Co-op Place is one of the 12 building to see upgrades to lighting. File Photo/CHAT News

By Jesse Gill

CITY HALL

City of Medicine Hat completes LED retrofit at 12 local facilities

Aug 11, 2025 | 1:45 PM

The City of Medicine Hat has completed LED retrofits at 12 local facilities as part of a provincial government initiative through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre’s Community Energy Conservation program.

The MCCAC grant program provided $430,000 towards the completed project.

These energy efficiency upgrades use LED technology to replace less efficient, aged infrastructure such as metal halide, high pressure sodium and fluorescent lights, a city release said.

After reviewing the age, condition and rating of existing light fixtures, city staff targeted those with the highest energy consumption and those nearing the end of their useful life.

Upgrades occurred at the following 12 facilities:

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• 364 Kipling Street SE
• Medicine Hat Regional Airport
• Big Marble Go Centre
• City Hall
• Co-op Place
• Environmental Utilities Brier Park
• Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre
• Fleet/Transit
• Kinplex
• Kiwanis Centre
• Medicine Hat Police Service
• Solid Waste on 16 Street SW

In total, the project replaced 2,357 lights and updated 883 fluorescent tubes to LED retrofit bulbs.

The city said the new fixtures use on average between 30 to 50 per cent less power, greatly reducing electrical consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

In some cases, like Coop Place, the city said the team replaced lamps that used 320 watts with even brighter lamps that only use 85 watts.

According to the MCCAC’s lighting calculator, the project will reduce lifetime greenhouse gases by an estimated 3,662 tonnes and save $97,960.98 in utility costs annually.

“We are grateful to the MCCAC for their support towards energy improvements at our municipality,” said superintendent of facilities project management Kevin Schaaf.

“With their help, we’re reducing our impact on the environment and seeing meaningful cost savings at the same time.”

Trina Innes, executive director of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre said Medicine Hat’s comprehensive lighting retrofit activities demonstrate how bundling energy efficiency upgrades can have a positive impact.

“We’re pleased and impressed with how the City leveraged the Community Energy Conservation program,” Innes said.

The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre is a partnership of Alberta Municipalities, the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and the Alberta Government.

Funding for the Community Energy Conservation Program was provided by the Alberta Government.