Alectra Utilities building LEED certified operations centre in City of Brampton

Alectra Utilities says it will build a sustainable operations centre at 200 Kennedy Rd. South in Brampton.

Within one kilometre of the new location are 78 businesses in the retail sector and 55 in accommodation and food services. In bringing 400 employees to the area – two and a half times the number of jobs at the current site.

“Brampton is a Green City, and together with our partners, we are dedicated to building an increasingly sustainable community and increasing our resilience to climate change,” said Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.

“We are excited that Alectra has chosen Brampton for the site of its new operations centre, and look forward to witnessing the added benefits this new location will bring to the local businesses in the Kennedy Road area.”

In line with the city’s commitment to sustainability, the new facility will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified to Gold Standard and function as the consolidated operations centre for more than 400 Alectra employees serving Brampton and Mississauga.

Some of the LEED certified building features will include:

  • upgraded dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) – reducing GHG emissions by approximately 43 per cent beyond LEED Gold standards
  • 500KW in rooftop solar power generation – over 800 MWh/year of renewable energy will help meet building power requirements
  • over 30 electric vehicle charging stations to be installed and used by Alectra fleet vehicles, employees, and the general public

A ground-breaking ceremony is tentatively scheduled for August 2021, and the project is planned to be completed by August 2023.

Also in Brampton, Alectra is currently working on a $16 million voltage conversion project to improve service for commercial customers. The company plans to invest $30 million over the next five years to replace and rehabilitate deteriorated underground cables in the city.

 

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