INTRODUCING OLD TECHNOLOGY IN AN EXPANDED CAPACITY
89 that program . Since then , the City implemented a flood protection strategy and a dike master plan to respond to climate change impacts ,” explains Brodie . “ We ’ re one of the few cities in our province that owns and operates a diking and drainage utility which provides secure funding for new capital projects .”
“ Every year , we collect money from residents specifically for the utility and that allows us to invest an average of around US $ 13mn annually in infrastructure improvements ,” adds
Peter Russell , Senior Manager , Sustainability & District Energy . “ Our climate change mitigation work is just as important as our work in climate adaptation . We invest heavily in our district energy program , now bringing many benefits to our city .”
INTRODUCING OLD TECHNOLOGY IN AN EXPANDED CAPACITY
Richmond ’ s first investment in district energy , the Alexandra District Energy Utility , employs geo-exchange technology which uses the earth ’ s
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