The Zibi Community Utility District Energy System (DES) – an equal partnership between Hydro Ottawa and Zibi – currently provides net-zero carbon heating and cooling for all Zibi tenants, residents and visitors in the 34-acre riverfront city. This innovative DES – the first in North America to use post-industrial waste recovery in a master-planned community – makes Zibi the region’s first zero-carbon-emission community.
ZCU is integral to helping Zibi attain its One Planet Living goals of ensuring its energy needs are satisfied on a net-zero carbon basis. While many district thermal systems exist in Canada, Zibi will be the first in North America to use post-industrial effluent energy recovery in a master-planned community.