More than $3 million in funding has come through for the implementation of a large-scale electric heat pump and thermal storage facility at Confederation College. MPP Kevin Holland announced the Independent Electricity System Operator’s investment that comes through the Grid Innovation Fund.

The project involves several partners, including Powerconsumer Inc., experts in energy control systems who will build the interface between Synergy North and the college controls. It also involves Blackstone Energy Services, the energy consultants and constructors on the project. Blackstone worked with the college to develop the plan for the project and provide the software the school uses to monitor its energy systems.

The pilot project has been in the planning stage for almost three years between C

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