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Local Leaders: bringing renewable energy and energy efficiency leadership together

June 4, 2009

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Today’s Agenda� Welcome

� Keynote Speakers:� Mayor Martin Chávez, City of Albuquerque (20 minutes)� Eleanor McAteer, City of Toronto's Mayor's Tower Renewal

Program (20 minutes)

� Leaders Forum:� Ed Sands, Town of Okotoks, Alberta � Chris Wade, City of Calgary, Alberta � Mike Wozny, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

� Q&A/Discussion

The Honorable Martin J. Chávez

Mayor of Albuquerque, N.M.

Power Lunch

REEEP Online Webinar Series

Bringing renewable energy

and energy efficiency

leadership together

LOCAL LEADERSHIP

CRITICAL LOOK

• Cities are large consumers of energy

• Albuquerque is no exception - $23

million annually (motor fuel, natural gas

& electricity)

• Audit of day-to-day operations and

policies

CRITICAL LOOK

• See where changes can be made that start

significant impact on resource conservation,

the environment and economic development

• Develop a working environment for continual

improvement & implementation – Green

Teams

GREENING

ALBUQUERQUE

• 944 Mayors have joined the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

• Sustainable Energy Town Hall

• City Government Carbon Footprint –Lead by Example

GREENING

ALBUQUERQUE

• Climate Action Task Force – In Progress

• Stimulus - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant ($5 Million)

• Transparency – See It Reporting Toolwww.albuquerquegreen.com

EIGHT CORE VALUES

• Sustainable Water

• Green Buildings

• Energy & Emissions

• Forestry & Agriculture

• Transportation

• Land Use

• Recycling & Waste Reduction

• Leadership. Education & Outreach

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

• No.19 Effective March 1, 2006, purchase of motor

vehicles by the City shall be limited to alternative fuel

vehicles

• No.20 Establishing high performance green building

standards for City projects

• No.24 prohibiting City agencies from purchasing

single serving bottles of water

LEGISLATION

• Green Building Code (Litigation)

• Signed legislation to set aside

3% of city bond revenues for

energy conservation and renewables.

It generates $4.6 Million each cycle.

• Solar Tax District (Draft)

GREEN INITIATIVES

• 20% of the electricity used by

City government comes from

wind power

• Retro-fitting municipal facilities

with energy efficient lighting &

converting red and green lights in

traffic signals to LED

• All five year round indoor

swimming pools use

solar thermal technology

GREEN INITIATIVES

• Zero Waste Initiative (Recycling Pilot Program)

• Building Code (The Green Path Program)

• City Green Teams

• Urban Forrest Canopy Mapping Project (Tree Planting & Giveaway Program)

• Food Security - Los Poblanos Open Space Fields

(125 acres in size) - Farmers Markets & Community Gardens

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Siemens honored Albuquerque with a Sustainable Community Award in the large community category for AlbuquerqueGreen, a comprehensive sustainability plan

• The AlbuquerqueGreen initiative placed first at the U.S. Conference of Mayors inaugural Climate Protection Awards

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Home Builders Association of Central N.M. recognized Mayor Martin Chávez with the Build Green Leadership Award

• Mayor Cited as a Cool Mayor by the Mayors for Climate Protection - Mayor is cited as "The Visionary" for his sustainable water vision, Urban Forestry program, and Albuquerque's world class bike paths

• Albuquerque hosted the 2008 ICLEI Local Action Summit -North America.

INFORMATION

WWW.CABQ.GOV

WWW.ALBUQUERQUEGREEN.COM

[email protected]

Mayor’s Tower Renewal is a programto drive broad environmental, social, economic, and cultural change by improving Toronto’s concrete apartment towers and the neighbourhoods that surround them.

Toronto Bike Plan

Deep Lake Cooling

Cold lake water cuts

downtown office tower

energy use by 90 percent

Largest public transit

expansion in North AmericaTransit City plan will add 120 km of modernlight rail public transit

Toronto Green Standard

Our made-in-Toronto approach toDesigning environmentally friendly buildings

Live Green Toronto

Investing $20 million togreen Toronto’s homes andbusinesses with innovativeprojects like sharedgeo-thermal systemsand green roofs

Cutting emissions from City operations by

30 percent from 1990 levels by:• Powering Toronto City Hall with renewable energy• Switching to biodiesel, hybrid electric and natural gas-powered buses, cars and trucks• Upgrading over 500 city facilities to be energy efficient• Converting 2,000 traffic signals to LEDs

Solid Waste Diverted

more than any major city in North America, including over 200,000 tonnes of compost a year.

Towers Across Toronto

Mayor’s Tower Renewal provides us with the opportunity to drive change by achieving the combined and integrated results of: •combating climate change, while stimulating local economic development;

•applying new and innovative green technologies and, very importantly,

•renewing, revitalizing, creating beautiful vibrant neighbourhoods across our city.

Structural retrofit can provide opportunities for multiple system upgrades

2009700,000+ Tonnes CO2

2020+230,000 Tonnes CO2

www.towerrenewal.ca

Eleanor McAteer, Project Director for Tower Renewal, [email protected]

REEEP Webinar for Local LeadersThursday June 4th 2009Presented by: Ed Sands

CouncillorTown of Okotoks

[email protected]

Residential pilot project focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Demonstrate the technical feasibility of achieving substantial fuel energy savings using seasonal storage of solar energy for residential space heating.

Collect and store solar energy through a district heating system in the summer and retrieve and utilize stored energy in the winter months to heat individual homes.

Space Heating

Hot Water

Space Cooling

Appliances

Lighting

End-Use Energy Data Handbook 1990-2000, NRCan 2002

Rethinking Energy Rethinking Energy

Source & EfficiencySource & Efficiency

Operational ModelOperational ModelOwned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation (the Drake Landing Company) comprising the municipality (Okotoks), land developer (United Communities), home builder (Sterling Homes) and local utility (ATCO Gas).

Approx. 70% of energy consumption in the winter of 2008 was provided by solar energy. Project is over achieving performance estimates.

Annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 5.0 tonnes per household

Estimated that 50-60% of a family of four’s hot water needs are supplied through each homes’ solar panels.

Energy SuccessesEnergy Successes

Overall Project SuccessOverall Project SuccessSolar seasonal energy storage and low temperature district heating can successfully be integrated with subdivision development.

Homes have remained extremely popular on the market with high resale value.

Project has received international exposure and has highlighted Okotoks as a sustainable community.

Has set a ‘green’ building precedent in Town with other builders utilizing Okotoksfor their ‘green’ pilot projects.

With the predicted increase of natural gas, DLSC homes will see greater savings per month on their heating bills. Once the pocket book receives the positive benefits this technology will become more mainstream.

Observations & RecommendationsObservations & Recommendations

Public funding (from all levels of government) is key in realizing innovative demonstration projects.

Start sustainable community planning early.

Strong commitment from land developer, homebuilder, utility operator and municipal government co-operation is key.

Strong communication between all consultants on project team, collaboration is key in unprecedented engineering and planning.

Monitoring and Reporting are the most powerful tools for communicating the success of a pilot project. To trust new technology, people require proof of efficiency.


Energy Management Office The City of Calgary – ENMAX Energy


Energy Strategy


Background

� Progressive City Council - Triple Bottom Line

� Policies support energy initiatives� Calgary Climate Change Action Plan

� Environmental Policy

� Council approved Energy Management Strategy� Governance Framework

� Supply Strategy

� Green Energy Targets

� Demand Management Strategy


Objectives

� 100% renewable electricity in 2012

� Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

� Reduce ecological footprint

� Reduce corporate GHG emssions by 50% of 1990 levels by 2012


Successes

� Largest major municipal user of renewable electricity in Canada

� Largest user of renewable electricity by percentage in North America

� Avoided GHG emissions = 7 million tonnes or about 32 000 rail cars of coal

� 2012 GHG emissions reduced by 63% of 1990 levels


Recommendations

� Develop a long-term vision with aggressive short- to medium-term targets

� Develop strong policies

� Develop strategies and implementation plans

� Be focused, passionate and aggressive but flexible

� Develop partnerships and long-term alliances

� Don’t Give Up!!


Sault Ste. Marie, ONCanada

Alternative Energy Capital of

North America



Objectives of Initiative

1. Diversify local economy by aligning with provincial & international renewable energy goals.

2. Become the leader in alternative energy initiatives.

3. Create jobs.

4. Increase tax base.


Successes

Recognized as a leader in alternative energy with projects in all stages of development including completion, under construction & planning phases.


Alternative Energy In SSM1. Hydro electric – run-of-river (100MW)

2. Largest wind energy farm in Canada (189MW current & 105MW planned expansion)

3. Essar Co-gen (70MW)

4. Largest solar energy farm in Canada (60MW online in 2010 and 40MW planned expansion)

5. MSW waste-to-energy (non-incineration gasification 5MW)

6. Mfg waste-to-energy (non-incineration reverse polymerization 5MW with planned expansion)

7. Bio-co-gen (35MW)

8. Bio-fuel micro refinery & refinery unit mfg (1 million litres/yr per unit)

9. Others (algae, hydrogen, pyrolysis)


Successes

� Great economic impacts for the community and region

� Over $535 MIL in projects completed

� Additional $436 MIL to be completed in 2010� Successful demonstration of patented new


Recommendations

1. Evaluate regional infrastructure

2. Determine best-fit energy alternative(s)

3. Gain political support

4. Pursue targeted companies & consortiums


Thank You

Michael Wozny

Executive Director

Sault Ste. Marie

Economic Development Corporation

[email protected]

(705) 945-9078


Join us for the Clean Communities Webinar: Thursday June 25th, 2009� What is the impact of various local and regional

renewable energy financing and outreach initiatives?

� This presentation will examine in detail a number of initiatives in Canada and the United States including Local Improvement Charges, ClimateSmart Loan Program, and the PowerHouse program.

� We will draw some conclusions about what is working and what is not.

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