Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

POLICY
ACTIONS
Planning and Coordination
The Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador will:
• Establish an Energy
Conservation and Efficiency
Partnership (ECEP) to develop
a coordinated and prioritized,
five-year Energy Conservation
and Efficiency Plan by March
2008.
• Provide an initial investment
of $5 million to the ECEP to
coordinate and assist with
energy conservation and
efficiency initiatives.
Improved energy efficiency and conservation deserves effort on the part of all
people, businesses and institutions in the province. The Provincial Government
will continue to promote and facilitate energy efficiency and conservation
programs to encourage energy consumers to make the effort and investments
required.
Planning and Coordination
As part of our energy conservation and efficiency strategy, the Provincial
Government will establish the Energy Conservation and Efficiency Partnership
(ECEP) with an initial investment of $5 million to coordinate and assist with
energy conservation and efficiency initiatives and will put renewed emphasis
on the actions in our provincial Climate Change Action Plan. The ECEP will be
chaired by the Department of Natural Resources and will include the Department
of Environment and Conservation, other Provincial Government departments
and agencies and the Energy Corporation. Newfoundland Power, other private
sector participants, and non-governmental organizations will be invited to join
the Partnership.
The ECEP will investigate and develop collaborative approaches, share best
practices and coordinate the measurement and evaluation of various efficiency
and conservation initiatives. The first major task of ECEP will be to develop, by
March 2008, a detailed plan for energy conservation and efficiency programs,
including priorities and targets. This plan will include consideration of whether
energy conservation/efficiency programs, and potentially other climate change
programs, would be best delivered by a dedicated agency, as is the case in a
number of other Canadian jurisdictions.
NLH and Newfoundland Power have jointly commissioned a study to examine the
conservation and demand management potential within the electricity market.
In addition, the ECEP will also ensure a focus on conservation measures for
oil heating and transportation and recommend appropriate actions in these
areas.
The Provincial Government, through the Department of Natural Resources, will
also continue to work with regional and national counterparts to investigate
and develop collaborative approaches, share best practices and coordinate the
measurement and evaluation of efficiency and conservation initiatives.
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