ENERGY WISE Citations of Excellence

April 2008: Awarding of Citations

In April 2008, Hydro-Québec awarded 58 ENERGY WISE Citations of Excellence to honor business customers who distinguished themselves through exceptional initiatives in the field of energy efficiency, in addition to honoring any consulting partners having contributed to their projects.

The projects implemented by these businesses yielded energy savings of nearly 85 million kWh, or slightly more than the annual residential consumption of the city of Magog.

Recognition and visibility

The selected customers and their consulting partners received plaques attesting to the quality of their project. An advertisement naming them appeared in their regional newspaper and the major dailies.
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Also earning a Citation of Excellence from Hydro-Québec were the five organizations having completed the largest number of projects under the Empower and Efficient Products programs, along with 31 consulting firms that participated in one or more of the energy efficiency projects.

The business customers and consulting partners listed below received a Citation of Excellence.

Business customers

Business customers
Organization that received a citation and description of the project
kWh saved
(savings)*
 Name of program
AQUA-CULTURE NORDIK
Port-Daniel-Gascon fish farm
Graywater heat recovery (heat pumps
and plate heat exchangers)		 2,053,922 (70%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
BISCUITS LECLERC
Plant 95, Rotterdam
Free cooling with plate heat exchanger (glycol/water)		 93,125 (94%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
BOROUGH OF SAINT-LAURENT (VILLE DE MONTRÉAL)
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 		1,374,937 Traffic Light Optimization Program
CAMIONS EXCELLENCE PETERBILT
Commercial building – Laval branch
Heat pumps for heating and air-conditioning, radiant floor, low-e windows 		1,317,499 (60%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
CAMOPLAST
Lasalle division
Cooling system, water tower, programmable logic controller		 1,140,813 (70%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE COUCHAGE CIC
Trois-Rivières plant
Variable-frequency drives on drying modules		 125,842 (75%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES BOIS-FRANCS
Centre intégré de formation et d'innovation technologique (CIFIT), Victoriaville
Heat wheel, heat pumps, solar wall		 610,194 (63%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES GRANDES-SEIGNEURIES
École Jean-Leman, Candiac
Fresh air treatment: solar wall, CO2 probe and heat pump		 215,268 (55%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES LAURENTIDES
Centre de formation professionnelle L'Horizon, Mont-Tremblant
Planning and architecture in a sustainable perspective		 469,308 (55%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PHARES
Agricultural mechanics building at Centre de formation professionnelle (CFP), Mont-Joli
Heating and air-conditioning using geothermal loop, solar wall, heat wheel, CO2 probe		 379,775 (55%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-SAINT-JEAN
École Jean-Gauthier, Alma
Ventilation system control measures and upgrading of roof insulation		 514,347 (40%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
CONGREGATION DES TÉMOINS DE JÉHOVAH
Kingdom Hall, Rimouski
Heat pumps with geothermal water loop, radiant floor		 49,941 (51%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
CORPORATION DES MAÎTRES ÉLECTRICIENS DU QUÉBEC
Office building, Montréal
HVAC system, central lighting controls		 255,538 (41%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
ÉQUIPEMENTS E.S.F.
Warehouse and offices in Armand-Viau industrial park, city of Québec
Heating using geothermal heat pump, solar wall, heat recovery		 730,036 (65%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
ESTPHARM
Uniprix pharmacy and connected leased space, Rivière-au-Renard
Radiant floor, addition of fan-coil heaters to geothermal loop, CO2 probe, motion detectors		 193,513 (55%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
FERME ASTON (MARIO CÔTÉ)
Installation of heat pads		 393,877 Efficient Products Program - Farm Equipment
FERME CARMEL (GROUPE DYNACO member)
Installation of heating pads for a hog farm in
La Pocatière		 182,245 Efficient Products Program - Farm Equipment
GINETTE MARCHESSEAULT
Installation of heat pads		 160,704 Efficient Products Program - Farm Equipment
GROLEAU DÉVELOPPEMENT IMMOBILIER
Le Carré-du-Roi office building, Charlesbourg
Digitally controlled variable-flow ventilation system		 348,880 (47%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
GRANBY ZOO
Building 6A - Elephants and giraffes
Radiant floor and geothermal system		 1,774,431 (71%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
GRANBY ZOO
Building 6B - Ungulates
Radiant floor and geothermal system		 620,198 (77%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
GRANBY ZOO
Hippopotamuses pavilion
Water-treatment system and geothermal system		 1,385,576 (69%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
GUAY INC.
Installation of lighting products		 563,116 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
HOLIDAY INN SAGUENAY
Installation of lighting products		 629,450 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
HOME DEPOT CANADA
Installation of lighting products		 1,321,172 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
IPEX
Saint-Jacques plant
Variable-speed drives on conveyers and new controls		 1,231,100 (77%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
LEFKO PLASTIC PRODUCTS
Magog plant
Water-cooling system with tower and cooler		 983,197 (69%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
LES ENTREPRISES JACQUES DUFOUR & FILS
Heavy machinery garage and offices, Baie-Saint-Paul
Solar wall, heat recovery system with plate heat exchanger, geothermal pump, digital control system 		311,504 (51%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
LES RÉSIDENCES VIVALDI
Residences for Alzheimer"s patients in Oka
Geothermal system for radiant slab heating		 146,157 (52%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
MINISTÈRE DES TRANSPORTS (QUÉBEC)
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 		10,961,734 Traffic Light Optimization Program
PANORAMA MÉDIA
Illuminated signs, Alma
Installation of high-efficiency lighting products		 156,304 (92%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
PANORAMA MÉDIA
Illuminated signs, Chicoutimi
Installation of high-efficiency lighting products		 142,807 (81%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
PNEUS UNIMAX
Installation of lighting products 		515,057 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
RÉNO DÉPÔT
Installation of lighting products 		615,515 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
S.T. INDUSTRIEL
Commercial building, Granby
Solar wall, radiant floor and heat pump, outdoor lighting controls		 143,722 (55%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
SANIMAX SAN
Installation of lighting products 		24,387 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
SCA NORTH AMERICA
Drummondville plant
Variable-frequency drive and heat recovery system		 879,861 (71%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
SEALED AIR (CANADA)
Drummondville plant
Water-cooling system and VFD on cooled-water pump		 331,429 (70%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
SOCIÉTÉ IMMOBILIÈRE DU QUÉBEC
Louis-Philippe-Pigeon building, Sainte-Foy
Variable-speed drive on central systems, optimization of lighting schedule, replacement of compressors		 3,690,375 (44%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
SOCIÉTÉ IMMOBILIÈRE OLYMBEC
Office building - 6500, Transcanadienne, Borough of Saint-Laurent (Ville de Montréal)
Centralized control system, new ventilation units		 232,487 (40%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
SOFITEL MONTRÉAL
Installation of lighting products		 396,171 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
SOLENO
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant
Water-cooling system with tower and cooler		 1,756,931 (70%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
SPARTECH CANADA
Spartech Plastics Division, Granby
Heat recovery system to preheat fresh air		 1,188,393 (70%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
TEKNIKA HBA
Branch office, Victoriaville
Optimization of air cooling, lighting controls and peripheral heating		 44,599 (43%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
THOMAS & BETTS MANUFACTURING
Plant and offices, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Reduction in number of lamps and addition of specular reflectors		 102,016(68%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
TOUR TELUS - 630 RENÉ-LÉVESQUE BOULEVARD WEST (REDBOURNE GROUP)
Installation of lighting products		 522,819 Efficient Products Program - Lighting
VILLE DE DRUMMONDVILLE
Drummondville filtration plant
Filter backwash pump		 92,858 (80%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
VILLE DE GATINEAU
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with LEDs 		1,773,355 Traffic Light Optimization Program
VILLE DE LAVAL
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with LEDs		 2,042,043 Traffic Light Optimization Program
VILLE DE LAVAL
Drinking-water treatment plant, Chomedey
Replacement of thermal ozone destruction unit with a catalytic destructor		 1,198,253 (96%) Empower Program for Industrial Systems
VILLE DE MONTREAL
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with LEDs		 3,955,110 Traffic Light Optimization Program
VILLE DE RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP
Centre Premier Tech
Heat recovery from refrigeration system, lighting optimization		 1,234,257 (59%) Empower Program for Building Optimization
VILLE DE SAGUENAY
Replacement of incandescent lightbulbs with LEDs		 2,036,704 Traffic Light Optimization Program
Organizations that have carried out the most projects
Organizations that have carried out the most projects
Number of projects completed
 kWh saved
CANADA POST (SNC-LAVALIN PROFAC INC.) 23 2,322,967
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE MONTRÉAL 16 1,938,604
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE RIVERSIDE 14 374,833
SOBEYS INC. 35 23,112,427
VILLE DE QUÉBEC 26 3,084,828
Consulting partners
  • Beaudin Le Prohon
  • Breton, Banville & Associates
  • Dessau
  • Ecosystem
  • Écovision
  • Energenia
  • Enerplus
  • Firme Gionec
  • Formatrix 67
  • Fusion Energy
  • Genivar Consulting Group
  • GES Technologies
  • Groupe Conseil Méconair
  • Groupe Soteck
  • Kwatroe Consultants (Duo Technologies)
  • Martin Roy & Associés
  • Michel Dallaire et associés architectes
  • Piette Rivest & Associés
  • Poly-Énergie
  • PROénergie
  • Progemes Consultants
  • Services Écogénie
  • S.M.S. Contrôle
  • STAS Consulting Group
  • Technosim
  • Tecsult
  • Teknika HBA
  • TerraConcept
  • Trane Québec
  • TST Energy Systems

Savings in percentages are only available for projects carried out under one of the Empower programs.

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