District Energy

• Provides energy price certainty
• Generates new non-tax revenue
• Reduces carbon tax payments
• Avoids capital costs for future facility upgrades
• Strengthens industry sustainability through partnerships
• Is an attraction for businesses
• Ensures energy dollars remain in our community

• Reduces total net particulate matter reduction by:  100.7 tonnes per year
• Reduces total greenhouse gas reduction by:  1868 tonnes per year
• Supports forestry, the mainstay of our economy, and is more cost-effective to implement than any other potential renewable energy sources

On June 7, 2010, City Council approved the next steps towards the development of a wood fibre-based downtown district energy system. This system would provide carbon-neutral green energy to buildings in downtown Prince George.

Completed in 2012, this building houses our distribution pumps and peaking backup natural gas fired boilers. These are in the system to provide hot water to the District during times when Lakeland Mills is shut down for routine maintenance, or during times of very cold weather when there is high demand for heat.

The distribution piping (DPS) from Lakeland Sawmill to the Energy Centre, City Hall, Civic Centre, Coliseum, Art Gallery, and the Four Seasons Pool, was completed May 2012. Each building contains Energy Transfer Stations. We are now providing space heating and domestic hot water to these buildings, using hot water heated by Sinclair Group Forest Products' Lakeland Mills energy system, using woody biomass. The District Energy System has optimized the system already in place at Lakeland Mills. This system burns sawmill residues with greater efficiency and reduced emissions.

Lakeland Energy Supply Agreement Bylaw

Learn more about District Energy.

Read the City's Staff Report to Council.