Energy Management

Energy Management Program

Our mission

  • Reduce energy use on the Fredericton and Saint John UNB campuses by operating the buildings and equipment in the most efficient manner possible
  • Enhance the campuses learning environments with improved lighting and occupant comfort
  • Increase awareness of energy consumption on both campuses and recommend measures to be more energy efficient

Timeline

Board of Governors (BOG) approves formalized Energy Management Program (EMP) for UNB Fredericton to invest in energy projects that will have a return on investment through utility cost avoidances. Budget: $3.4 million.


Amendment #2 approved by BOG for campus-wide total-building retrofits. Budget: $7 million.


Amendment #3 approved by BOG with a focus on emerging technology, and stakeholder engagement. Budget: $4 million.


BOG approves official Energy Management Program for UNBSJ. Budget: $2.96 million.


BOG approves EMP2.0, a new funding structure that takes a holistic approach to approving projects. Budget: $2 million for small scale, Energy Management Committee (EMC) approval for projects over $500,000.


Continued investments

The BOG continues to invest in the Energy Management Program for energy projects to mitigate the financial impact of rising utilities costs, to reduce UNB Fredericton’s environmental footprint, to demonstrate continued leadership in energy efficiency and fiscal responsibility, and to create a more comfortable work and learning environment for students, faculty and staff.

Performance highlights for the Energy Management Report

  • $14.6M invested in 183 projects with 10-yr forecasted cost avoidance target of $29.5M.
  • Actual cost avoidance of $27M to the end of 2022/23 which is $6.8M in excess of target.
  • Third party funding of $2.9M has been received and reinvested into the EMP.
  • In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23, the EMP was responsible for avoidance of $1.2M of utility costs at UNB Fredericton.

  • $3.7M invested in 41 projects with 10-yr forecasted cost avoidance target of $3.1M.
  • Actual cost avoidance of $609k to the end of 2022/23 which is $23k in excess of target.
  • Third party funding of $1.2M has been received and reinvested into the EMP.
  • In FY 2022/23, the EMP was responsible for avoidance of $261k of utility costs at UNB Saint John.

Annual reports

Energy Management Committee

The Energy Management Committee reports annually on the performance of the Energy Management Program.