That is why today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages and the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $23.7 million through the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs) for the City of Edmonton’s district energy system in the neighbourhood of Blatchford. This project will create an additional 13.1 MW of heating and 12.3 MW of cooling capacity to the existing District Energy Sharing System (DESS) to help accommodate development and growth within the community.