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Successful integrated energy management involves
detailed planning to make sure your municipality meets its regulatory
requirements while maximizing the payback on energy efficiency and
generation projects. LAS Energy Services Division staff routinely
updates the following tools to help you do just that. Please make
use of the resources contained on this page and let us know about any
new ones you think we should add.
AMO/LAS Energy Workshop Materials
AMO
Templates
Cash Flow Analysis
Spreadsheet
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Simple excel
sheet enables user to construct simple life cycle cost
analysis for an energy project of their choice.
Case
Studies
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Commission for Environmental
Cooperation
This site provides a snapshot of a CEC-sponsored study on best practices
with respect to energy use and supply in North American municipalities.
The research began with a detailed scan of municipal energy initiatives
in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, covering renewable energy
generation, energy efficiency and energy-related procurement.
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Clean Air Foundation’s Switch the
State Program
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Switch the
'Statisa thermostat replacement and collection
program delivered in partnership with heating and cooling contractors
and wholesalers across Ontario. The goal of the program is to encourage
the uptake of more energy efficient programmable thermostats and to
provide a safe and responsible disposal option for older
mercury-containing thermostats.
Combined Heat and Power
Resources
- Combined heat and power (CHP or cogeneration) systems
produce both electricity and useful heat using a combustible fuel. The
recovered "waste" heat from the power generation can be provided to a
heating and/or cooling load (e.g. via an absorption chiller). This link
contains the RETScreen Software Combined Heat & Power (Cogeneration)
Model that can be used to evaluate the energy production and savings,
costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for
central-grid, isolated-grid and off-grid cogeneration (CHP) projects.
The software can model a wide variety of projects ranging in size from
large scale coal-fired steam turbine central plants or natural gas-fired
gas turbine - combined cycle central plants connected to district energy
networks, to biomass-fired distributed energy systems providing cooling,
heating and power to institutional and commercial buildings and
industrial facilities, to stand-alone energy supplies for commercial and
institutional buildings, to small-scale remote reciprocating engine CHP
systems. Training material, e-Textbook / Guides, and Case studies are
also included.
Directory of Energy Efficiency and
Alternative Energy Programs in
Canada
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This engine can search for
all government and utility run programs by sector in Ontario or any
other province.
Energy Conservation Leadership Act,
2006
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This Act
enables cabinet to set standards for municipal energy
plans.
Energy Efficiency Act,
1990
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This Act
enables cabinet to set standards for various appliances.
Energy Savings Opportunities
Guidebook (Natural Resources
Canada)
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A Start
to Finish guide about spotting
energy efficiency opportunities including simple methods for identifying
savings opportunities, along with a checklist of opportunities. A
criteria is provided for the assessment of the benefits associated with
a savings opportunity.
ENERGY STAR® Savings
Calculator
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The Canadian ENERGY
STAR Simple Savings Calculator is an interactive
software tool designed to show volume buyers or procurement officials
the direct economic and environmental benefits of purchasing an
energy-efficient product. It can compare the costs of purchasing
multiple energy-efficient products with those of conventional product.
Using local utility rates, projected savings can be calculated from
reduced energy consumption and maintenance
costs.
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U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Energy Star @
work - Find out how you can save energy and fight global warming
by making many of the same green choices at work that you make at
home.
Federal Buildings Initiative Audit
Standards Guidelines
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The report summarizes
energy audits by levels: namely yardstick, screening, walkthrough and
engineering. A description of each is provided along with sample terms
of reference for requesting an audit, sample forms and graphs,
approximate costs and time to completion. The report also summarizes the
auditing requirements for Natural Resources Canada’s
(NRCan’s) Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI), specifically for
energy performance contracting. The report may be taken as a guideline
document for energy auditing with NRCan’s FBI and Energy
Innovators programs.
Financing Materials
Guide
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This straightforward guidebook walks
the user through the pros and cons of contracting versus doing a program
yourself with brief discussion of financing options that include
self-financing, loans, energy performance contracts.
Hiring an Energy
Auditor
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An energy audit, also
called a feasibility study or technical assistance report, is often
necessary to identify technically viable and cost effective energy
projects that will reduce energy use and operating costs in your
facility. The following manuals are meant of offer tips on what to look
for in selecting an auditor and developing contracts. LAS encourages
capacity building at the local level so while we realize some
municipalities will hire Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) we advise them
to very carefully develop a contract that not only includes verification
and performance measures but also knowledge transfer to local
staff.
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Municipal Building
Retrofit Program
Marketing Your Facility
Department
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Promoting the achievements of facility staff
is crucial to obtaining lasting success within the municipality.
This article from the November 2009
edition of Buildings magazine has some great tips for promoting
the good work of facility managers to senior management.
Municipal
Lighting
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Lighting Design
Lab - Information and resources related to facility and outdoor
lighting options for municipalities
Natural Resources Canada’s Search
for a Contractor Directory
Natural
Resources Canada Technical Fact Sheets
The Office of Energy Efficiency
has produced a number of helpful fact sheets as part of the Energy
Innovators Initiative. These double-sided 8.5 x 11 sheets provide
specifications on a range of technologies including HVAC systems,
lighting, motors, and digital controls to name a few.
Download the fllowing fact sheets:
Newsletters
Online Conversion Tool
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Enables users to convert any
unit of energy in seconds.
Recommissioning
Tool
Recommissioning
Guide
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This Recommissioning
Guide for Building Owners and
Managers illustrates how building owners and
managers can successfully use recommissioning as a cost-effective method
to reduce expenses and increase revenue through improved building
operations. The more an owner is involved in the recommissioning
process, the lower the costs, the larger the benefits, and the longer
the impact. This guide was created to address the opportunities that
owners and managers have to significantly increase the benefits of
recommissioning in their buildings. Additionally, it is intended to
provide guidance for recommissioning participants by setting
expectations regarding the process and outcomes of
recommissioning.
RETScreen International
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This free software can be used to evaluate the
energy production and savings, life-cycle costs, emission reductions,
financial viability and risk for various types of energy efficient and
renewable energy technologies (RETs). It also includes product, cost and
climate databases, and a detailed online user manual.Available
free-of-charge in English and French plus several other
languages.
Self-Assessment
Matrix
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The assessment process of your organization or
facility can be simplified by using matrices focused on Energy
Management, Technical Capacity, Monitoring and Targeting, plus
Awareness and Information. After completing the high-level assessment,
detailed matrices provide further assistance in assessing the energy
performance of a specific system or piece of equipment including
Air-Conditioning Systems, Small Power Equipment, Lighting, Hot Water,
Building Energy Management Systems, Building Fabric, Boilers, plus Space
Heating.
Solar Ready
Homes
- The Solar Ready
Guidelines specify a number of design considerations
and modifications builders can make to new attached and detached homes
in preparation for the installation of a future solar
Water/ Wastewater Retrofit RFP
Resource
- Although water and wastewater treatment facilities provide an
invaluable service to their communities, they are also the largest
energy consumers in many cities and towns.The Energy Efficiency RFP
Guidance provides information and tools to help
cities and towns gain access to the energy savings potential in their
water and wastewater treatment facilities. It includes ready-to-use
language to request consideration of measures including high speed
blowers, sensors and process controls, variable frequency drives,
nutrient removal processes, and more.
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