Green Energy
Gleaners is Green!
The sustainable energy shift at Gleaners started about two years ago when 
a committee was part of the planning process with the Ontario Power Authority Application Process, brainstorming about what should be done at the Gleaners to help save energy, cut operation costs, and help the next generation by providing a cleaner environment.
The food bank's green journey started with the Veridian Energy Lighting Retrofit program which is designed to remove older, inefficient lighting, motors, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning), and other inefficient equipment and systems.
Through funding received from RBC, the bank converted all its refrigerators and freezers to Energy Star appliances. Also, an ice energy air conditioning system has recently been installed in the 25 Wallbridge Crescent facility. The Ontario Trillium Foundation supported the Gleaners by funding a new insulated roof on the building. Finally, Batawa's TAB Mechanical Inc.'s Michael Tiffe supervised the installation of a rain harvesting conservation and solar energy organic system for the garden located near the food banks' warehouse.
But the peak of the Gleaners green face lift was the installation of 72 15 kW PV solar panels that will allow the Gleaners to soon produce their own energy and offset energy costs.
excerpt from the Belleville Intelligencer
Ice Energy
Our Ice Energy delivers smart grid-ready advanced energy storage for our operations.
By storing energy off-peak, when electricity generation is cleaner, more efficient and more abundant, and delivering it on-peak, when it is needed most, we now have a sustainable new energy solution equivalent to thousands of megawatts of clean peaking power for utilities.
Solar Energy
These 72-15 kW PV solar panels are now installed on the roof at the 
Gleaners Food Bank in Belleville. The system will produce 22,704 kWh per year of electricity and reduce emissions by 12,178 kg of CO2.
The $100,00-solar-panels project was entirely financed through the support of the Parrot Foundation.
"This funding from the Parrot Foundation made a huge difference in the realization of this project," said Quinlan. "Without their support we could not ensure that public funds are directed to purchase of food supplies. In 2010, the Gleaners food and food transport budget has increased to date to approximately $46,800 compared to 2009's total costs of $37,821."
excerpt from the Belleville Intelligencer