Reduce or reuse? Edmonton aims for both in new downtown energy scheme

An expert citizen’s panel just saved the city from what could have been a major misstep in its efforts to reduce energy use in downtown buildings. 
The first versions of a complex franchise agreement with Calgary’s Enmax to run a new heating system downtown had the city agreeing to buy all 27 megawatts of new heat energy, even if it upgraded buildings and no longer needed the heat.
Now Edmonton plans to first look at retrofitting its 10 downtown buildings before it commits