This session will provide participants (both staff and elected officials) with guidance on next steps for making beneficial energy and cost saving improvements at municipal facilities. Based on evidence gathered from an extensive number of municipal facilities studies, this session will address: 

• What are the reasons for my current energy use? (Why)
• What are the opportunities to improve performance and how to do it?
• How to make continuous improvement a technique in your municipality?
• What is the unrealized energy savings potential across the sector and locally?

Municipal Energy Planning: How to Make it Work for You (Afternoon)

This afternoon session will provide municipal staff and elected officials with an overview of the new Energy Planning Tool (EPT).  This free software tool is made available to municipalities to encourage the creation of energy conservation plans according to regulations developed under the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009.

These plans will need to include summaries of annual energy consumption, forecasts, as well as an ongoing summary of progress made against reduction targets. The EPT will help municipalities create integrated energy management plans that allow municipalities to:

• Manage Energy Activities and Projects- List all your energy activities/initiatives and projects in one place and add in costs, targets, and expected outcomes. 
• Generate Reports- Present a full compliance checklist grouped by functional area. Samples and templates offer assistance along the way.
• Track Organizational Energy Effectiveness- Survey, set targets for, and track the organizational and technical capacity of key operating groups. 
• Manage Energy Consuming Assets- Create a simple profile for each of your energy consuming assets that can be automatically updated.

Dates & Locations:

More dates and locations to be announced.