St. Joe's to generate renewable power to over 100 Hamilton homes
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has leased roof space to Hamilton-based solar development company QPA Solar Inc.to install a 500-kilowatt power generating system. The City of Hamilton issued a $1.32-million construct permit for the project last December and installation has already been completed at King Campus with the project wrapping up in July for West 5th.
The two Campuses will have a combined 3000 solar panels installed as a new revenue generating initiative for the hospital but also ties into St. Joe's commitment to environmental sustainability.The Environmental Co-Operative (ECO) Program Committee is an interdisciplinary group with a mandate to advance environmental sustainability and stewardship across St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Applying and supporting the four pillars of environmental sustainability in healthcare (Environmental, Social, Economic and Health), the ECO Committee will create and advance an organizational Sustainability Roadmap. It is the ECO Program’s goal to align this roadmap with St. Joe's mission vision and values in order to create resilience to the forthcoming environmental, social and economic impacts on healthcare that our shared past has shaped. The ECO Program will be made up of a steering committee (ECO Steering) and a grassroots subcommittee (ECO Allies).
QPA Solar Inc. shared a video of the King Campus solar panel installation.
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