Manitoba Hydro markets red-hot heat pump technology

Manitobans know how to live comfortably and save on their energy bills too. Although home to only 3.5 percent of Canada’s population, Manitoba accounted for 20-30 percent of Canada’s geothermal heat pump (geoexchange) installations in 2004. In fact, Manitoba heat pump sales have risen steadily during the past three years. Four hundred units were sold in 2002, 513 units in 2003 and 770 units in 2004. A 40 percent increase in three years and the utility company forecasts that over 800 units will be installed by 2006.

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Killarney – Cavalry Baptist Church

Calvary Baptist Church in Killarney recently increased the size of its sanctuary by 150 per cent. Yet its heating bills are roughly the same as before, and the church has also added air conditioning.

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Lac du Bonnet – Park Manor Subdivision

Park Manor, a 12-unit life lease housing project in Lac du Bonnet, uses a ground source heat pump system to keep suites warm in winter and cool in summer.

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Miami – Community Hall & Hockey Rink

The hockey arena is the centre of activity during long Manitoba winters in the small town of Miami, in the southwestern corner of the province. Since construction of its arena in 1952, the community relied on cold prairie winds to make ice for hockey teams and figure skaters. In a typical prairie winter, the arena could be used for skating for 50 to 100 days, but often with interruptions during mid-January warm spells. As more and more surrounding towns built arenas with artificial ice, Miami was bypassed for tournaments and events.

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Winnipeg – Investors Office Building

Athree-storey, 38,000 square-foot office building at the corner of McGillivray Boulevard and Waverley Street in Winnipeg uses an energy efficient heat pump system that heats and cools the building for only $9,000 a year.

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