Air & Waste Management AssociationPacific Northwest International Section

Conference

Renewable Energy in BC: A Tale of Three Cities

Community Energy AssociationDale Littlejohn, Executive Director

Climate Action & Renewable Energy in BC Communities

November 7th, 2013

Agenda

• Introduction• Context & History• 4 Lenses• Current Activity• Resources

Introduction: Who and What is Community Energy Association?• A charitable non-profit society, our mission is to build capacity

and accelerate action on climate and energy collaboratively with local governments• CEA is the

trusted independent advisor to local governments, helping them close the implementation gap.• Outreach

ResearchPlanning Implementation

Community Energy Association | Members

Context: Recent Provincial Action 2008

GHG Reductiono 2008 Greenhouse Gas Reductions Targets Act

& Carbon Neutral Provincial Operationso 2008 Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and

Trade) Acto 2008 Greenhouse Gas Reduction (renewable

and low carbon fuel requirements) act o 2008 Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions

Standards) Statutes Amendment Act Miscellaneous o 2008 BC Climate Action Plano 2008 BC Energy Efficient Buildings Strategy:

More Action, Less Energyo 2008 BC Green Building Codeo 2008 Carbon taxo 2008 Pacific Carbon Trust and partnerships

with other jurisdictionso 2008 Utilities Commission Amendment Act

Communitieso 2007 Local Government (Green

Communities) Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 27)

o 2008 Local Government Climate Action Charter

o 2008 Climate Action Revenue Incentive program

o 2008 Remote Communities Implementation Program

Fundingo 2008 $25 million Innovative Clean Energy

(ICE) Fundo 2008 $25 million Bioenergy Networko 2008 $94.5 million endowment to create

the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

Context: Recent Provincial Action Since 2008

Information 2009 Community Energy and Emissions Inventory (CEEI) Program 2012 Green Energy as a Rural Economic Development Tool Project

Funding 2009 LiveSmart BC: Energy Efficiency Incentive Program 2011 Clean Energy Vehicle Program

Legislation and Regulation 2010 Clean Energy Act 2011 Signed agreements on limiting carbon emissions from government operations and

promoting awareness of the impacts of sea level rise on coastal areas 2011 Clean Energy Act Amendments for Pay-as-You-Save retrofit financing 2011 Solar Hot Water Ready Regulation 2012 Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation

Context: Climate Commitments

Context: Community Energy and Emission Inventories Per Capita Emissions• PerCapita emissions vary widely from southern Vancouver Island to northern BC

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PerCapita Emissions

Context: Community Energy and Emission Inventories Per Capita Spend• Approximately $3,600 annual per person energy spending

• $180 million for a community of 50,000 people

• $600 million for a community of 170,000

$383,681,430 $124,864,979

$56,122,257

$12,727,330 $20,685,494

Energy Cost, 2010 Mobility Fuels

Electricity

Natural Gas

Wood

Heating Oil

Propane

Lenses

Assets Buildings Mobility Integration

Asset Lens: Asset Management and Investment Choices

Climate Action Asset Management

Buildings Lens: The Most Renewable Energy is the Energy left Unused

Mobility Lens: Where the money and emissions are – no silver bullets

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Fuel - Electrify what is left of the passenger fleet and / or biofuels, biofuels and natural gas for the heavy-duty fleet4

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2Mode Shift - Shift remaining kilometers travelled to cycling, walking, public transit, ride-sharing and out of the single-occupant vehicle

Trip Distance Reduction - Reduce need for vehicle travel through urban form andtransportation demand management

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Vehicle Efficiency - Reduce size of vehicles and improve engine efficiency, right-size vehicles to the need, minimize the tonnes ofsteel being moved to move a person

Integration Lens: Integrated Community Energy Solutions…bringing it all together

Current Activity: Actions

Current Activity: Plans and Targets

Current Activity: Technology Pieces are Being Put In Place

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Current Activity: RE Examples

Wood Biomass at the Lillooet Recreation Centre

Cache Creek Outdoor Pool SHW&ASHP

T'souke First Nation Solar hotwater and photovoltaic

Burns Bog Landfill Gas Collection

Simon Fraser University / UniverCity

Fink Machine in Enderby - Biomass DE

Okanagan College District Heating from Sewage

Westhills Langford DE Sharing System

Lonsdale Energy Corporation Hydronic Service Bylaw

Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community (BHTC)

City of Prince George

Downtown Vancouver heating, a.k.a. "Central Heat Distribution"

City of Kelowna landfill gas to electricity - microturbine pilot

Kimberley micro hydro in water supply

District of Lake Country Micro-Hydro Project (DLC), in drinking water supply system |Eldorado Reservoir Hydroelectric Generation Plant

Run-of-river: China Creek

Run-of-river: Canoe Creek

Landfill gas capture at Salmon Arm landfill

Current Activity: Electric Vehicles

Resources: District Energy

• SIBAC Green Energy Projects and Utilities: Investment Guide for BC Local Governments – 2 volumes, 13 case studies

> 30 systems - Selected Case Studies……

• Study and Technology: Small Scale Biomass District Heating Guide – Step by Step to stages of a DE project and introduction to DE elements

• Coming soon…a Handbook with further detail

Resources: Some Renewable Energy Resources

• Climate Action Toolkit – http://www.toolkit.bc.ca• Community Energy Association publications -

http://www.communityenergy.bc.ca/• Simon Fraser University – CIEEDAC Inventories• Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development (IRR)• Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (BC Energy Map)• Funding:• CARIP funding• Gas Tax• ICE• GMF• LGIPlanningGrants

Closing Thoughts

• Opportunities are location-specific (local demand and local supply)

• Integrate and collaborate

• Renewable energy generation is one part of a larger picture – reduced demand to avoid over-investing in renewable energy assets

• Renewable energy and conservation are less risky than business as usual

• This is all about long term resilient asset management