Grey County hopes new software will help lower energy bills
Summary
Grey County council has agreed to purchase energy management software in an effort to become more efficient and climate friendly. At its meeting on Oct. 10, county council unanimously voted in favour of a staff report to single source the purchase of new energy management software to Canadian firm Utility Data Acquisition Service (UDAS). Chatsworth Mayor Scott Mackey asked staff if anticipated savings from improvements the county could make to energy consumptions would help offset the costs of the software. Danard explained that once the data is in the county’s hands, staff can look at measures to save on energy and reduce costs. Grey Highlands Mayor Paul McQueen asked if the new data would help the county secure grants for energy savings projects.