Prince George Featured For District Energy

P.G. Featured in Municipal World
Article Courtesy of 250 News

Prince George, B.C.- The City of Prince George has reason  to pat itself on the back. It is the cover story for the magazine “Municipal World” which is distributed to 47,000 mayors and councillors across Canada.
Unlike some of the other recent media attention caused by high crime stats, this article about Prince George is all positive.

Why the national attention?

It’s all about a four page article written by Councillor Garth Frizzell on the City’s bio-energy efforts.
“We began discussing the bioenergy projects in Prince George last summer at the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In getting the details for the story I was writing, it really became clear what a significant moment Prince George has reached.  Municipal World really got it.” says Frizzell.

The article explains how bioenergy has become a viable energy option because of a variety of factors including  new technology and global politics which emphasize energy security. Through local efforts and partnerships, Prince George has adopted initiatives that have placed the city at the forefront of the bioenergy industry, including:

UNBC’s newly proposed bioenergy expansion which will host the most comprehensive bioenergy demonstration site in Canada. UNBC’s bioenergy plant’s biomass gasification project that tied with Harvard for the top campus sustainability project in North America in 2010.
The Canfor Pulp Cogeneration facility which helps Canfor remain the largest producer of bioenergy in North America.

The City of Prince George’s District Energy System which will provide heat to downtown businesses, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The praise doesn’t just come from the article written by a local councillor, the magazine ‘s editorial also lauds Prince George for its efforts.