OPSaver participants may now use EVO’s “IPMVP Application Guide on Non-Routine Events & Adjustments” for OPsaver reporting. This will be subject to review for the specific building and/or situation and must be declared by February 24, 2021.
Energy@Work obtained approval for 28 OPSaver projects. After careful review of EVO’s guide, we consulted with Toronto Hydro for several months to obtain approval to use the guide.
Approval was obtained a week ago and our first project approval followed shortly after. It is now available to others. OPSaver was a fantastic CDM program because it served as a catalyst for engaging in a holistic Energy Management Strategy.
OPSaver results are amazing. Over $1.7 M in savings were verified by the program and the cost was less than $ .5 M. Energy savings resulted from operational improvements and mostly non-capital investments. More is achievable. In many of the properties, we were able to confirm a 30% economic potential. Full results for 2017 to 2020 are expected in April – specifics to follow.
For additional details, please contact: Requests@Energy-Efficieincy.com
Expanding on the success of this BOMA Toronto initiative and last year's success, BOMA Toronto in collaboration with program advisor, Energy@Work Inc. and QMC Integrated Submetering Solutions, are pleased to open up this year’s 2021 Beyond Earth Hour Challenge. The 8th annual challenge focuses on targeting building performance and aims to encourage collective conservation efforts of landlords and tenants over the Earth Hour Weekend.
In the spirit of Earth Hour and energy conservation, participants will be able to compete for award recognition as the Top Reducer in the Building category with onus on landlords to find operational changes and collaborate with tenants to discover behavioural changes that affect energy use over the entire weekend as opposed to just the one hour.
Through collaborative efforts, our hope is that landlords will continue to partner with tenants to collectively realize energy-saving strategies that in turn drive down operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Due to low occupancy, the tenant challenge for 2021 is being deferred until 2022. Register now for the building challenge
A FREE 2021 Beyond Earth Hour Challenge Introductory Webinar will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at 9:00AM: Click Here to Register
To learn more about this year's challenge and official rules, visit the BOMA Beyond Earth Hour Challenge Resource Page
Questions can be directed to Program Director, Lisa Liang
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) commissioned Energy@Work to develop the HVAC Self-Assessment Tool and Guide in Response to the Pandemic. The purpose was to help commercial offices operate efficiently while meeting best practices.
The tool and guide are set to be released at the end of February through the NRCan website and is free of charge. This is strictly voluntary, and no information is being collected.
To be notified of the release, contact: requests@energy-efficiency.com
i) Canadian operation:
(IFM Investors & OTPP)
and
ii) US operation
Brookfield Infrastructure, headquartered in Toronto, sold 100% of Enwave, its North American district energy enterprise. The CAD $5.24 billion divestiture consists of two separate transactions:
Jointly they will acquire Enwave’s Canadian operations for CAD $2.8 billion. QIC and Ullico will acquire the remaining CAD $2.44 billion Enwave holdings in the United States.
Enwave district energy facilities serve more than 300 Canadian customers in Toronto, London, Windsor, and Charlottetown. Both the Canadian and U.S. assets will retain the name Enwave.
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Source: “Brookfield sells Enwave district energy”, REMI Network, Canadian Property Management, February 3rd, 2021
MaRS is launching a national challenge- Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge to discover Canada’s most promising climate-technology and infrastructure that could lead to rapidly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. MaRS aims to reduce the barriers that halt such ventures from realizing their potential.
Join the “mission debriefing”- an informational webinar that will be taking place on March 3, 2021 at 11AM.
Visit MaRS’ website HERE to register for Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge Informational Webinar.
The challenge is open for submissions until March 24, 2021 at 11:59PM E.T.
January 2021 Global Adjustment Mechanism (GAM) cost is below $1 Billion!
Although this is a 20% decrease from December GAM (1.11 billion) the savings come from costs being transferred to the tax base for renewable investments and not a GAM reduction.
Energy@Work’s services includes a “GAM coach”. We maintain the importance of a GAM Strategy for either Class A or Class to win the (GAM)e. Collective savings have exceeded $10 Million. Need to Learn to How to Play the (GAM)e? We think so. We assist customers in evaluating their Class A eligibility and assess potential strategies.
90 Eglinton West is a 6-story commercial office tower managed by Madison Group. The office tower is enrolled in Energy@Work’s Energy Management Action Plan (E-MAP). During a monthly E-MAP meeting, this low-cost measure to replace a failed temperature sensor for the ramp heater was discovered.
Once corrected, a savings of $290/day was achieved, a simple payback of 10 days!
This quick and low-cost fix demonstrates the importance of analyzing a building’s performance to discover opportunities.
Read on by clicking HERE to see the full case study!
