Hesquiaht 100% Renewable “Hish uk ish tsa walk”

1. Hesquiaht 100% Renewable“Hish uk ish tsa walk”

2. Engagement Process • Several in-community dialogues and informational presentations over the course of 6 months • Specific elders consultations, wood worker sessions, in-school conversations are conducted • Video is built capturing the intentions, cultural context for a renewable energy project • Design charette (planning meeting with community members and outside agencies) presents key decisions • Door to door survey gathers specific information • Hawiiah (Hereditary Chiefs) specific meetings are organized to present critical path to 100% renewable option

3. Community feedback key messages: • Ultimate decision making authority rests with the Hawiiah (Hereditary Chiefs) • Project must be culturally-tied and community-led • The technology selections must make sense in this place and to this community • Jobs and economic development are interrelated to energy and must be top considerations • Training and capacity building need to be culturally appropriate and create real and lasting jobs • Community must own 100% of the power and equipment • Project must be part of “healing”, relationship to the land and water, the community and the relationship with non-aboriginals

4. Current Energy DemandHow much is used and for what? • Current electricity usage – 1.2 million kWh/yr • Winter Power Usage: ~240 kW • Summer Power Usage: ~60 kW • Distribution of electricity usage

5. Energy Options Backdrop • Energy use is highest in the winter when wind and water resources are strong • School is largest energy use • Waste wood on territory, many displaced wood workers available for retraining • Energy use can be reduced through DSM • CEP (community energy plan) underway, feasibility . . .

6. Options for Supplying ElectricityMulti-Source Renewable Electricity System

7. Where will it all go?Geographic Context

8. Energy Scenario Overview – All Electric • Some Considerations • Jobs – some construction jobs, fewer long-term jobs • Capital Cost – $3.9 million (approx) • Operating Cost – $215 thousand per year (approx) • Heating Infrastructure – does not need to be upgraded • Economic Development – pellet production, more opportunity (can sell what is not used for own electricity)

9. Project Milestones to date: • Community approached us to co-develop 100% renewable solution to replace diesel and propane based power. • Initial research and technology assessments with experts from private sector and academia confirmed that 100% was possible • Pilot project with Hesquiaht hereditary chiefs BC Hydro raised the first $200,000 (funds came from BC Hydro, Hesquiaht Nation and New Relationship Trust) • Pilot scope includes: strong community engagement, community energy plan, communications materials, culture tied demand side management (DSM) and business planning • Ongoing fundraising for capacity, training and job creation, DSM, capital for project hardware and early equity partner conversations underway . . .stay tuned . . .

10. Next Steps, estimated timeline: 2011 • Complete Community Energy Plan with BC Hydro including demand side management (DSM) plan • Raise funding for DSM, capacity, training and job creation • Raise capital for phase 1 (wind tower combined with (DSM will “net zero” (meaning the school, will reduce and or generate enough power to cancel out current consumption) • Training program and business development roll out • Install phase 1 • Raise capital for phase 2 2012 • Phase 2 install (biomass) • Raise capital for phase 3 • More training and job creation 2013 • Install phase 3 (micro hydro) • Training and job creation 2014 Evaluations Exit strategy for our team, community takes it from here . . .