From a distance, it's easy to pick out Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place. Just look for the 30-storey wind turbine producing 1 million kilowatt hours of energy per year. It's the first of its kind in North America and the first permanent turbine in the City of Toronto. It also stands as a one of the more visible examples of Direct Energy Centre and Exhibition Place's commitment to reduce emissions and waste. This commitment has been formalized as the Environmental Plan which forms part of the Development Concept Plan for Exhibition Place.

In August, 2006, the Horse Palace at the Exhibition Place became home to Canada's largest solar photovoltaic installation. With a peak operating power output of 100KW, the system will generate roughly 120MWH of electricity annually.

A proposed photovoltaic plant initiative that would use the adjacent Horse Palace's 130,000-square-foot flat roof to collect solar energy. Once completed, this 1 to 2-megawatt photovoltaic generation plant would be the largest in Canada and one of the largest in the world, and would reduce CO2 emissions annually by 1,906 tonnes.