Energy Management
Canadian Property Management
Powering up data centre development
Energy management and innovation could be a key enabler and sustainable competitive edge for data centre development and related economic growth tied to smart technologies and artificial intelligence.
REMI Network
Ontario launches new demand response incentive
A new incentive for Ontario’s Class B electricity customers offers $54.84 per kilowatt of load reduction during specified peak demand periods between June 1 and Sept. 30.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec pledges heat pump and check valve funds
The Quebec government has earmarked nearly $584 million to promote heat pumps and flood protection measures, but little of it is slated to roll out before the upcoming provincial election.
Canadian Property Management
CDM finishing kick saves energy and face
Ontario’s 2021-2024 conservation and demand management framework fell short of its target, but an impressive finishing kick helped to reel the deficit back to a respectable gap.
REMI Network
Guelph unveils emissions reduction plan
The City of Guelph has released a new climate action plan to cut more than 10,000 tonnes of GHG emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario floats electricity pricing refinements
Electricity pricing refinements could be in the offing for the predominant share of Ontario’s commercial ratepayers who don’t qualify for possible cost savings through the Industrial Conservation Initiative.
Canadian Property Management
Standby generators tapped for relaxed oversight
More leniency could come with a package of proposed new rules for activities that currently oblige accountable parties to obtain environmental permissions from the Ontario government.
Canadian Property Management
Tariff blowback exerts ill force on wind farms
Advocates for Canada’s renewable energy industry want wind turbine towers exempted from the list of imported steel-based products that will be subject to a 25 per cent tariff as of Dec. 26, 2025.
Canadian Property Management
Harsh payback on energy efficiency violations
Underperforming and improperly labelled equipment and appliances could pose a far greater financial liability than just elevated energy costs under proposed amendments to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Act.
Canadian Property Management
Waste heat stretches district energy capacity
Waste heat from some of the largest district energy customers in downtown Toronto can now be recaptured to further stretch the system’s capacity and reduce peak electricity demand.
Canadian Property Management
Energy charges Indigenous economic development
Ontario opens new round of funding for economic and community development initiatives tied to renewable energy, conservation and replacement of diesel-fired generation in remote First Nations.
REMI Network
Papineauville arena to become multifunctional sports centre
The City of Papineauville is moving forward with the redevelopment of its former arena that was closed down in 2017.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Sustainable steerage for refrigeration and AC
ASHRAE and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) have released a new series of checklists to promote sustainable operations of refrigeration and air-conditioning plants.
CondoBusiness
B.C. offers heat pump rebate to more claimants
Eligibility for British Columbia’s heat pump rebate has now been extended to unit-owners and renters of low-rise multifamily housing who meet income and technical criteria.
Canadian Property Management
ENERGY STAR caught in legislative limbo
For now, ENERGY STAR’s various labelling, certification and benchmarking initiatives are in a precarious, but not necessarily fatal position.
REMI Network
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid needs bracing
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid is projected to need €630 million (CAD $1 billion) worth of repairs and troubleshooting ahead of the coming winter season.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Deep retrofit supports climate and asset value
Yellowknife’s Denendeh Manor is set for a deep retrofit with support from the Indigenous leadership stream of the Canadian government’s Low Carbon Economy Fund.
