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Opportunity, Challenges and Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Municipalities Presentation by Peter Love Hydro One Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy Meeting of the Municipal Leaders Working Group Canada Green Building Council, Greater Toronto Chapter City of Vaughan Municipal Offices June 30, 2011 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Opportunity, Challenges and Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Municipalities
Presentation by Peter Love
Hydro One Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy
Meeting of the Municipal Leaders Working Group
Canada Green Building Council, Greater Toronto Chapter City of Vaughan Municipal Offices
June 30, 2011 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
1. THE OPPORTUNITY
Ontario Closing Coal Plants by 2014
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AGGRESSIVE CONSERVATION TARGETS 2030
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• 7,100 MW reduction in peak demand (>75% growth in peak demand) • 28 TWh/yr in electricity consumption
REQUIRES ACTION BY EVERY CITIZEN AND ORGANIZATION
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3. OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSES
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USE EVALUATION, MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION PROTOCOLS
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ACCESS CONSERVATION FUNDS YOU PAY FOR
Electricity • $400 million/year from electricity bills • Programs delivered by OPA and local electric utilities Natural Gas • $50 million/year from natural gas bills • Enbridge programs savings $1.3 billion • Union programs cost $22 million in 2009, save $320
million
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Conservation is: • Labour
intensive • Local labour
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5. ROLE OF MUNICIPALITIES
• Leader/role model for rest of the community • New Ontario Regulation “Energy Conservation
Plans for Public Agencies” – Requires annual collection/submission of energy
consumption/GHG information – Responsible for development/implementation of 3
year energy conservation plans – May set and are encouraged to report on energy
conservation reduction targets
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THE MERTON RULE
All new non-residential development above a threshold of 1,000 sq m and all residential development with more than 10 units will be expected to incorporate renewable energy production equipment to provide at least 10% of predicted energy requirements.
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TECHNOLOGIES - WIND
Toronto Renewable Energy Co-Operative Wind Turbine at CNE
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TECHNOLOGIES – SOLAR THERMAL
Drake Landing Solar Community - Solar Seasonal Storage and District Loop
Solar Thermal Installation Components
VARIATION TO MERTON - CONSERVATION
• Building on existing Town policy (Energy Star) • Improved and more efficient building envelopes • Improved HVAC, appliances and equipment
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POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
• Planning Act • Provincial Policy Statement • Municipal Act • Green Energy Act • Building Code Act • York Region Official Plan
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IMPORTANT ASPECTS IN DEVELOPING POLICY
• Mandatory/Voluntary • Target • Flexibility • Prescriptive/Performance Based • On-Site/Community Based Power
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PROPOSED EAST GWILLIMBURY POLICY
Every building or building addition constructed after January 1 2013 with a gross floor area of 1,000 square metres or greater and every new residential development involving 6 or more units be required to include community or on-site renewable energy production equipment to provide at least 10% of predicted energy requirements. Up to 50% (ie 5% of total energy requirement) of this target can consist of energy conservation/efficiency technologies that exceed the minimum requirements for such buildings in East Gwillimbury.
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RELATIONSHIP TOWN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION SYSTEM
Report and recommended policy approach: • Fine-tuning of SDES requirement for renewable energy
• Provides technical and economic information associated with the
requirements
• Help inform the consultation process
Sustainable Development Evaluation Systems
FINAL THOUGHTS
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing
that ever has” ~ Margret Mead
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QUESTIONS?
Peter Love Hydro One Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy [email protected] www.loveenergyconsultants.com
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