THE BEST OF 2015 With an unprecedented increase in collaboration, new projects, events and inspiring industry changes, 2015 marks the epicenter of Canada’s transition to a low-carbon energy future. Here is a look at some of DEC’s activities and accomplishments. We hope you enjoy!

VALUE PROPOSITION Decentralised Energy Canada is a new kind of technology accelerator where technology providers, utilities, investors, energy end-users, industry associations and government converge to build the competitive advantage of Canada’s DE industry. We derisk and accelerate the deployment of clean, decentralised energy solutions by: Identifying project opportunities Matchmaking technologies to end-users Evaluating the technical, economic and environmental performance of DE solutions Matching investors from seed through to exit Priming the industry and increasing customer awareness

Some numbers In ,484 subscribers Engaged 65 members Impacted 52 SMEs

In 2015 we identified 115 new DE projects Delivered 46 risk mitigation sessions Planned and delivered 8 project enablement sessions

Our team delivered 5 training sessions Including 120 trainees Municipal training for 42 Mayors, Deputy Mayors, EDO, CAOs

Alberta (2016) Ottawa Calgary Ontario 6 Boards and Committees

6-month internships 4 MITACS students Career development opportunities for 1 student Job transitioning opportunities for 3 industry professionals

Educational and Networking Events 19 events Including 650 participants In 7 communities Successfully delivered through 22 collaborative partnerships

Reaching 1,091 LinkedIn Connections Conversations with 397 Twitter Followers Thumbs up from 301 Facebook Friends Attracting 7,500 website visits

CTV Two Official Media Partner

DEC Executive Team

THANK YOU Canada along with our provinces and territories are busy implementing plans to transition to a low-carbon economy. A decentralised energy model will be used to support the production of energy. Your entrepreneurial efforts are pioneering change. We appreciate your support, the faith you have in our team and our partners across Canada, and your visionary leadership. We appreciate that you gave us the opportunity to share our Annual Report. — the DEC team