The City of Moose Jaw continues to make strong progress toward our Climate Action Plan goals with measurable reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water waste across municipal facilities.

In 2024, we achieved a total corporate GHG emissions reduction of 11.2% compared to our 2019 baseline. This puts us over halfway toward our 2025 target of a 20% reduction. In addition, we’ve made remarkable progress in water conservation, reaching our goal of zero water waste at the City’s 10 largest facilities, which account for nearly half of total corporate emissions.

Key 2024 Accomplishments:

• Energy Efficiency Upgrades:
  • 38 low and no-cost energy conservation activities implemented to date, with 15 more underway.
  • LED lighting retrofits and equipment scheduling changes have saved 496,000 kWh and reduced emissions by 366 tonnes CO₂e in 2024.
  • The Hoffman Blower House upgrade continues to generate significant annual reductions—847 tonnes CO₂e saved annually.
• Renewable Energy Generation:
  • Three municipal solar projects generated 297,609 kWh of electricity in 2024, contributing to a 1.02% reduction in corporate emissions.
• Water Conservation:
  • Installation of real-time water sub-monitoring across all 10 key facilities.
  • Detection and resolution of 12 leak scenarios, preventing over 5.1 million litres of water waste.
  • Annualized savings equivalent to 12.2% of baseline water consumption.
• Natural Gas Monitoring:
  • Full integration of real-time gas sub-monitoring systems completed in 2024.
  • Natural gas use has gone down 16.3% since 2019, contributing to an additional 3.0% reduction in total corporate emissions.
• Public Engagement:
  • Public-facing digital dashboards have been updated with live energy and water data at major City facilities.
  • These tools help share our sustainability journey with the community.
• Smart Maintenance and Alerts:
  • Predictive maintenance and real-time alerting (software) are being implemented to improve equipment performance and safety.

Looking Ahead to 2025

In 2025, we will:

• Prioritize capital energy upgrades based on return on investment and GHG reduction impact.
• Expand use of predictive maintenance and real-time alerting systems.
• Continue exploring grant and financing opportunities to support sustainable infrastructure.
• Keep residents informed and engaged through enhanced public dashboards and messaging from the City Council.

We remain committed to achieving our 2025 target of 20% GHG reduction and progressing toward our 2030 goal of 45% reduction, while maintaining zero water waste.

2024 Climate Action Plan Progress Update (PDF)
2024 Greenwave Innovations Progress Update Presentation (PDF)

At the meeting of Executive Committee Monday, March 25, 2024, Greenwave Innovations provided an update on the progress made towards achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and water waste reduction targets set forward within the Climate Action Plan.

Highlights from the report include:

Electrical Monitoring:

• Electrical sub-monitoring installations were completed as of March 2023. (10 buildings with 550 unique monitoring points)

• 18 energy conservation actions implemented have been implemented across the various facilities with 42 items currently under investigation in 2024.

• Electrical sub-monitoring systems have measured a 12.5% reduction vs 2019 baseline.

Natural Gas Monitoring:

• In collaboration with SaskEnergy, designs were created, tested, and approved and allow for real-time consumption data to be captured directly off the existing natural gas utility meters. The 10 City of Moose Jaw buildings represent one of the first deployments of this innovative approach with SaskEnergy in the province.

• 8 of 10 buildings have natural gas sub-monitoring fully installed with the remaining 2 buildings expected to be online by the end of April 2024.

Water Monitoring:

• 4 of 12 water meters have been successfully integrated with sub-monitoring with the remaining meters expected to be online by the end of 2024. 4 meters are prepped and ready for integration and the other 4 meters have designs completed and are awaiting the Neptune meter replacements.

• Water sub-monitoring integration has achieved an 8.5% reduction vs 2019 baseline.

To date, the efforts towards emission reductions have seen the City’s total corporate emissions reduced by 15.6% over the 2019 baseline period which shows good progress towards reaching the 2025 target of 20% reductions.

2023 Climate Action Plan Progress Update

Greenwave Innovations Progress Update Presentation Slides