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District Energy: A National Survey Report

District energy has a well established history of helping communities across Canada meet local heating and cooling demands, while contributing to sustainable community development. To improve the accuracy and validity of information for a growing industry in Canada, 10 key national indicators were prepared using the results of the 2008 survey to allow for the annual measurement of the growth, environmental, and economic impact of the district energy sector.

GE Energy’s Gas Engines Powering First North American Cogeneration Plant for Commercial Greenhouses

Canadian government and business leaders gathered near Lake Erie in southern Ontario for the grand opening of North America’s first GE-designed greenhouse cogeneration plant installed to generate more reliable onsite power and heat for commercial greenhouses and help the country reduce its emissions from energy production.

Purchasing district energy services: A case for life-cycle analysis

This article provides a life-cycle analysis approach to evaluate all of the costs associated with producing space heating, domestic hot water and cooling on-site over a 20 to 40 year period and compares it to the district energy proposal.

District Energy: Supporting the Objectives of the Green Energy Act

A comprehensive presentation that addresses how can community energy planning, the expansion district energy systems & CHP in Ontario support the prime objectives of the Green Energy Act, 2009.

CDEA Green Energy Act Comments

March 2009 - The CDEA submitted comments to the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on Bill 150, the Green Energy Act, highlighting the potential of district energy and combined heat and power.

CDEA Green Energy Act Endorsement

February 2009 - The CDEA supports the stated intent of the Green Energy Act to remove policy and regulatory constraints that currently stand in the way of accelerating the uptake of renewable and alternative energy sources such as biomass, wind and solar projects will benefit consumers throughout Ontario.