Leduc Solar Assessments for Warehouses, Industrial Parks and Commercial Buildings

Leduc is a city of 34,094 people, about 33 km south of Edmonton and next to Edmonton International Airport, on Highways 2, 2A, 39 and 623. The oil and gas industry has long been the base of the local economy. The Leduc Business Park has more than 1,400 businesses, and the Nisku Industrial Park, just north in Leduc County, has many more. Two Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail lines cross here, on the CANAMEX trade corridor.

For energy, the interest is in the buildings: warehouses, distribution centres, shops and light industrial units, many with large flat roofs and long operating hours. Steady daytime lighting and building loads are the best fit for solar. Sites with big motors, compressors or heavy equipment are different because short power spikes drive demand charges.

The Leduc Recreation Centre, with three NHL-sized arenas and an aquatic centre, and the Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts are examples of large public buildings. We can review bills for those too, but a private warehouse is the simplest case.