City releases new Corporate Energy Management Plan

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Building upon the City of Oshawa’s energy reduction actions and achievements, City Council has approved a new Corporate Energy Management Plan.

The 2024-2028 Corporate Energy Management Plan combines the City’s previous Corporate Facilities Energy Management Plan and includes the goals and objectives of the City’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan.

The Plan highlights the City’s current energy conservation measures and actions; identifies areas of opportunity including a corporate Green Building Standard; outlines actions to assist in achieving the City’s goals and objectives for conserving energy, reducing energy consumption and G.H.G. emissions, and managing the demand for energy; and sets corporate targets.

Since 2016, the City has achieved the following successes:

Partners of Climate Change Protection – Milestone 5
22% reduction in Energy Use Intensity of Buildings in 2022 as compared to 2007
48% reduction in corporate facility-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 as compared to 2007
installation of 16 (14 public-facing) EV charging stations
Canada Region Institutional Energy Management Award 2020
avoided approximately $2.3 million in operational costs as a result of Energy Capital Projects completed between 2018 and 2022
saved approximately $316,000 as a result of Natural Gas procurement strategies between 2020 and 2022

The Plan includes a Council-adopted vision statement for energy management: “Energy management will be considered a priority in all corporate asset management activities, including capital, operations and maintenance decisions; and financial management and procurement decisions.”

For more information and to view the 2024-2028 Corporate Energy Management Plan, visit Oshawa.ca/energyplan.

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“As a leader in environmental management, the City of Oshawa is proud to release our new Corporate Energy Management Plan that will guide our energy conservation actions over the next four years,” said Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. “We are proud of our many successes to date, including achieving the final milestone of the Partners for Climate Protection program.”

“The City of Oshawa is taking action to save energy, reduce GHG emissions and lower costs. One of our many achievements is the $2.3 million avoided in operational costs as a result of energy capital projects completed over the last four years. These savings will allow the City to fund other needed projects to benefit the citizens of Oshawa,” said Councillor Brian Nicholson, Chair of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee.

“The updated Corporate Energy Management Plan reaffirms the City of Oshawa’s commitment to environmental sustainability. The Plan outlines the steps we will take to further conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at our facilities,” said Councillor Rick Kerr, Vice-Chair of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee.