Solar photovoltaics & BC local governments · 2016-12-08 · 12pm Introduction Peter Robinson, CEA...

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COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WEBINAR

Solar photovoltaics & BC local governments

Peter Robinson & Pat BellCommunity Energy Association

2016 12 08

http://www.communityenergy.bc.ca/


Community Energy Association

• CEA is charitable non-profit society

• CEA supports local governments and communities across BC

Awareness & Recognition

• Workshops & Presentations

• Research & Publications

• Collaboration

• Climate & Energy Action Awards

Projects

• Planning

• Implementation

• Technology Acceleration

• Facilitation and management



Community Energy Association Members



Community of Practice

• Help communities collaborate

• Share best practices & challenges

• Small & mid-sized BC communities



SCEEP – Welcome to Community of Practice

• Strategic Community Energy and Emissions Planning

• Fortis Electrical Service area: West Kootenay/Boundary

• Funded by Fortis BC and Columbia Basin Trust



Community of Practice - Snapshot

Blue – BC Hydro communities, Yellow – FortisBC Electric communities

56 so far



CEEP QuickStart/SCEEP Status

• Work done so far:• 56 Community Energy & Emissions Plans (CEEPs) through the programs

• ~40% of all CEEPs in BC

• ~ 25% of all CEEPs in Canada

• >100 communities supported with implementation support

• Let us know if you are interested in the following free support:• Planning / policy tools, e.g.:

• Getting ready for the Stretch Code

• Incentives

• Sustainability checklist, DPA’s

• Encourage / require EnerGuide assessments

• Promoting utility incentive programs



Solar photovoltaics – how do they work?

Source: Energy Solution Providers



Solar photovoltaics – why are they so interesting?

1. Abundant energy source

2. Rapidly falling costs

3. Rapidly increasing installations worldwide




All figures in Terawatt-years




MW



How communities can promote solar photovoltaics

In order of easiest to hardest:

1. Simplify your municipal permitting process for solar

2. Install a system on a municipal building

3. Consider a solar farm



Today’s agenda

Time Content Presenter

12pm Introduction Peter Robinson, CEA

12.10 Municipal PV permitting practices Pat Bell, CEA

12.20 Net metering Alevtina Akbulatova, BC Hydro

12.30 Municipal building case study Glen Cheetham, City of Kamloops

12.40 Kimberley Sun Mine Kevin Wilson, City of Kimberley

12.50 Q&A

1pm Close


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