Municipal Energy Project
As part of the Municipal Energy Manager (MEM) Program, the Town of Pincher Creek in partnership with the Municipal District of Pincher Creek have hired a Municipal Energy Project Lead that will benchmark municipal facilities, identify energy savings opportunities, and implement greenhouse gas emission reducing projects.
For more information please visit the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre Website.
View the Energy Team Charter.
Pincher Creek Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Plan
2023 Energy Newsletters
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Municipal Energy Manager Year 2 report
Nov 2022
With the installation of three new high efficiency furnaces and programmable thermostats for the Memorial Arena and Huddleston we will be able to monitor temperatures, schedule setbacks overnight, and save energy over the winter season! Savings are projected to be about $850 annually, with a reduction of 5 tonnes of green house gas emissions. Thanks to the Municipal Climate Change Action Center Rec Program for providing 75% funding!
Aug 2022
Recently approved externally funded (75%) furnace upgrades for the Memorial arena will help keep players and referees alike warm and comfortable while reducing energy cost and greenhouse gas emissions by $1,300 and 5 tonnes per year respectively!
The Clean Energy Improvement program bylaw was passed by Council upon third reading and enables Pincher Creek to move forward in seeking funding for the program. This program allows property owners to take out a loan that is attached to their property tax for clean energy improvements. The benefit here further to low interest is that if the owner sells their property, they are no longer liable for the loan as it stays with the property. This program is being pursued with Alberta Municipalities and is scheduled to be ready for launch in 12-14 months.
Warming up for the winter we have several Arena upgrades set to be tested! Namely, our REALice cold water resurfacing upgrade will be used for the first time when we do our first flood in September. This was 75% funded by the Municipal Climate Change Action Center and is projected to save $5,500 and 41 tonnes of greenhouse gas per year!
We’re also getting smarter! With new thermostats scheduled to be installed at the community recreation facility, we will be able to schedule our heating and cooling so that we don’t waste energy while the spaces are unoccupied.
The Energy Team will be continuing to identify and implement low and no cost solutions to lower GHG emissions in all Town facilities.
For energy related inquires for the Town & MD Tristan Walker can be reached at energy@pinchercreek.ca
May 2022
Welcome Tristan Walker to the position of Municipal Energy Project Lead.
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