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Milton hospital should follow Sick Kids' lead with regard to energy efficiency initiatives
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Sep 05, 2008
Milton District Hospital has a flat roof structure that could be a valuable asset in the hospital's efforts to reduce energy costs.
In Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) has shown how this can be done. In partnership with a private company last year, Sick Kids installed a 92-panel solar hot water converter that will generate three-quarters of a million pounds of steam annually.
Ontario has been the leader among the provinces in encouraging renewable energy, and has even initiated a 42 per cent kilowatt subsidy.
It's hoped that the hospital's administration will take the lead in initiating a project to utilize all the sunshine that's otherwise wasted.
Even more interesting is the possibility of using vacant land in the area for generating solar power.
DOUG DEANS, SOMERVILLE TERRACE
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