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What Comes Naturally: Putting a Face on Sustainability in Canmore
By Bart Robinson- The Natural Step Canada website
February 23, 2009

Geoff Domenico founded his company, KCP Energy, on the premise that he wanted to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. He didn't want to have to explain to his children that he believed in climate change, but chose not to do anything about it. Instead, he turned to solar power as his part of the solution. "It's not just climate change, it's about sustainability and trying not to use more then we can replace so there is something there for future generations.

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Solar power to boost ice surface savings
By Tanya Foubert - Rocky Mountain Outlook
January 29, 2009

The Town of Canmore this week launched a program to supply its two ice resurfacers at the Rec Centre with hot water heated by solar power.

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Local Heroes
Rocky Mountain Education Society
#1–838, 10th Street
Canmore, Alberta

Dear Geoff Domenico,

We the Grade 7 Class of Exshaw School have nominated you as one of our Local Heroes. 

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Click HERE to view a letter from Janis Tarchuk, MLA

 

No more cold showers: Solar rays heat Zamboni water
from the Canmore Leader
By Hamish MacLean
January 28,2009

The Canmore Recreation Centre uses a lot of hot water to make the ice on its two rinks, and now it’s being powered by the sun, a cost saver as well as problem solver.

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Alberta leads the charge toward solar energy innovations
By Garth Cochran - Journal of Commerce – Western Canada’s Construction Newspaper
Novermber 24, 2008

Canmore, Alberta uses the sun to make ice for its arena, which is just one of the municipality’s solar-powered projects.
Hot water makes better ice and the hotter the better.

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Solar project kicks off at Biosphere
from the Rocky Mountain Outlook
By Tanya Foubert
Mar 01 2008

Operations at the Bioshphere Institute became a little greener this week after a solar power project was launched to supply its offices with electricity.

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Biosphere, town launch solar project
from the Canmore Leader
By Justin Brisbane
February 27, 2008

The sun cooperated with the Town of Canmore and the Biosphere Institute for the launch of its newest solar project.

The solar panel, perched atop the Canmore Seniors Centre, will supply about one kilowatt a month to the system, or about 11-kilowatt hours over the course of the year.

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Company offers solar solutions
from the Rocky Mountain Outlook
By Dave Whitfield
Nov 14 2007

Anyone casting about for ideas or inducements to live a more 'green' lifestyle need look no further than a small Canmore company that has embraced environmentally-friendly products and living.

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News release:

Canmore, Alberta - July 1, 2007 – For immediate release: KCP Energy selects Enerworks to supply their solar hot water domestic and commercial systems!

KCP Energy Inc. a leading solar hot water and system integrator announced that it has selected Enerworks as their solar hot water system supplier for residential and commercial systems. Enerwork's product combines ease of installation, excellent quality and performance and CSA approval in one package. In addition KCP Energy's Customers get the benefit of the wealth of experience provided by Enerwork's Alberta distributor Sedmek says KCP Energy's President Geoff Domenico. With the Enerworks product we can focus on building our business and meeting our objective of delivering a high quality, value add product that improves our children's future by reducing GHG (Green House Gases) without impacting the Consumer's day to day life.

  • There is no better feeling than having a bath from water heated from the sun.   I would recommend this system and KCP energy to anyone looking to make a difference in reducing their energy consumption.  ~ Sara Renner
  • It feels great to harness the power of the sun and see the temperature gauge rise on a sunny day.  Geoff did a great job installing the system and answering all of my questions: he is a real professional.  ~ Thomas Grandi
  • The Town of Canmore is committed to The Natural Step and our overall Environmental sustainability.  Town Council recognized the opportunity to showcase alternative energy technology while benefiting from the long term cost savings ~ Roderick de Leeuw, General Manager of Community Infrastructure, Town of Canmore
  • Geoff at KCP was very responsive to the initial planning and final design of the system.  We have continued a program of retrofits on other Municipal buildings and are excited about the long-term potential of these systems. ~ Roderick de Leeuw, General Manager of Community Infrastructure, Town of Canmore
  • KCP makes it easy and convenient for municipalities to utilize solar energy as a viable energy alternative.
    ~ Sally Caudill, Communications & Environmental Care Coordinator, Town of Canmore
  • Starting now, our operating budget is going to be positively affected because we’re going to be paying less for energy. Any place where we can identify a cost savings, utilizing solar, we’re proceeding with it.
    ~ Lloyd Smith, Facility Operations Supervisor Town of Canmore
  • We recently completed our first Solar system on one of our multi-family projects in Canmore and we couldn’t be happier with Geoff and the people of KCP. Very easy people to work with and they provide a system that I feel has great value.
     ~ Doug Protz, Vice President Elk Run Homes
  • Solar thermal pushed the project to a Built Green Platinum level.
    ~ Peadar O’Rian, VP Operations Riverdale Homes
  • The Town of Canmore has worked with Geoff Domenico and KCP Energy for several solar projects.
    ~ Sally Caudill, Communications & Environmental Care Coordinator, Town of Canmore
  • Our building standards and personal expectations in today’s world are extremely high and we feel going solar is not only innovative, but it is the responsible thing to do.
    ~ Doug Protz, Vice President  Elk Run Homes
  • For our project KCP Energy delivered superior customer service by providing a professional assessment of our needs and opportunities, and then delivering and installing a top quality system.
    ~ Marlo Raynolds, Home Owner
  • I think this is a great project [Solar Hot water at Canmore Rec Centre Arenas], obviously for a lot of reasons, but the truth is, the thing I really like about this is it’s a real practical day-to-day application of solar.
    ~Ron Casey, Mayor Town of Canmore
  • KCP has made it possible for our municipality to move closer to sustainability by incorporating solar energy into several of our facilities.  
    ~ Sally Caudill, Communications & Environmental Care Coordinator, Town of Canmore
  • All three of these [higher efficiency domestic water heating boilers, heat recovery ventilators and solar-powered domestic hot water system] will allow us to walk the walk…and there is a really good chance for us to achieve a Built Green gold at a minimum Built Green silver (certification)
    ~Rod de Leeuw, Manager of Community Infrastructure Town of Canmore
  • The reason we chose to use Solar on our Caffaro Fusion building at 702-4th Street in Canmore is that we like the idea of trying to not only innovate, but to try and help preserve some of mother nature’s natural resources.
    ~ Doug Protz, Vice President Elk Run Homes
  • We chose to go with KCP Energy because their solar thermal solution met our needs. I feel it is up to all of us to do our part for future generations.
    ~ Peadar O'Rian, VP Operations Riverdale Homes
  • Solar is a renewable resource that needs to be utilized now that this technology is available to us.  Building homes and adding innovation to our homes through energy efficient products such as high efficient furnaces, high efficient hot water tanks, Energy Star appliances and high efficient windows just doesn’t seem like enough.  
    ~ Doug Protz, Vice President Elk Run Homes
  • Excellent economic and environmental return on our investment.
    ~ Marlo Raynolds, Home Owner
  • This combination [higher efficiency domestic water heating boilers, heat recovery ventilators and solar-powered domestic hot water system] will dramatically reduce our environmental footprint and provide long-term savings on energy consumption, isolating us from rising energy costs and allowing us to be a leader. 
    ~Rod de Leeuw, Manager of Community Infrastructure Town of Canmore

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