Although the City of Toronto's interest has diminished, it remains a shareholder in the new corporation and a strong advocate of district energy. District Energy Rather than heating and cooling buildings with in-house boilers and chillers, district energy users are serviced by one or more central plants that deliver steam, hot water and chilled water via an underground piping distribution network.
New users join the system by connecting to the distribution grid.
John Street Anchored by 4 central energy plants and over 20 km of distribution piping, Enwave sells over 2.5 billion lbs. Chilled Water for Air Conditioning Enwave's Chilled Water Plant provides cooling to buildings in the lower downtown area, including the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the Air Canada Centre and TrizecHahn's telecommunications carrier hotel at 151 Front Street West.