http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Anonymous Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:51:15 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/#comment-1084 If the payback comes in 3 years and it's 30% of original capital extra to the bottom line each year after that... and yet companies still don't act on it, what incentive do you think would get them to act? This is already a no brainer ROI. The problem is that it is probably such a drop in the bucket compared to their overall operations. Making the payback time 2 years instead of 3 or even 1 year, probably isn't going to make that big of a difference... light bulbs simply aren't on the radar screens of most CEOs unless they are betting on PR value. If the payback comes in 3 years and it’s 30% of original capital extra to the bottom line each year after that… and yet companies still don’t act on it, what incentive do you think would get them to act? This is already a no brainer ROI. The problem is that it is probably such a drop in the bucket compared to their overall operations. Making the payback time 2 years instead of 3 or even 1 year, probably isn’t going to make that big of a difference… light bulbs simply aren’t on the radar screens of most CEOs unless they are betting on PR value.

]]> http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Anonymous Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:11:42 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/#comment-1086 Tyler - The Skydome will be glowing a different kind of green, even with all the energy retrofits due to a deal struck with Rogers and the Bruce Nuclear Power Plant to have them supply the dome with 'sustainable green energy' *cough*. I'm sure you know of the deal.. or not. (maybe already written on it.. sorry if I'm recapping!). If the dome really wanted to do something, they would go with bullfrog, or even sign a deal with the new hydro project at the falls. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/baseball_stadiu.php I have commented over at TH, so I won't go into my personal feelings. I'm not a nuke guy in general and am more a proponent to decentralizing the grid as necessary. Tyler – The Skydome will be glowing a different kind of green, even with all the energy retrofits due to a deal struck with Rogers and the Bruce Nuclear Power Plant to have them supply the dome with ‘sustainable green energy’ *cough*. I’m sure you know of the deal.. or not. (maybe already written on it.. sorry if I’m recapping!). If the dome really wanted to do something, they would go with bullfrog, or even sign a deal with the new hydro project at the falls.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/baseball_stadiu.php
I have commented over at TH, so I won’t go into my personal feelings. I’m not a nuke guy in general and am more a proponent to decentralizing the grid as necessary.

]]> http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Anonymous Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:08:04 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/#comment-1085 Heartening to read about this move to increase energy efficiency rather than purchase offsets, as has been done by other sports organizations / events. Great story. Heartening to read about this move to increase energy efficiency rather than purchase offsets, as has been done by other sports organizations / events. Great story.

]]> http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Anonymous Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:05:21 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/#comment-1083 There are 'incentives' that are used very effectively elsewhere in the world (but apparently not in Canada), such as increasing the cost of electricity. I think you'd be amazed at how quickly large building owners would invest in energy saving technology if electricity prices weren't kept artificially low in North America. There are ‘incentives’ that are used very effectively elsewhere in the world (but apparently not in Canada), such as increasing the cost of electricity. I think you’d be amazed at how quickly large building owners would invest in energy saving technology if electricity prices weren’t kept artificially low in North America.

]]> http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Anonymous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:15:48 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/30/welcome-to-the-green-dome/#comment-1082 Nice story. What I wonder about is why the Ontario government doesn't provide more incentives for large building owners to install energy-efficient/saving technology. And why aren't there rules that compel office towers to turn off their lights at night? Nice story. What I wonder about is why the Ontario government doesn’t provide more incentives for large building owners to install energy-efficient/saving technology. And why aren’t there rules that compel office towers to turn off their lights at night?

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