New district energy project sets stage for sustainable waterfront community in Canada
The City of Mississauga, Lakeview Community Partners Limited (LCPL), Enwave Lakeview Corporation and the Region of Peel celebrated the groundbreaking of a new district energy system at Lakeview Village on October 21, 2024.
Lakeview Village is a 177-acre site on the City’s waterfront that was formerly the Lakeview Power Generating Station. This sustainable and interconnected neighbourhood is set to feature 16,000 new homes, parks, trails, transit, recreational opportunities, event spaces, and commercial areas for work and shopping.
District energy systems use a network of pipes to heat and cool an entire community from a centralized location, unlike traditional heating and cooling systems, which are large contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
These systems allow for a combination of generation assets that work together to improve efficiency, consume less energy, and reduce GHG emissions. They tend to be more reliable and resilient than traditional systems.
The City of Mississauga and Enwave have signed agreements allowing Enwave to build the necessary pipes and infrastructure on city land and build a new building to operate the system to bring this new system to life.
These agreements follow several years of collaboration and mark a milestone in the Lakeview Village project.
The Region of Peel and Enwave are working to further decrease GHG emissions from the district energy system through a proposed plan to leverage treated wastewater, or effluent, from the nearby G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility as the main source of low carbon energy for the system. Following this transition, Lakeview Village’s residential units, offices and commercial spaces are expected to emit significantly fewer GHGs.
The City of Mississauga and LCPL are also moving forward on the Site Development Plan and Building Permit applications to construct a new building that will house the district energy operations centre, which will be operated by Enwave, a sewage pumping station, which will be operated by the Region of Peel and an educational space to provide learning opportunities for Mississauga residents, visitors and the business community.
“Lakeview Village’s focus on innovative, low carbon solutions make it more than just a development project – it sets a new standard for sustainability. I’m proud to work with our partners on this transformative project that will shape the future of Mississauga for years to come,” said Mayor Carolyn Parrish.
Work is already underway, with the first crane installed onsite to support servicing and construction works for the new centre.