DEADLINE PASSED: Project Greenlight: The Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU)
In Vancouver, buildings are the largest source of carbon pollution with nearly 55 percent of community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from burning natural gas for space heating and hot water. Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan sets a target to cut carbon pollution from buildings in half by 2030.
The Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) – the City-owned district energy system – was established in 2010 to provide cost-effective, low-carbon space heating and domestic hot water to buildings in the False Creek area. The core of the NEU is situated in a dense and mixed-use urban environment, servicing a total of 38 buildings (584,000 m2), including residential, commercial and institutional space (see service area map). The system is rapidly expanding, and projected to triple in size over the next 20 years.
The NEU currently aims to provide its customers with a 70 percent renewable energy supply, from a combination of its innovative sewage waste heat recovery system, clean electricity, and renewable natural gas. Under the Climate Emergency Action Plan, the NEU has committed to developing a roadmap that will set the course to support its transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 (the “100% RE Roadmap”). The 100% RE Roadmap will be brought forward to City Council for approval in 2023.
The NEU will need to bring on significant renewable energy supply to meet the growing baseload demand, as well as implement solutions to decarbonize peak load demand.
Application Deadline: November 12, 2021
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