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Judith Cullington

Councillor, City of Colwood

A&WMA Vancouver Island Chapter's

Technical Luncheon, May 22, 2012

Why Colwood?

Out of the box thinking – welcoming

innovation

Our Community Energy and Emissions Plan told us…

33% reduction by 2020 =

50% per capita

32% emissions from

buildings

Energy retrofits offer

“low hanging fruit”

…but how do you persuade

6000 people to change?

Buildings

Transport

Your skill testing questions

Live in a home?

Think climate change is important?

Like lower energy bills?

Have heard about solar hot water?

Have installed it at your home?

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A demonstration of whole community change towards energy conservation

and renewable clean energy

Goals: Win-Win-Win

Federal gov't (NRCan)

Royal Roads University

Camosun College

T’Sou-ke First Nation

BC Hydro

FortisBC

Province of BC /LiveSmart BC

SolarBC

WestShore Chamber of Commerce

Horizon Technologies

League Assets

New Car Dealers Association of BC

Vancity

And …

Municipal Leadership

Retrofit Fire Station with solar thermal and PV

New Buildings: Demonstration

District energy/geoexchange

Solar thermal/PV, efficient building envelope, efficient appliances, Smart Home applications

1000 Home Retrofits

880 solar thermal (hot water)

120 ductless split heat pump

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Energy Assessments

Identify the range of energy retrofits

Discount for 1st assessment

Smart Homes

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Not just about the GHGs…

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Training and Skills Development

CanSIA training for local

First Nations

Further skills development

through Camosun College

First Nations as members

of installer teams

Plus…

Research and Monitoring (RRU)

Education and outreach

Arts and culture

The Bleeding Edge….

If it was easy, someone else would have already done it.

Ignorance

Why should I? What are the benefits?

What are my choices?

Cost, Payback and ROI

Upfront cost (pay now benefit later)

Long payback (what if I move? I’m renting…)

Return on investment (what?)

Pay as you save …

It takes a long time for the conditions to occur under which

things happen very quickly

The Tipping Point

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100%

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Early successes

Partnerships

Upfront incentives

Great media

Community support

A REALLY important project (and very cool!)

First of its kind in Canada

Pilot for several aspects

Attracting national and global attention