Coco Paving earns $50,000 from Enbridge for energy-efficiency upgrades
Coco Paving has collected more than $50,000 in rebates from Enbridge Gas for a series of energy-efficiency upgrades performed at an eastern Ontario plant recently.
The company, which is also one of the largest in the country, received incentives for three projects completed at its Belleville site in 2021. The projects equate to an estimated natural gas savings of 169,559 cubic metres per year – enough to heat about 41 homes for one year.
The upgrades will also save the company approximately $33,911 in natural gas costs. These cost savings have been redirected into enhancing Coco Paving's operations including investing in cleaner equipment and technologies.
The projects included two separate feasibility studies that looked at introducing alternative materials into the company's operations to help enhance energy efficiency, and a project aimed at finding a solution for developing a more durable asphalt mix for cold climate roads.
"Initial investment for energy efficient equipment is essential to not only provide a safe environment for workers but will provide a return in terms of energy savings in the future,” said Anthony Rossi, Director, Coco Group. “With the help of Enbridge Gas' Energy Efficiency Incentive program, we were able to install energy efficient equipment to help protect the environment and our employees; these incentives help to make the right decision."
The rebates are being provided through the Enbridge Gas Industrial Energy Conservation program, an initiative that rewards end-use customers to improve energy efficiency and environmental performance in new construction or on major renovation projects.
"The success of Enbridge's Energy Efficiency programs is completely dependent on working with our customers and understanding all of their energy solution needs,” said Jean-Benoit Trahan, Enbridge Gas’s director eastern region operations. “The combination of innovation, collaboration and conservation efforts has proven a successful strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today as we move to a clean energy future."
Featured image: Coco Group is receiving more than $50,000 in incentives from Enbridge Gas Inc. to support energy efficiency initiatives at their operations facility in Belleville. (CNW Group/Enbridge Gas Inc.)