Edmonton Receives $9.6 Million in Federal Funding for Energy-efficient Retrofits to 100 buildings

Source: Dustin Cook · EDMONTON JOURNAL · | December 15, 2020

The rising sun illuminates the downtown Edmonton skyline on Thursday December 10, 2020. PHOTO BY LARRY WONG / POSTMEDIA LARRY WON /POSTMEDIA NETWORK

Up to 100 buildings in Edmonton will undergo energy-efficient retrofits over the next two years as part of a $9.6 million investment from the federal government.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna announced the two-year program Tuesday morning with funding from the $1-billion Green Municipal Fund delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The plan is to finance retrofitting for 80 residential and 20 commercial buildings in Edmonton.

The city’s Clean Energy Improvement Program will track and report the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved, energy consumption savings and renewable energy generated as a result of the retrofits.

“Making our residential and commercial buildings more energy efficient and resilient over the long term is a pathway to greener, more sustainable communities with good jobs that save us all money,” McKenna said during a virtual news conference.