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SACPA September 16, 2010. Agenda. Community Environmental Roadmap Energy Conservation Renewable Energy Southern Alberta Opportunities. Community Environmental Roadmap. Based on Community Environmental Priorities and includes: Performance Measures Targets. WHY ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY?.
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SACPA September 16, 2010
Agenda • Community Environmental Roadmap • Energy Conservation • Renewable Energy • Southern Alberta Opportunities
Community Environmental Roadmap • Based on Community Environmental Priorities and includes: • Performance Measures • Targets
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY • Energy Conservation • Decrease per capita consumption • 20% reduction by 2020 • Renewable Energy • Diversify our Energy Portfolio • 25% renewables by 2025
ENERGY CONSERVATION Utility Statement Brochures
ENERGY CONSERVATION HAT Smart Incentives • Residential and Commercial • Energy Assessments • Efficiency Retrofits (heating / cooling / building envelope) • Aligned with Federal / Provincial incentives • Results • Local uptake 3 – 4 times the provincial average
RENEWABLE ENERGY • Wind • Solar • Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage
SOLAR Concentrating PV – 5 KW install at Leisure Centre
Concentrating Solar Thermal Steam at 400 C has been commercially demonstrated Source: Skyfuel Parabolic trough is a commercially proven technology with over 500 MWe of capacity installed worldwide Source: CADDET.org
Renewable Energy Incentives Residential • HAT Smart Solar PV / Solar Thermal Incentives • 50 Solar PV ($6,000) • 50 Solar Thermal ($3,000) • 19 PV installs / 19 reserved • 20 Solar Thermal / 10 reserved
Renewable Energy Incentives Commercial • HAT Smart Renewable Energy Incentives • 50% of installed costs up to $50,000 max • 50 kW PV installed / 95 kW reserved • Solar Thermal reserved • Water - 320 GJ/yr system • Solar Wall – 2 systems – total of 4,000 GJ+/yr
Southern Alberta Opportunities • Training – LCC vs. MHC • Commercial Energy Development • Advocacy – GREENSENCE / SAAEP • Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects • Municipal Initiatives
Thank You Russ Smith Manager, Energy Sustainability russmi@medicinehat.ca www.hatsmart.ca