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 Assessing each opportunity Supporting with community champions Developing by getting over key hurdles

Community capacity Clear objectives Funding and financing Interconnection Etc.

Thank You.

John KenneyUrban Systems Ltd

200 – 286 St. Paul Street

Kamloops, BC V2C 6G4

T: 250.374.8311

jkenney@urbansystems.ca