How Energy Intelligence Helped Regina Food Bank Serve 7,000+ More Meals

How Smart Energy Management Helped Regina Food Bank Serve Thousands More Families

The Regina Food Bank (RFB), Saskatchewan’s largest food bank, operates out of a 1960s warehouse not built for energy efficiency. Rising utility costs meant fewer resources available for the community — until the organization partnered with Greenwave Innovations to unlock a new level of operational excellence.

Supported through an RBC Tech for Nature grant and joint investment from both organizations, Greenwave deployed its advanced energy monitoring system throughout the facility. In just five months, RFB reduced electricity consumption by 17,020 kilowatt-hours.

Those savings translate to something far more meaningful:
➡️ 7,146 additional meals served to families in need.

For an organization that receives no government operational funding, these results have been “dramatic,” says CEO John Bailey. Greenwave’s real-time data insights allowed the facility to run more efficiently, reduce waste, and redirect resources back into the community.

Greenwave views buildings as “living, breathing entities” — and its mission is clear: eliminate wasted resources by unlocking operational excellence. By improving how this building performs, the Food Bank can focus on what matters most: helping people.

Next, the partnership aims to cut monthly carbon emissions by three metric tonnes, enabling an estimated 2,700 more meals each month — more than 32,000 meals per year.

What began as an energy-efficiency project has become a model of how smarter buildings can support stronger communities, not only in Canada but worldwide.
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