Ontario’s hospitals can collectively produce around $100,000,000/year in utility cost savings while collecting a similar one-time amount in utility company incentives. Over the next ten years this redirected cash flow can help renew physical infrastructure while freeing up much-needed funds for front-line healthcare services.
Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), today released the top 15 most energy efficient town/city halls in Canada from the Town Hall Challenge, an initiative of the Mayors’ Megawatt Challenge, a program managed since 2003 by TRCA.
"City and town halls are at the heart of every municipality, and should be their flagships of sustainability," said Brian Dundas, Coordinator, Mayors’ Megawatt Challenge Program, Toronto and Region Conservation. "A growing number of municipalities are leading the effort to lower energy use and cut emissions, however there’s still work to be done with several using as much as three times more energy per square foot than other comparable facilities".
Ontario’s homeowners, businesses and public agencies can save between $5 – 10 billion annually by eliminating energy use inefficiencies in buildings and homes. Harnessing this potential will put money in the pockets of homeowners and add to businesses’ bottom lines, while creating tens of thousands of new “green” jobs across the economy.
Recommendations for the next generation of energy conservation programming in Ontario.
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