Toronto District School Board Energy Efficiency Project Ghg Report
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TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT GHG REPORT For the Period January 1, 2014 – June 30, 2016 December 6th, 2016 FINAL REPORT, v3.0 Prepared by: Blue Source Canada ULC (Authorized Project Contact) Suite 700, 717-7th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3R5 T: (403) 262-3026 F: (403) 269-3024 www.bluesourceCAN.com TDSB Energy Efficiency Project FINAL Report, v3.0 – December 6th 2016 Table of Contents List of Figures .................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... iv 1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 2 Review of Project Consistency with ISO 14064-2 Principles ..........................................................3 2.1 Relevance ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Completeness ................................................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Consistency ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Accuracy ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.5 Transparency ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.6 Conservativeness .......................................................................................................................... 5 3 Project Description .....................................................................................................................5 3.1 Project Title ................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Project Purpose / Objective .......................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Expected Lifetime of Project ......................................................................................................... 5 3.4 Project Type .................................................................................................................................. 5 3.5 Legal Land Description of Project ................................................................................................. 6 3.6 Conditions Prior to Project Initiation ............................................................................................ 6 3.7 Description of how GHG Reductions are achieved ....................................................................... 6 3.8 Project Technologies ..................................................................................................................... 7 3.8.1 Building Automation System (BAS) and mechanical retrofits: ............................................. 7 3.8.2 Lighting retrofits .................................................................................................................... 7 3.8.3 Roofing Retrofits ................................................................................................................... 8 3.9 Assertion of GHG Emission Reductions ........................................................................................ 8 3.10 Identification of Risks to Project ................................................................................................... 9 3.11 Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................. 9 3.12 Project Eligibility............................................................................................................................ 9 3.13 Environmental Impact Assessments and Stakeholder Consultations ......................................... 10 3.14 Project History ............................................................................................................................ 10 Prepared by Blue Source Canada i TDSB Energy Efficiency Project FINAL Report, v3.0 – December 6th 2016 4 Selection and Justification of the Baseline Scenario ................................................................... 11 5 Inventory of Sources, Sinks and Reservoirs (SSRs) for the Project and Baseline Conditions .......... 15 5.1 Project Condition ........................................................................................................................ 15 5.2 Baseline Condition ...................................................................................................................... 20 5.3 Comparison of Project and Baseline SSRs ................................................................................... 26 5.4 Quantification and Calculation of GHG Emissions and Reductions ............................................ 29 6 Data Quantification and Adjustments ....................................................................................... 33 6.1 Retrofit Year ................................................................................................................................ 33 6.2 HDD Adjustment ......................................................................................................................... 33 6.3 Adjustments for Area .................................................................................................................. 34 6.4 Adjustment for the Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited’s Conservation and Demand Side Management Program ............................................................................................................................ 35 6.5 Sample Calculations .................................................................................................................... 36 6.6 Data Sources ............................................................................................................................... 39 6.7 GHG Assertion ............................................................................................................................. 39 7 Data Management, Monitoring and Control .............................................................................. 40 7.1 Quantification and Monitoring ................................................................................................... 40 7.2 QA/QC Procedures ...................................................................................................................... 43 7.3 Data Management and QA/QC at Blue Source ........................................................................... 43 7.3.1 Internal Calculator QA/QC .................................................................................................. 43 7.3.2 Blue Source Standards ........................................................................................................ 43 7.4 Record keeping practices ............................................................................................................ 44 7.4.1 Back-up Procedures at Blue Source .................................................................................... 44 7.4.2 Document Retention Policy at Blue Source ........................................................................ 44 8 Reporting and Verification Details ............................................................................................. 45 9 Statement of Peer Review......................................................................................................... 46 Appendix A ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Appendix B ...................................................................................................................................... 65 Appendix C ...................................................................................................................................... 69 Appendix D ...................................................................................................................................... 76 Appendix E ...................................................................................................................................... 79 Appendix F ...................................................................................................................................... 81 Prepared by Blue Source Canada ii TDSB Energy Efficiency Project FINAL Report, v3.0 – December 6th 2016 List of Figures Figure 1: Project Element Lifecycle Diagram for Project Condition ............................................................ 18 Figure 2: Process Flow Diagram for Project Condition ............................................................................... 19 Figure 3: Baseline Element Lifecycle Diagram ............................................................................................ 24 Figure 4: Process Flow Diagram for Baseline Condition ............................................................................