L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY Sta nding Co mmitte e o n City F ina nc e a nd Se rvic e s No ve mb e r 15, 2017 Se a n Pa nde r, Gre e n Building Pro g ra m Ma na g e r Susta ina b ility Gro up, City o f Va nc o uve r
ZE RO E MISSIONS BUIL DING PL AN GOAL S: • Re al a nd dur able GHG re duc tio ns • He althy, c omfor table , e ffic ie nt b uilding s m industr y to • T r ansfor ze ro e missio ns b uilding s 2
ZE RO E MISSIONS BUIL DING PL AN two pa thwa ys to re a l a nd re lia b le GHG re duc tio ns High Pe r for manc e L ow Car bon E ne r gy Buildings Syste m GHG limit a c hie ve d b y • GHG limit a c hie ve d • minimizing he a t lo ss b y b a la nc ing thro ug h a nd e ne rg y e ffic ie nc y with lo w use c a rb o n e ne rg y supply • E na b le s simple he a ting • E na b le s use o f mo re syste m de sig n a dva nc e d te c hno lo g ie s with pro fe ssio na l o pe ra to rs 3
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY Suppo rts re q uire d inno va tio n Builds lo c a l industry c a pa c ity a nd de ma nd fo r • a dva nc e d e ne rg y syste m te c hno lo g ie s suc h a s he a t pumps T he se te c hno lo g ie s will b e re q uire d to a c hie ve ze ro • e missio ns b uilding s Pro vide s inc re a se d fle xib ility in b uilding de sig n • Will he lp info rm the mo st c o st e ffe c tive b a la nc e • b e twe e n e ffic ie nc y a nd re ne wa b le s 4
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 1. City-o wne d L CE S 2. Utility-o wne d On-site o r Distric t L CE S 3. Use r-o wne d L CE S 4. E xisting Utility-o wne d Distric t E ne rg y Syste m 5
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 1. City- owne d L CE S (e .g. SE F C NE U) Re al and r e liable low c ar bon outc ome s ac hie ve d • thr ough City c ontr ol and Counc il c ommitme nt 6
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 2a. Utility- owne d On-site L CE S (e .g. Mar ine Gate way he at pump syste m) de sign ve r ifie d to me e t GHG limits • Syste m pur c hase d and ope r ate d by a qualifie d • utility e nsur e s pr ope r c onstr uc tion, c ommissioning and pr ofe ssional ope r ation 7
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 2b. Utility- owne d Distr ic t Sc ale L CE S (e .g. for a lar ge maste r planne d site ) F e asibility study of syste m de sign c onfir ms it is • c apable of me e ting de ve lopme nt’s GHG limit BCUC appr oval e nsur e s syste m is ve tte d by • e xte r nal par tie s and pr ovide s r e gulator y ove r sight 8
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 3. Use r - owne d On-Site L CE S (e .g. MC2) De sign ve r ifie d as me e ting e ve n highe r GHG • pe r for manc e r e quir e me nts Size of fossil fue l syste ms limite d to me e t only • pe ak loads (c olde st days) E xte nde d war r antie s and funde d optimization • and mainte nanc e c ontr ac ts e nsur e syste m func tions as de signe d 9
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY fo ur lo w c a rb o n syste m type s 4. E xisting Utility- Owne d Distr ic t E ne r gy Syste ms (e .g. Cr e ative E ne r gy or Rive r Distr ic t E ne r gy) Utility c ommits to low- c ar bon plant or • c onne c tion whe n fe asible Utility de monstr ate s on- going pr ogr e ss towar ds • low- c ar bon plant or c onne c tion Utility c ommits to pr oviding inte r im low- c ar bon • e ne r gy (e .g. r e ne wable natur al gas) 10
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY NE U c o nne c tivity re q uire me nts Upda te po lic ie s a nd pla ns to e limina te ma nda to ry • c o nne c tivity re q uire me nts fo r ne w de ve lo pme nts, e xc e pt: a re a s se rve d b y City-o wne d syste ms o r unde r study • fo r syste m e xpa nsio n; a nd, E a st F ra se r L a nds (ODP unde r re vie w) • Sta ff will a pply ne w po lic ie s if c urre ntly in-de ve lo pme nt • pro je c ts c a n de mo nstra te e q uiva le nt GHG o utc o me 11
L OW CARBON E NE RGY SYST E M POL ICY F o ur re c o mme nda tio ns A) Appro ve L CE S Po lic y B) Re vie w a nd re po rt b a c k in 2 ye a rs C) Re mo ve NE U c o nne c tivity re q uire me nts fo r ne w de ve lo pme nts, e xc e pt a re a s se rve d b y a City-o wne d syste m D) Re mo ve c o nne c tivity re q uire me nts fo r in-pro g re ss de ve lo pme nts (e xc e pt a re a s se rve d b y a City-o wne d syste m) if e q uiva le nt o utc o me s a c hie ve d 12
IONS QUE ST 13
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