MINISTRY OF ENERGY Municipal Energy Plan (MEP) Program Capitalizing on Energy and Climate Change Opportunities
What is a Community Energy Plan? Municipal Energy Plan Program : Ministry of Energy program that supports municipalities in creating and updating Community Energy Plans. Identify opportunities Aligns: for: • Energy • Energy efficiency • The built environment • Green energy • Land use planning • GHG reductions • Climate change • Economic development MINISTRY OF ENERGY 2
How Does a MEP Differ from BPS Reporting and CDM Plan Requirements? Transportation Municipalities O. Reg. Residential 397/11 Hospitals Broader MEP Public Sector Public Schools program Sector Reporting Commercial Post- and Plans Secondary Institutions Industrial • Voluntary • Mandatory annual reporting • Community-wide • Mandatory 5 year CDM plans • Buildings and transportation • BPS facilities only MINISTRY OF ENERGY 3
BPS Energy and GHG Reporting and Planning Requirements Municipalities Schools O. Reg. 397/11 Broader Public Sector Reporting and Plans Post-Secondary Hospitals Institutions Annual energy Next report by and GHG July 1, 2018 emission reports 5-year CDM plans Plan update by every five years July 1, 2019 MINISTRY OF ENERGY 4
6 Reasons to do a Municipal Energy Plan Understand Sustainability energy use Cost savings and security and emissions Green Economic Innovation initiatives development MINISTRY OF ENERGY 5
Funding is available through the Municipal Energy Plan Program Potential additional funding sources: Federation of Canadian Municipalities Federal Gas Tax Fund Ontario Trillium Foundation Stakeholders MINISTRY OF ENERGY 6
Municipal Energy Plan Program Participants to Date MINISTRY OF ENERGY 7
Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) Ontario intends to fund the development of Community Community Energy Energy Plans and Climate Planning is reinforced in Action Plans (and their CCAP supporting data) with greenhouse gas pollution inventories for municipalities and First Nation and Métis communities that currently do not have these plans. These programs would include training and guidance A Community Energy to help communities access Plan positions your energy use data for their municipality to seize community energy planning climate change and mapping.* opportunities * Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan p. 33 MINISTRY OF ENERGY 8
Apply to the Municipal Energy Plan Program The MEP program is available to all Ontario municipalities with an ongoing • application intake and review For more information about the program and links to the application • materials, please visit: http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/en/municipal-energy/ MEP program staff can be reached via email at MEP@ontario.ca • MINISTRY OF ENERGY 9
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