1. Overcoming Vancouver’s District Energy Barriers Renewable Cities Forum May 14, 2015

2. Lessons Learned - Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) SEFC NEU now achieving 60% CO 2 emission reduction target, with sewage heat recovery Has grown 260% since 2010, with 4.2 million ft 2 of buildings now connected Competitive customer rates and business case on track

3. Lessons Learned - Southeast False Creek NEU During planning phase (2007), significant public concerns regarding biomass option: 1.Ecological impacts associated with biomass wood sourcing 2.Truck transportation of fuel 3.Stack emissions 4.Aesthetic impacts to neighbourhood Insufficient time to work through public perceptions Sewage heat recovery alternative selected despite higher cost and technical risk

4. Lessons Learned - Southeast False Creek NEU Some public concerns remained regarding sewage heat energy centre (odour, noise,etc) Neighbourhood advisory group established to consult with during design phase Final design was endorsed by community

5. Downtown Steam System Conversion 5 Future Energy Centre: -Opportunity to eliminate 70,000 tonnes CO 2 /year -Low carbon fuel: clean, locally-sourced wood waste -Public engagement to begin in 2016 Future Energy Centre: -Opportunity to eliminate 70,000 tonnes CO 2 /year -Low carbon fuel: clean, locally-sourced wood waste -Public engagement to begin in 2016 Existing steam plant

6. Hospital Steam System Conversion 6 Future Energy Centre: -Opportunity to eliminate 25,000 tonnes CO 2 /year -Low carbon fuel: clean, locally-sourced wood waste -Public engagement to being this year Future Energy Centre: -Opportunity to eliminate 25,000 tonnes CO 2 /year -Low carbon fuel: clean, locally-sourced wood waste -Public engagement to being this year Existing steam plant

7. Key Challenge – Public Acceptance To convert legacy steam systems to low carbon, use of a combustion technology is required. After rigorous analysis, clean wood waste is the preferred fuel source for the Downtown steam system and hospital campus system Based on our own experience in SEFC, use of this fuel generates concerns related to: Emissions Transportation of fuel Source of fuel Other neighbourhood impacts

8. Energy Centre Guidelines: approval framework for proponents of new low carbon facilities. Criteria: 1.GHG performance 2.Air quality 3.Neighbourhood fit 4.Sustainability of fuel sources 5.Community engagement Approved by Council October 2012, following extensive stakeholder consultation Enabling Policy to Address Public Concerns

9. ECAG provides expert advice to City staff on proposed low carbon neighbourhood energy projects: Identify potential conflicts with Energy Centre Guidelines, and opportunities for improvement Provide technical support to City staff in the evaluation of rezoning and development permit applications for projects Help inform public opinion Members include a diverse range of trusted experts: environmental NGO’s, Health & Air Quality regulators, academics, architects/urban designers, public engagement experts Energy Centre Advisory Group (“ECAG”)

10. 10 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1.What is your foremost barrier to low-C DE expansion that you’d like to learn how other cities have addressed? 2.What role(s) do you see for the public sector in catalyzing the delivery of renewable energy and district heating networks? 3.What secondary heat sources are available in your city, where are they and how accessible are they? 4.What are the specific challenges that you face in developing a portfolio of investable DE and decentralized energy projects?