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VOL. 02 JUNE 2016 THE SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES CATAloGUE Advancing Smart Energy Communities in Canada QUEST – Quality Urban Energy System of Tomorrow – is a non-profit organization that conducts research, engagement and advocacy to advance Smart Energy Communities in Canada. Smart Energy Communities improve energy efficiency, enhance reliability, cut costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the help of 8 provincial and regional Caucuses, QUEST brings together key stakeholders from governments, utilities and energy service providers, the real-estate sector, the product and professional service sector, among others, to transform Canada’s 5,400 communities into Smart Energy Communities. p 613-627-2938 e [email protected] w questcanada.org Chicoutimi, Quebec Expertise in Advancing Smart Energy Communities at Your Fingertips Brent Gilmour ommunities, the places where we the best ideas, solutions and partnerships MCIP RPP live, work, move, and play, account to advance Smart Energy Communities. for 60% of energy use in Canada, C The inaugural issue of the Catalogue was Executive as well as over half of all greenhouse Director, gas emissions (GHGs). spurred on by QUEST’s national network QUEST of 8 regional and provincial Caucuses to Communities are essential for achieving build cross-Canada partnerships in order to federal, provincial and territorial government implement projects and bring Smart Energy GHG and energy objectives and Smart Energy Communities to life. For 2016, that purpose Communities offer the solution for how remains just as important with 8,000 copies they get there. Smart Energy Communities of the Catalogue being delivered to decision improve energy efficiency, enhance reliability, makers and practitioners across the country; cut costs and reduce GHGs. made available to the 10,000 strong on-line QUEST network; accessible to all provincial The Smart Energy Communities marketplace and regional QUEST Caucus members; is growing rapidly with well over 200 distributed to delegates at the QUEST2016 communities in Canada, representing more Conference & Tradeshow; and, published than 50% of the population, working to online through the QUEST website. improve energy efficiency, reduce GHGs and drive economic development. I invite you to join the QUEST network as we work together to make Canada a leader in Today, more than ever, governments, utilities Smart Energy Communities. and energy service providers, the real-estate sector, and the product and professional service sector, among others, are turning to questcanada.org the Smart Energy Communities Catalogue – the “yellow pages” for who to call – to find twitter.com/questcanada The Smart Energy Communities Catalogue 3 Contents 3 WELCOME A message from QUEST‘s Executive Director 5 WHAT DO SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE? A look at Smart Energy Communities across Canada 6 PRINCIPLES FOR SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES 5 6 COMPANY INDEX 7 CATALOGUE LISTINGS Introducing Canada’s experts in Smart Energy Communities 7 EXPERTISE LEGEND The QUEST network spans across these nine industries. 16 16 NATIONAL IMPACT – CAUCUS BREAKDOWN From coast-to-coast-to-coast check out key activities being advanced by QUEST’s regional and provincial Caucuses. 30 10 YEARS OF ADVANCING SMART 30 ENERGY COMMUNITIES 4 The Smart Energy Communities Catalogue What do Smart Energy Communities look like? Smart Energy Communities improve energy ENERGY efficiency, enhance reliability, cut costs and 1 EFFICIENCY reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the help From building automation to of 8 provincial and regional Caucuses, QUEST street lights, Smart Energy brings together key stakeholders to implement Communities take advantage these four pillars to transform Canada’s 5,400 of the full potential of energy communities into Smart Energy Communities. efficiency and capitalize on lower energy costs, cutting Smart Energy Communities can be facilitated INTEGRATING emissions, and improving through the implementation of a Community CONVENTIONAL operating performance. Energy Plan (CEP). A CEP is a tool that helps ENERGY define community priorities around energy with NETWORKS a view to improving efficiency, cutting emissions, 2 and driving economic development. CEPs offer Electricity, natural gas, district many benefits including lower energy costs for energy, and transportation fuel businesses and residents, local job creation, a networks in a community are healthier and more affordable community, and better coordinated to match energy enhanced energy security and resilience. More needs with the most efficient than 200 communities in Canada, representing energy source. When conventional over 50% of the Canadian population, have a CEP. energy networks are integrated, it opens the door to innovations like alternative fuel vehicles, energy HARNESSING LOCAL ENERGY storage, waste heat 60% capture, and Smart Energy combined heat Communities harness local energy opportunities. These Communities are responsible for and power. can be stock opportunities 60% of energy use and account like solar, wind, and geothermal, for more than half of all GHGs or they can be opportunities emissions in Canada. By turning 3 that are tailored to a community our communities into Smart Energy like water source cooling, Communities, we can improve sewage heat capture, biomass energy efficiency, cut costs, and for heating, and capturing reduce GHG emissions. biogases for electricity and transportation fuel. LAND USE Take action to meet PLANNING 4 Smart Energy Communities your community’s integrate land use, recognizing that poor land energy priorities. use decisions can equal a whole lot of energy waste. The Smart Energy Communities Catalogue 5 Principles for Smart Energy Communities The successful implementation of Smart Energy Communities on any scale requires astute decision making on both the technical side and the policy side. QUEST has developed the following technical and policy principles in order to guide the effective implementation of Smart Energy Communities. TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES POLICY PRINCIPLES Improve efficiency – first, reduce the energy Match land use needs and mobility options – understand input required for a given level of service the energy implication of land use, infrastructure for water Optimize exergy – avoid using high-quality and wastewater, waste management, personal mobility, energy in low-quality applications goods movement, and building design decisions Manage heat – capture all feasible thermal Match energy options to local context – local climate, energy and use it, rather than exhaust it building on land use choices, industrial structure, availability of local sources of waste and renewables Reduce waste – use all available resources, such as landfill gas and municipal, agricultural, Send clear and accurate price signals – consumers industrial, and forestry wastes should see and pay full real costs, including external costs Use renewable energy resources – tap into local Manage risks and be flexible – maintain technological and opportunities for geoexchange systems, small fuel diversity; pursue cost-effective opportunities first and scale hydro, biomass, biogas, solar, wind energy, incorporate learning; assume the need to adapt quickly to and opportunities for inter-seasonal storage market and technological surprises Use energy delivery systems strategically – Emphasize performance and outcomes in policy and optimize use of energy delivery systems and use regulations – avoid prescribing fuels and technologies them as a resource to ensure reliability and for Pursue policy and program stability – maintain a energy storage to meet varying demands consistent and predictable decision making environment to sustain investor confidence Company Index AALTO INC. ............................................................... 7 Environics Analytics ............................................... 12 Metro Vancouver ................................................... 22 AltaGas Utilities Inc. ................................................. 7 EPS AB Energy Canada Ltd. .................................... 13 MyHEAT Inc. ........................................................... 23 ATCO ....................................................................... 7 ERTH Corporation .................................................. 13 NRStor Inc. ............................................................ 23 BOMA Toronto ......................................................... 7 FortisBC ................................................................ 13 Olympic Integrated Services Inc. ............................ 23 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP ..................................... 7 FortisBC Alternative Energy Services Inc. ................ 14 PEI Energy Systems – Veresen ............................... 24 Brookfield Residential ............................................. 7 FVB Energy Inc. ...................................................... 14 Philips Lighting ..................................................... 24 City of Burlington .................................................... 8 GE Canada ........................................................... 15 PowerStream ......................................................... 25 Town of Caledon ...................................................... 8 GRE Corporation ................................................... 14 QMC Metering Solutions ........................................ 25 Canadian Electricity Association .............................. 8 GSS Integrated