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we realized that in the preliminary design phase, that It should be net zero.”
we were really quite concerned, because we’re

sort of trading one environmental problem — the Other buildings in town, such as the recycling
contamination of the Qu’Appelle River — for centre, will also be outfitted with a solar array.

another, the production of greenhouse gases

through using electricity. In Saskatchewan, a big “It will be net zero by the end of June. And
portion of our electricity comes from non-renewable there’s going to be a future lift station in a newer

resources. So we wanted to investigate using development, and it will be run by solar, as well.”

renewable energy to run this plant. And so we’re
just in the final stages of a contract for building a https://lumsden.ca/town-page/town-services/

huge solar array and battery storage system that town-sewer-water/wastewater-treatment-facility-

will provide renewable energy — solar energy — for project/
66 per cent of the plant operations. And then with

the lift station, that grid tied solar will go in next https://lumsden.ca/app/uploads/2018/11/
week (at time of writing). It will completely offset the Lumsden-WWTP-Background-September-2017.pdf

electrical consumption for the main lift station so

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