Low carbon expansion
In 2024, we expanded the NEU's sewage heat recovery system, which:
- Added 6.6 megawatts of sewage heat recovery capacity to the False Creek Energy Centre
- Generates heat at efficiencies of over 300%
- Tripled the facility’s low-carbon energy capacity
- Provided waste heat energy to more homes and businesses
The False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU), supplies low-carbon thermal energy for space heating and hot water to buildings in Southeast False Creek, parts of Mount Pleasant, and the False Creek Flats area in Vancouver.
This City-owned and operated utility is self-funded, providing both a return on investment and cost-effective rates to customers.
Creating energy from sewage heat
The NEU currently generates 70% of its energy from renewable sources, mostly from sewage heat recovery. This process uses heat pumps to capture waste heat from sewage, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and turning sewage into a community energy resource.
The next big step for the NEU is evaluating options for transitioning its energy supply to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
