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Garforth International llc ity Energy Plan Energy Productivity Solutions City of Guelph Community Energy Plan 2121 Boshart Way, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA 32 Garforth International llc Energy Productivity Solutions MENTS communicate, or being directionally correct and easy to measure and communicate, the Consortium elected to go with the latter position. e to acknowledge the efforts made by the ave made invaluable contributions to the 5.3. Benefits for the City of Guelph Plan Consortium As Guelph delivers on its energy plan, a wide range of benefits will accrue to various communities within the city. These are wide-ranging and interconnected. All contribute to the c Systems Inc. long term health and prosperity of Guelph. Department, City of 5.3.1. Guelph Benefits for the Residents • Domestic energy and water costs will be consistently lower than neighboring cities Technician, City of Guelph • Air quality, in relation to lowered greenhouse gas emissions, will be substantially better than in a business-as-usual approach ’ Association • Supply reliability will be less vulnerable to disturbances in specific fuel supply chains ersity of Guelph / Mayor • Residents will be less vulnerable to abrupt pricing changes caused by market mmercial/Industrial Markets, volatility Union Gas Industrial marketing, Union • The Gas satisfaction in knowing these benefits are achieved with significantly reduced evelopment, City of Guelph impact on the planet nd Development Services 5.3.2. Benefits Department, for Guelph’s Businesses • All of the same benefits as for the resident rgy Services, Physical Resources, • Opportunity to receive energy services tailored more closely to the specific needs of the business ysical Resources, University of Guelph • By reducing greenhouse gas, the risks of possible future costs around climate change hool Board regulation are reduced ure Planning Research merce • Availability of talented labor attracted by Guelph’s commitment to a sustainable future School Board (now with • Opportunity the Grand River to create products, services and solutions aimed at supporting Guelph’s implementation of the CEP – and the opportunity to market these beyond Guelph s, Upper Grand School 5.3.3. Board Benefits for the City Administration o Electric Systems • As an operator of the city facilities, all of the same benefits as for business ciation • Enhanced tax base from quality commercial and industrial investors and their employees dgements • Opportunity to attract investment clusters around products, services and solutions aimed at serving sustainable community energy and water plans number of individuals and organizations • Reduced risk of becoming “just one more Toronto dormitory” nowledge to assist the CEP project has 5.3.4. Benefits for Financial Institutions • Enhanced collateral value of residential and commercial property due to reduced ectric Systems energy and water operating cost allowing extended mortgages or financing • Reduced financing risk of residential and commercial property due to reduced lopment Services, City of exposure Guelph to energy and water market volatility. Utilities, Physical Resources, 5.3.5. Benefits University for Developers of and Builders l 1334, University of Guelph • Ability to capture premium market prices as a result of enhanced collateral value of ro Electric Systems efficient property ly Housing, University of Guelph Ohio 43606, USA
Garforth International llc ity Energy Plan Energy Productivity Solutions City of Guelph Community Energy Plan 2121 Boshart Way, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA 33 Garforth International llc Energy Productivity Solutions • Development of community based district energy services may reduce construction costs of individual homes and buildings 11 5.3.6. Benefits for Canada and the Planet • Being a leading example that Canada has the potential and commitment to create innovative community responses to the global challenges of energy and water • Creating a replicable model that can be proliferated across Ontario and the nation • Being a tangible example of how Canada can reverse its deteriorating performance 12 MENTS e to acknowledge the efforts made by the ave made invaluable contributions to the Plan Consortium c Systems Inc. Department, City of Guelph in meeting its global environmental commitments 5.3.7. Benefits for Energy Service Suppliers Technician, City of Guelph An integrated community energy approach creates new opportunities and benefits for ’ Association energy service suppliers to both the city and the surrounding region. An, almost inevitable, ersity of Guelph / Mayor fallout of the successful implementation of a Community Energy Plan is some degree of reshaping the commercial frameworks that provide energy supply services and energy mmercial/Industrial efficiency Markets, Union services Gas to the city. The precise form of these changes will evolve over time, and Industrial marketing, it is Union premature Gas to jump to final conclusions at this stage of the development of the evelopment, City of Community Guelph Energy Plan. Whatever the form, the benefits that the CEP creates for future nd Development Services energy service Department, providers will include some combination of the following: • Improved return on generating and distribution assets due to increased range of rgy Services, Physical Resources, energy services and improved primary fuel efficiency • New market opportunities through the sale of energy efficiency management services ysical Resources, University and equipment of Guelph hool Board • Greater understanding of end-customer energy needs ure Planning Research • Managing future risk of cost or regulatory impacts resulting from greenhouse gas merce reduction policies School Board (now with • Developing the Grand River integrated municipal energy services management expertise that itself becomes a marketable product s, Upper Grand School Board o Electric Systems ciation dgements number of individuals and organizations nowledge to assist the CEP project has ectric Systems lopment Services, City of Guelph Utilities, Physical Resources, University of l 1334, University of Guelph ro Electric Systems See CEP Section 10 – Strategy on District Energy & Section 11 – Scale Projects ly Housing, University 12 See “Canada of Guelph vs. The OECD: An Environmental Comparison” – University of Victoria – 2001 as an example of an assessment of Canada’s global environmental ranking Ohio 43606, USA
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