They say that the best way to prepare for the future is to help shape it. Community energy planning is a tool to do just that.

1. COMMUNITY ENERGY
PLANNING
Presentation by CEKAP
A ROADMAP
using materials originally developed for
Guelph Community Energy Initiative Task Force

2. Why CEP?
01 Provide a framework for
participation & decision-making at a
local level with citizen stakeholders.
02 Help to overcome policy & market
failures through innovation.
03 Build community capacity to meet
emerging challenges and
opportunities.
04 Plan for a reliable, prosperous and
sustainable future for all.

3. Why CEP now?
01 'Vertical integration' -> imparting
stronger role for municipalities and
local govt. in energy planning.
02 After grid decarbonization, most
GHG intensive sectors (transport,
buildings, industry) are
engaged/planned at local level.
03 'Horizontal integration'-> Shift from
government to governance ->
inclusive planning process.
04 Increased community buy-in brings
local resources & expertise to
planning process.

4. Traditional CEP led directly by municipal
staff and govt, with emphasis on CEP as a
tool or a product.
CEP should be a process for identifying
priorities, with emphasis on 'community'.
Else, all efforts risk being mere old wine
in new bottle.
Whose CEP is it anyway?

5. A ROADMAP FOR
COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANNING

6. 01 02
03 04
01
Consider adopting national data standards to align across
orders of government. Formulate data sharing procedures
across institutions.
Work from baseline
02
Consider 'comprehensive' planning to enable creative
forms of system integration for long-term benefits. If
resource constrained, focus on conservation projects.
Clarify scope
03
Create public forum, separate from City Hall, where
community leaders can engage in focused discussion
towards developing high-level strategic vision and goals.
Create transition arena

7. 01 02
03 04
04
Consider visions and agendas that transcend sectors,
services and respective planning divisions. Identify shared
values and plan across administrative units.
Integrated planning
05
Engage early, widely and often. Experience shows strong
correlation between broad community engagement with
measurable success of comprehensive plans.
Community engagement

8. Summary
Vertical and horizontal integration of
planning make CEP, with its emphasis on
community, a transformative process for
realizing a more reliable, prosperous and
sustainable future.
The recommended roadmap is baseline
review -> plan scope -> forum for public
dialogue -> integrated cross-sector
planning -> wide, open, ongoing &
regular community engagement.

9. Thank you
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