units when scores appear on all rental listings.
Ontario contenders embrace energy conservation

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Ontario contenders embrace energy conservation

The Ontario Liberals and NDP are making similar pledges to inject more funding into the energy conservation programs that have been downscaled during the current provincial government’s tenure.
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Large electricity customers step into the 2020s

Cost allocation factors for enrollees in Ontario's Industrial Conservation Initiative have been based on energy use in pre-pandemic July 2019. That will be updated for a new 12-month billing period beginning July 1.
Electricity price embedding underway for 2023-24

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Electricity price embedding cycle begins anew

Ontario’s large commercial customers will have somewhat more straightforward parameters for carving out their share of the global adjustment as they prepare for expected summer peak demand.