powersmart: Community Energy System - 06/26/08 11:14 AM
A new hot water community energy system has been proposed for our city. With this system, a central heating plant uses pellets, or biomass fuels to heat the water, which is then distributed to various building for space heating and domestic water heating. Two major benefits: Each building does not need its own boiler or furnace, and renewable fuels can be used. Thus, this would allow our community to be more environmentally friendly, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, as well as more cost effective.
Prince George is an excellent candidate for a hot water community energy system BECAUSE:
Relatively Dense Downtown … (1 comments)

powersmart: CITY PLACES FOURTH IN TURN IT OFF CONTEST - 02/29/08 06:07 AM
 
 After a four-month competition between 66 municipalities that was almost too close to call, the Honourable Richad Neufeld, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, announced the winners of BC Hydro's first ever Turn it Off Challenge at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver .
The Turn it Off Challenge saw local governments earn points for creating awareness about energy use and reducing their electricity consumption during summer 2007.
Prince George, BC places 4th in the B. C. Hydro "Turn it Off" contest.
356 City residents signing up for the challenge.  BC Hydro results showed that if 86 more residential account holders … (0 comments)