City of Kamloops looking into partnering with TRU in planned low-carbon energy system
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KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops says it’s looking to explore the possibility of connecting the city to a new, low-carbon district energy system.
In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 18) morning, the City announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and private heating company Creative Energy. TRU partnered with Creative Energy in January 2022 to develop a low-carbon district energy system to heat campus infrastructure in Kamloops.
“We’re pleased to partner with TRU and the City to bring sustainable energy and environmental stewardship to the people of Kamloops,” Diego Mandelbaum, Creative Energy’s vice president, development says. “District energy is an exciting infrastructure strategy for this very reason: it is scalable and can be built upon to bring value to entire communities as well as individual institutions.”
In reaching the memorandum of understanding, the City states it will optimize the planned network and modern, low-carbon technology to bring sustainable energy to Kamloops residents.
The first phase of the low-carbon district energy system is expected to be complete by 2025 and will eliminate over 90 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions from nine TRU-owned buildings in Kamloops.
