399 South Park Road

At a Glance
• System Configuration: 2 × C65 Grid Connect Capstone Microturbines with microMTIM controls
• Annual Generation: >1 Million kWh/year
• Energy Savings: >$100,000 / year in reduced utility expenditures
• Thermal & Cooling Integration: 860,000 BTU/hr of hot water + 80 tons of absorption cooling (CCHP)


The Challenge
Managing high-rise residential properties like YRCC 955 (a 106-unit luxury condo) requires balancing owner expectations for low monthly maintenance fees with modern amenity demands - including sauna facilities, extensive common areas, and growing resident demand for EV charging infrastructure. Condo fees at 399 South Park Road cover common elements, heat, hydro, and water, leaving the board heavily exposed to Ontario's volatile utility rates. To lower fees and free up electrical capacity for EV chargers without adding long regulatory delays, the board needed a high-efficiency energy solution that met Ontario’s strictest environmental standards for rapid air permitting.


The Solution
Veristar Energy engineered and installed a 130 kW trigeneration (CCHP) system featuring two C65 microturbines that produce electricity, heating, and cooling from a single clean natural gas source.
• Trigeneration Efficiency (CCHP): Generates continuous baseload electricity while capturing exhaust heat to deliver 860,000 BTU/hr of hot water for domestic/space heating and driving an absorption chiller for 80 tons of chilled water.
• Capacity Expansion for EV Charging: Generating clean power on-site reduced the building’s total draw on the local utility grid, unlocking available electrical service capacity to deploy building-wide EV charging stations.
• Streamlined Permitting: Due to the ultra-low NOx and CO emission profile of air-bearing microturbines, the project qualified for a streamlined air permitting pathway with the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECP), avoiding long approval delays.
• Integrated Resiliency: Delivers continuous, high-efficiency energy that acts as a buffer against grid disruptions and stabilizes utility costs embedded in monthly condo fees.


The Results
• $100,000 Annual Savings: Reduces hydro and natural gas expenditures, directly lowering common element operating costs for all 106 unit owners.
• Future-Proofed Infrastructure: Unlocked internal electrical capacity to support EV charging infrastructure without requiring expensive grid utility service upgrades.
• Year-Round Asset Utilization: Operates in trigeneration mode (CCHP) to utilize waste thermal energy 365 days a year—providing space/water heating in winter and chilled air conditioning in summer.
• Rapid Environmental Compliance: Bypassed complex emissions permitting barriers through microturbine technology's ultra-clean burn, accelerating project payback and deployment timelines.