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Finding the Right Clean Energy Project for Your Community. John Kenney November 27, 2013. About Urban Systems. Spirit in Service for Vibrant Communities Over 35 year history of providing services to communities throughout Western Canada
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Finding the Right Clean Energy Project for Your Community John Kenney November 27, 2013
About Urban Systems Spirit in Service for Vibrant Communities Over 35 year history of providing services to communities throughout Western Canada Integrated suite of services to support community planning, civil engineering, policy and finance, energy solutions, landscape architecture, and environmental services
Finding the Right Clean Energy Project for Your Community Approach • Understanding and transitioning to ever-evolving energy markets; • Identifying and pursuing opportunities to generate new revenue streams; • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner; • Maximizing the longevity and utility of a community’s core assets; and • Building corporate and community capacity to develop community based projects.
Understanding and Transitioning to Ever-Evolving Energy Markets • The Global Context • 3 Hard Truths: energy scarcity, energy, demand and environmental constraints • The Provincial Context • BC Hydro IRP, provincial policies, infrastructure needs • The Community Context • What’s in your backyard, community economic development , revenues/cost saving opportunities
Identifying and Pursuing Opportunities to Generate New Revenue Streams
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Cost-Effective Manner
Maximizing the Longevity and Utility of a Community’s Core Assets
Building Corporate and Community Capacity in Energy and Emissions Planning and Action Figure . Proposed System Concept
Summary • Scanning your community • Assessingeach opportunity • Supporting with community champions • Developing by getting over key hurdles • Community capacity • Clear objectives • Funding and financing • Interconnection • Etc.
Thank You. John Kenney Urban Systems Ltd 200 – 286 St. Paul Street Kamloops, BC V2C 6G4 T: 250.374.8311 jkenney@urbansystems.ca