Lonsdale Energy operates the second-largest community energy system in Metro Vancouver
Facts and Stats*
Reliability rate,: 99.9% uptime
Total heating capacity, 35 MW
Total cooling capacity, 1 MW
Total length of distribution pipe network, 15 km.
Energy sources: natural gas, renewable natural gas, heat recovery, solar, and geoexchange heat
Number of connected buildings: 108
Neighbourhoods served, Lower Lonsdale, Central Lonsdale, Marine Harbourside, and Moodyville
Total square footage served, 8.2 million square feet
*as of December 31, 2023
About 1 in 4 residents in the City of North Vancouver are Lonsdale Energy customers. It's anticipated that by 2030, 1 in 3 residents will be a part of the network.
Environmental targets
40% district energy supplied by low-carbon energy technologies by 2027
60% district energy supplied by low-carbon energy technologies by 2030
80% carbon emission reduction (from 2007 emission levels) by 2040
Net-zero emissions by 2050
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Lonsdale Energy operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation.