The Pearl Street Energy Centre is one of two major boiler plants servicing Enwave’s district heating system in downtown Toronto. Historically, the plant has been crucial in providing steam for heating buildings, utilizing natural gas to generate both steam and electricity through co-generation. It's current location would never be acceptable if we could pick a location today!

The Pearl Street Energy Centre features a prominent smoke stack, integral to its operations (we have a nice picture here!) which says it all. Demand continues to grow for the steam!

In recent years, the facility has undergone several upgrades to improve its efficiency and output. For example, Enwave installed a 2 x 2 MW co-generation project in the Pearl Street plant's basement, which was completed in 2017. This involved complex engineering solutions to fit new equipment within limited space (H.H. Angus and Associates Ltd.)

The new "low-carbon heating facility" will require electricity to operate the heat pumps and related equipment. Given the Pearl Street plant’s existing co-generation capabilities, it is possible that the electricity generated on-site will be utilized to power the new installations. This (and growing demands for steam) will result in greater (not less) natural gas consumption on-site.

While the upgrades at the Pearl Street Energy Centre represent a potential step toward sustainability, it’s crucial to recognize the challenges involved and provide full transparency about all of it's impacts in the local community.
 
Earlier today:

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This was posted elsewhere and has info on Enwave expansion plans - report from August 2024
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Big expansion for Enwave's Toronto deep lake water cooling system

A fourth intake pipe for Enwave Energy Corporation’s deep lake water cooling (DLWC) system in Toronto expands the company’s reach in a growing city with increasing demand for low-carbon cooling.
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Very happy to see that Enwave are in the process of replacing the glazing on the Simcoe Street side of this building to match the new glazing on Adelaide. When they started the project, several years ago, I wrote and asked them if they intended to do this and was told 'we had not thought of it but ..." Glad they though and then acted!

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DSCToronto said:
Very happy to see that Enwave are in the process of replacing the glazing on the Simcoe Street side of this building to match the new glazing on Adelaide. When they started the project, several years ago, I wrote and asked them if they intended to do this and was told 'we had not thought of it but ..." Glad they though and then acted!

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Though I'd rather they went with glazing in the old style instead! There is something that screams mid-century utilitarian about it.

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Yeah, I'm displeased with the new glazing. While I understand that it's generally less optimal to modify glazing systems to more custom requirements, like to replicate the style of earlier glazing designs, this is a downgrade visually, and the wavy graphics on the surface look tacky, like an advertisement.

Otherwise, this is a great project in meeting demands for the area.
 
GenerationLee said:
Yeah, I'm displeased with the new glazing. While I understand that it's generally less optimal to modify glazing systems to more custom requirements, like to replicate the style of earlier glazing designs, this is a downgrade visually, and the wavy graphics on the surface look tacky, like an advertisement.

Otherwise, this is a great project in meeting demands for the area.
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If they want to update it - use Profiliit instead of this tacky ****.

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