by Heather Dougall | Aug 22, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
Energy Save New West is pleased to announce the launch of the Urban Solar Garden’s energy production dashboard. The dashboard provides a summary of electricity generated by the 50 kW solar array including daily and weekly production values. The purpose of the...
by Heather Dougall | Aug 1, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
On Thursday, July 26th, the City of New Westminster hosted a ribbon cutting event marking the official unveiling of the Urban Solar Garden. The City’s Urban Solar Garden is Metro Vancouver’s first community-owned solar PV array providing access to renewable energy...
by Heather Dougall | Jul 23, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
The installation of the first municipally-led community solar PV initiative in Metro Vancouver is now complete. The Urban Solar Garden is a 50kW solar array that allows local residents, businesses and non-profit organizations who’ve invested in the project access to...
by Heather Dougall | Jun 29, 2018 | New Homes, Training & Events
Thank you to everyone who attended our Part 3 Buildings Workshop at Anvil Centre on Wednesday, June 20th. We hope you enjoyed the session on the City’s proposed Energy Step Code implementation framework for Part 3 Buildings and Electrical Vehicle Readiness Policy. ...
by Heather Dougall | May 29, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
The City of New Westminster and Energy Save New West are pleased to announce that Terratek Energy has been selected as the preferred vendor for the design, installation and commissioning of the Urban Solar Garden’s 50 kW solar PV array. Terratek Energy is one of the...
by Heather Dougall | Apr 30, 2018 | Rebates & Incentives
Are you looking to upgrade to your old energy guzzling appliance to new ENERGY STAR® rated? If so, now is a great time to look at purchasing new ENERGY STAR® appliances to receive up to $250 in rebates On purchases made between May 4th and June 15th, 2018 you can get...
by Heather Dougall | Mar 19, 2018 | Urban Solar Garden
Energy Save New West is pleased to share recent articles on the Urban Solar Garden from the Vancouver Sun and The Province. These editorials provide a full overview of the Urban Solar Garden project which will be the first municipally-led community solar initiative...
by Heather Dougall | Mar 15, 2018 | New Homes, Training & Events
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring 2018 Builder & Designer Breakfast at Anvil Centre on Wednesday, March 7th. We hope you enjoyed the session on the City’s proposed Energy Step Code implementation framework and gathered insights on how you can...
by Heather Dougall | Feb 16, 2018 | Training & Events
On Friday, February 2nd, the City of New Westminster along with Passive House Canada hosted a one-day “Building Enclosures for High Performance Buildings” course with renowned instructor in building science, Graham Finch of RDH Building Engineering. The...
by Heather Dougall | Feb 6, 2018 | General News
The City of New Westminster is proud to be awarded a grant for $10,000 from Vancity to support the Urban Solar Garden project. Funding from Vancity was awarded through their Community Partnership Program which offers investment in local projects and initiatives that...
