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Les Quinton Parks, the Parks and Recreation Manager for Black Diamond, Alberta has implemented energy efficiency measures that have saved 615 megawatts of electricity, saving the town $75,000.
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The Oilfields Regional Arena, a marvel of energy efficiency and solar energy in Black Diamond, Alberta.
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Les Quinton, Parks and Recreation Manager shows off his energy savings at the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond, Alberta.
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Les Quinton shows an LED replacement for regular fluorescent lighting that he is using in the arena in Black Diamond, Alberta.
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Les Quinton, Parks and Rec Manager, shows some of the energy efficient equipment that provides water to the Zamboni and has help save 280,000 gallons of water in the Oilfields Regional Arena.
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Les Quinton in the mechanical room with various inverters for the wind and solar energy systems installed on the arena in Black Diamond, Alberta.
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Les Quinton with the refrigeration system that keeps two rinks going for most of the months of the year. The addition of an energy management system for one of the rinks has saved 30,000 kilowatts of electricity use.
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Les Quinton with a series of inverters for solar systems installed on the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond, Alberta.
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Les Quinton, Parks and Recreation Manager for Black Diamond in front of the outdoor rink maintained by the arena's refrigeration system. The town has installed solar on the roof and two small wind turbines as well.
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Les Quinton in front of the small outdoor rink, one of three at the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond, Alberta. Better systems have helped save 280,000 gallons of water in a single year.
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The Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond Alberta has 16 kilowatts of solar modules supplementing the electricity supply of the arena, all part of the town's sustainability plan.
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Two small wind turbines were installed at the Black Diamond Oilfields Arena, but electricity production is low due to unpredictable winds. The town has chosen to focus on solar energy instead.
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Hockey rinks are a big part of small towns in Canada and Black Diamond, Alberta, population 2,400 is no exception.
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Watering the outdoor ice at the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond, Alberta. New equipment has helped the town save more than 280,000 gallons of water per year.
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January solar energy production at the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond. The longer days of summer will bring significantly higher electricity production.
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Sean Magee Director of Bullfrog Power saw the amazing green energy work going on in Black Diamond and then Bullfrog Power supported Black Diamond's recent installation of a 10 kW solar system on the local arena.
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Bullfrog power not only pays and charges for the premium required to produce green electricity for home owners and businesses, it also supports community solar energy projects such as a recent 10kW project in Black Diamond, Alberta.