by Heather Dougall | Oct 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
This fall, Energy Save New West and BC Hydro are working together to offer up to $500* in rebates for qualifying ENERGY STAR® rated clothes washers, clothes dryers and refrigerators. To be eligible, local residents must purchase a new ENERGY STAR® appliance between...
by Heather Dougall | Jul 31, 2019 | Urban Solar Garden
Energy Save New West is pleased to share a short video that combined use of a time-lapse video and drone footage to document the installation process for the City’s second Urban Solar Garden. Located at the City Public Works Yard, the second Urban Solar Garden is a...
by Heather Dougall | Jun 28, 2019 | Urban Solar Garden
The City of New Westminster hosted a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 20th for subscribers and local residents. The second Urban Solar Garden is a rooftop-mounted, 50 kW, 156 panel photovoltaic array that allows local residents, businesses and...
by Heather Dougall | May 28, 2019 | Training & Events, Urban Solar Garden
The installation of the second Urban Solar Garden is now complete! The second array located at the City Public Work Yards is a 50kW solar array that allows local residents, businesses and non-profit organizations who’ve invested in the project access to renewable...
by Heather Dougall | May 8, 2019 | Urban Solar Garden
The City of New Westminster is pleased to announce that construction is almost complete on the second Urban Solar Garden at City’s Public Work Yard. By the end of May, installation crews will be completing the final system commissioning and electrical grid tie-in for...
by Heather Dougall | Apr 5, 2019 | Rebates & Incentives
The City of New Westminster is pleased to announce the ENERGY STAR® Appliance program is back with bigger rebates! This spring, Energy Save New West and BC Hydro are working together to offer up to $500 in rebates for qualifying ENERGY STAR® rated clothes washers,...
by Heather Dougall | Mar 26, 2019 | New Homes, Training & Events
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring 2019 Builder & Designer Breakfast on Thursday, March 21st. We hope you enjoyed the session on the City’s plans for Energy Step Code implementation including details on compliance and verification processes and new...
by Heather Dougall | Jan 30, 2019 | Urban Solar Garden
The City of New Westminster is pleased to announce that our 75% pre-sale target for the second Urban Solar Garden has been achieved. We want to thank all the subscribers for participating in this community-led renewable energy initiative. As a next step, the City...
by Heather Dougall | Dec 21, 2018 | General News
This past year has been an exciting one for Energy Save New West! From starting a new energy efficiency program for existing Strata buildings in Metro Vancouver, to bringing forward new policies and bylaw amendments supporting high performance buildings via the BC...
by Heather Dougall | Oct 16, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
On Monday, October 1st, City Council directed staff to proceed with the public subscription period for the second array. Estimated to consist of approximately 156 panels, the second array will be located on the Civic Works Yard, Engineering Operations Building. The...
