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Co mmunity E ne rg y, Co o pe ra tive s a nd the Ge ne ra tio n o f L o c a l E ne rg y L o re le i Ha nso n, Atha b a sc a Unive rsity/ E ne rg y F uture s L a b / AB Gre e n E c o no my Ne two rk/ City o f E dmo nto n T ra nsitio n Co mmunity L e a de rship Ne two rk Se th L e o n, Alb e rta Co mmunity Co o pe ra tive s Asso c ia tio n Jua nita Ma ro is, Atha b a sc a Unive rsity

Ove rvie w  Co mmunity E ne rg y – de finitio n a nd the me s  E xa mple s  Co o pe ra tive a nd c o mmunity-o wne d re ne wa b le s  Owne rship a nd dire c ting c a pita l lo c a lly  E xa mple s  T o o l kit  Re se a rc h Pro je c t: Co mmunity E ne rg y in Alb e rta ’ s E ne rg y T ra nsitio n  Ob je c tive s, me tho do lo g y  Alb e rta So la r Co -o p c a se study  Adva nta g e s  Cha lle ng e s  Pa thwa ys E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Co mmunity E ne rg y  F ina l Re po rt o f the AB E E Pa ne l, Ge tting it Rig ht: A Mo re E ne rg y E ffic ie nt Alb e rta re c o mme nde d visio n fo r E E AB  Alb e rta will b e a le a de r in the de ve lo pme nt a nd de live ry o f pro g ra ms re la te d to e ne rg y e ffic ie nc y a nd c o mmunity e ne rg y syste ms.  Co mmunity-o wne d e le c tric ity g e ne ra ting syste ms (o f a ny size ) invo lving ma jo rity o wne rship b y I ndig e no us c o mmunitie s, munic ipa litie s, institutio ns (inc luding sc ho o ls), c o -o pe ra tive s a nd o the r no n-pro fits.  Co mmunity e ne rg y re fe rs to lo c a l-sc a le , re ne wa b le e ne rg y g e ne ra tio n tha t is o wne d b y, o r g o ve rne d b y lo c a l pe o ple who c a n b e ne fit thro ug h e mplo yme nt, lo c a l use , a nd lo c a l e c o no mic re turns  De c e ntra lize d, c o mmunity-o wne d re ne wa b le e ne rg y me a ns to a mo re se lf- re lia nt, e q uita b le a nd de mo c ra tic e ne rg y syste ms a nd c o mmunitie s E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Co mmunity E ne rg y - E xa mple s  T he Va nc o uve r Re ne wa b le E ne rg y Co -o p: wo rke r c o -o p tha t se lls, insta lls a nd pro vide s c o nsulting se rvic e s fo r re ne wa b le e ne rg y syste ms http:/ / www.vre c .c a / a b o ut/  So la rSha re : no t-fo r-pro fit so la r e ne rg y c o -o p b a se d in T o ro nto who se me mb e rs o wn 6 MW o f insta lle d so la r c a pa c ity thro ug ho ut Onta rio https:/ / www.so la rb o nds.c a  Vig e r-De no nville Co mmunity Wind F a rm: 12 turb ine s c o -o wne d b y I nne rg e x a nd the Rivie re -du-L o up Re g io na l Co unc il Munic ipa lity http:/ / www.inne rg e x.c o m/ e n/ in-re vie w/ e ditio n-2013/ vig e r-de no nville -le - pro je t-dune -c o mmuna ute -e ntie re /  Sta rla nd Co unty, Alb e rta (Wa tc h vide o ) E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Sta rla nd Co unty Ce le b ra tio n Vide o E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Co -o pe ra tive s a nd Co mmunity Owne d Re ne wa b le s  L o c a lly o wne d a nd de mo c ra tic a lly c o ntro l  Cre a te d to me e t a lo c a l ne e d  Owne rship thinking  E ve ry pa rt o f the e c o no my  $5.5 b illio n in a nnua l re ve nue  RE As sa ve me mb e r ~$19M pe r ye a r  13,000 F T E s  Mo b ilize Re so urc e s a nd Sha re Risk E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Co -o pe ra tive s a nd Co mmunity Owne d Re ne wa b le s  Utility Co -o pe ra tive s  L oc al Capital (inve stme nt c o- ops)  RRSP/ T F SAs  Safe and Se c ur e  E ffic ie nt/ E ffe c tive use o f c a pita l  Alig n lo c a l g o a ls a nd ke e ps b e ne fits in c o mmunitie s  L o ng e r te rm pla nning  Ple a se in my Ba c k Ya rd  Pa rtne r with muni., de ve lo pe rs, e tc .  CE DI F s (No va Sc o tia ). E .g . Wind 4 All 1,000 I nve sto rs, $13.85 Millio n inve ste d into 5 wind pro je c ts wind4all.c a E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Gunn’s Hill Wind F ar m, Oxfo r d Co mmunity E ne r gy Co -o pe r ative – Oxfo r d Co unty, Ontar io , Canada  Pro je c t T ype : Wind  Infra struc ture : 10 Wind T urb ine s  Ge ne ra tio n Ca pa c ity: 18MW  Co mmunity Mo ne y Inve ste d: $9 millio n (CAD)  E stima te d GHG Re duc e d: 37 millio n K g s o f CO2/ ye a r (a ssuming e ne rg y use o f 8hrs pe r da y o ve r 365 da ys) E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

 Athabasc a Chipe wyan F ir st Natio n’s So lar L o dge – F o r t ta, Canada Chipe wyan, Albe r  Pro je c t T ype : So la r  Infra struc ture : 8 So la r Pa ne ls  Ge ne ra tio n Ca pa c ity: 1.8K W  E stima te d Pro je c t Co st: $20,000 (CAD)  E stima te d GHG Re duc e d: 3,694 K g s o f CO2/ ye a r (a ssuming e ne rg y use o f 8hrs pe r da y o ve r 365 da ys)  Re duc ing r e lia nc e on die se l g e ne r a tor E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

Wildpo ldsr ie d: T o wn o f Alte r native E ne r gy – Wilpo ldsr ie d, Bavar ia, many Ge r  Pro je c t T ype : Wind  Infra struc ture : Appro xima te ly 5 Wind T urb ine s  Ge ne ra tio n Ca pa c ity: 12 MWh  Co mmunity Mo ne y Inve ste d: €6 millio n+  E stima te d GHG Re duc e d: 12 millio n K g s CO2/ ye a r E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

 Zo o shar e Bio gas Co o pe r ative io , Canada – T o r o nto , Ontar  Pro je c t T ype : Bio g a s  Infra struc ture : Ana e ro b ic Dig e ste r  Ge ne ra tio n Ca pa c ity: 500K W  Co mmunity Mo ne y Inve ste d: $3 millio n (CAD)  E stima te d GHG Re duc e d: 2.8 millio n K g s o f CO2 e q uiva le nt pe r ye a r E ne rg izing the No rth Se mina r, Ma rc h 30

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Development Process Plan Plan Develop Launch IDENTIFY NEEDS ASSEMBLE LOCAL OPPORTUNITY CAPITAL RAISING CHAMPIONS Why deploy Commitment of Due Diligence Investor capital locally? founding board education and Offering Doc engagement Training Founding Board: Volunteering in Economic Development Initial Project: Proving the concept Building capacity to retain and redirect capital locally Changing attitudes around local development and creating opportunity

Re se a rc h pro c e ss: Pha se 1  Me t with Alb e rta So la r Co -o p Bo a rd  De ve lo pe d re se a rc h q ue stio ns a nd pro c e ss  Wha t do yo u wa nt to kno w? Wha t do we wa nt to kno w? Wha t a re tho se fa c to rs tha t a c c e le ra te , suppo rt o r thwa rt the spre a d o f c o mmunity e ne rg y in Alb e rta ?  Co nta c t list: I nte rvie we d 13 / 14 me mb e rs o n the list  T ra nsc rib e d a nd e dite d inte rvie ws  Co nso lida ting a nd a na lyzing info rma tio n

Alb e rta So la r Co -o p: Sta rla nd One  2 Mw sola r  $7 mil  Powe r 400 home s  Distribute d g e ne ra tion  Community owne rship

“ Wha t is the visio n fo r the ASC? ” the ASC wa nts to … Cha ng e Alb e rta ’ s e ne rg y: its g e ne ra tio n, o wne rship a nd syste ms.

ASC visio n: fo r Alb e rta ns Pa rtic ipa tio n Sc a ling o ut “My visio n wo uld b e to g ive “Re plic a te this mo de l in e ve ryda y Alb e rta ns a n o the r munic ipa litie s … We a c tua lly issue the sha re s o ppo rtunity to pa rtic ipa te in the ve ry e xc iting ma rke t … thro ug h the ASC, a nd tha t its no t ne c e ssa rily wa y ho pe fully ke e p the so me thing tha t b e lo ng s to tra nsa c tio n c o sts lo we r the la rg e c o mpa nie s.” b e c a use yo u a re pa rt o f a la rg e r g ro up.”

Co mmunity e ne rg y: de fine d lo c a lly Co mmunity o wne rship F ina nc ia l invo lve me nt One o f the b ig g e st issue s fo r o ur “Our c o mmunitie s pro b a b ly a re - c o unc il, … the y wo uld like to lo o k a t it fro m a mo re e c o no mic suppo rt so me thing like this a nd po int o f vie w tha n so me . .... And kno w tha t the major so I think rig ht o ff the ho p I think ity of the inve stme nt is c oming loc ally , the a b ility to b e financ ially b e c a use the y ha ve no inte re st in involve d in and be ne fit fr om this sub sidising this kind o f a n ansition tha t we 're in is tr insta lla tio n, if it's 90% fro m Ca lg a ry so me thing o ur c o mmunity is ve ry o r Va nc o uve r o r whe re ve r se rio us a b o ut.”

Co mmunity e ne rg y: de fine d lo c a lly F ina nc ia l b e ne fit L o c a l inve stme nt T he b ig g e st b e ne fit is, yo u kno w, “it g ive s pe o ple anothe r way to o b vio usly tha t the re 's tax r e ve nue inve st in the ir c ommunity, r ight, ... … fro m a munic ipa l pe rspe c tive T he r e is a lot of mone y in the a nywa y. c ounty but whe n you inve st it, it all goe s outside , rig ht? So it wo uld b e nic e to se e so me o f tha t inve stme nt mo ne y turn a ro und a nd b e spe nt he re .”