HRM's Community Energy Plan
Energy is essential to everyday life and yet it has a massive environmental and economic impact on our community. The production and use of energy has impacts on our air, land and water, and every year we generate millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions right here in the Halifax Region. Furthermore, it represents close to 60% of the total ecological footprint (PDF, 1.2MB) in Nova Scotia.
Working with our stakeholders, HRM has built a community energy plan that helps provide us with a holistic view of how we can meet our energy needs. More importantly, it will help us to identify cleaner energy sources including renewables, and more efficient ways to use energy. The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has identified these as key strategies to benefit the environment and reduce energy costs.
A GJ is the amount of energy consumed by a 100 Watt light bulb in approximately 4 months. |
Individual members of our community contribute to energy consumption and emissions through home heating and personal transportation. Meanwhile, our consumerism fuels industrial and commercial production of goods and services, which in itself consumes energy and releases GHG emissions. Based on 2002 data, the greater HRM community consumed over 54 million gigajoules (GJ) of energy in a year, equating to over 6.5 million tonnes of GHGs.
Community Energy Plan
The Fit
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Community Energy Plan
The Details
Report and Presentation to Regional Council
Final Report/Executive Summary
Supporting Reports
Additional Documents
Further Information
Sustainable Environment Management Office
Infrastructure and Asset Management
Richard MacLellan, Manager
Telephone: 902-490-6056
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