Alberta Plus

Alberta Plus was a pilot program to encourage energy-efficient design for commercial and industrial buildings.  The program, which ended in June, 2004, provided top-up grants of up to $40,000 to the maximum $60,000 that qualifying projects could receive from Natural Resources Canada.

Over $614,000 in grants were given to 19 Alberta building projects, which qualified as at least 25 per cent more energy efficient than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings in Canada.  These included a seniors' complex in Vegreville, a police station in Edmonton, schools in Calgary and Banff and office buildings in High River, Stony Plain and Edmonton.

Over the next decade, these projects are expected to save some $2.75 million in energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 24,000 tonnes.

Alberta Plus earned Climate Change Central an Energy Efficiency Recognition Award from Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency.