ERTH Power Breaks Ground on New Operations Centre
November 12, 2024
ERTH Power Corporation today announced the ground-breaking of its new, modernized operations centre located at 385 Thomas Street in Ingersoll. This investment comes as a result of a comprehensive needs assessment and site search led by ERTH Power and its Board of Directors. The new facility will address capacity limitations and the deteriorating condition of the existing operations centre located at 143 Bell Street, while positioning ERTH Power to meet the future needs of its energy consumers.
The 57,000-square-foot, two-story facility is an energy efficient, purpose-built design, meant to accommodate future growth and increasing electricity demands, ensuring ERTH Power is equipped to adapt to the evolving energy landscape and a changing climate. Designed in collaboration with local engineering and architectural firms, POW Engineering and JPM Architecture, the facility will incorporate advanced technologies, including a state-of-the-art control room for real-time monitoring of the distribution system. Among its sustainable features, the facility will include an advanced heat pump and heat recovery system that leverages geothermal ground-source energy, eliminating the need for natural gas. The building’s total electricity usage will be offset by 80% through a 460 kW rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar system. With no natural gas supply to the facility, this will make it the first zero-carbon facility of its kind in Ontario’s utility sector.
Construction is slated to begin in October 2024, with completion expected by December 2025.
