October 26, 2019 – The Vadnais Sports Center in Vadnais Heights, MN installed a REALice system for their indoor twin ice arena more than two years ago. Electric and natural gas utility Xcel Energy offered a rebate to Ramsey County to install the energy-saving water treatment system that amounted...
Pechanga Arena San Diego has been using REALice to make its ice since March, 2018. The 14,000-seat AEG-owned facility is home to the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League and off-ice events like Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live and concerts like country singer Luke Combs. Here at REALice, we’re proud of the installation. And so is their...
August 7th, Powell River, BC - The Powell River Peak reported on technology upgrades to save energy and cost at the Powell River Recreation Complex. The REALice system is one these energy upgrades. Neil Pukesh, City Manager of Recreation states in the article that staff members have been impressed with...
Vancouver, July 3, 2019 - The City of Chilliwack today confirmed its order for a second REALice system for a third ice sheet under construction at the Sardis Sports Complex. “We are happy to be incorporating a second REALice system into our newest rink,” said Ryan Mulligan,...
Wade Yianakopolos is the operations manager at The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, New Hampshire. When Wade and his team put in their REALice water treatment system at the beginning of December, 2018, the ice for the twin pads was already in. Following our best practices, they shaved...
From time to time we like to share testimonials and real world arena experience with REALice. Recently, Scott Fusco, one of the GMs at Edge Sports Center, a busy two-pad facility in Massachusetts, took time to comment on their positive experience making the REALice switch. Scott talks...
Fred Kilner is one of REALice Canada’s biggest fans and we couldn’t be more grateful for his support. Last week, Fred Kilner, Facility Supervisor for the Fuller Lake Arena in North Cowichan, BC described his experience using REALice for the last five years on the Ice...
Sometimes we are happy to share a story about REALice from the US. Especially when we believe there is some good value in the information also for our fellow Canadian ice makers, arena operators and energy managers. In this case, we would like to highlight a feedback from Steve Wolf, Castleton University in...
In New Hampshire, Unitil offered incentives covering between 35-45% of the project cost on two different arenas in 2018. Here is their press release: "February 8th, 2019 - Two Unitil customers, the City of Dover and North Atlantic Hockey Group LLC, recently received incentives under the Smart...
Did you know REALice is creating a buzz and making an impact in Atlantic Canada? In a CBC radio segment from Dec 2018, Ben Givlin, the regional recreational director for Baie Verte, Pacquet, and Middle Arm, speaks about how they're lowering the costs of the Tommy...