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www.solarbc.ca
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Join the Solar Revolution
Nitya C. Harris, P.Eng.Executive Director
SolarBC
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www.solarbc.ca
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SolarBC Programs
ResidentialSolar
CommunitiesFirst Nations
Social Housing Local Government Buildings
Solar Schools
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www.solarbc.ca
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SolarBC Program
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Developing Regulations
• Working with city inspectors
• BC Building Code input• Single wall/double wall
heat exchanger issues• Solar Ready
Regulation
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Solar Ready Communities * Village of Ashcroft
* City of Campbell River
* Cariboo Regional District
* City of Colwood
* Cowichan Valley Regional District
* City of Cranbrook
* City of Dawson Creek
* City of Duncan
* Township of Esquimalt
* City of Fernie
* City of Fort St. John
* District of Invermere
* Village of Kaslo
* Township of Langley
* District of Maple Ridge
* Village of Midway
* City of New Westminster
* Municipality of North Cowichan
* City of North Vancouver
* City of Port Coquitlam
* City of Richmond
* District of Sparwood
* Squamish Lillooet Regional District
* District of Tofino
* Town of View Royal
* Resort Municipality of Whistler
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Residential Project
• 539 installations
• Energy savings $4.2 million
• NRCan and FortisBC funding for residential systems
• Bulk buys in communities
• Zero interest loans
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Developing local jobs
• Development of installer training
• Class room + installations
• Now 54 CanSIA certified installers in province --most in Canada
• 32 SolarBC Registered installers
• Other companies now doing solar commercial jobs
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Quality Assurance• Mandatory requirements for
qualified installers
• Requirements for solar hot water systems
• 88 - 3rd party random inspections
• Metering of 24 systems
• Working with BC Hydro and Terasen for monitoring analysis
• Customer surveys and installer rating on website
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Building Knowledge
• Training of inspectors
• Training of municipal staff
• Training for engineers
• Community seminars
• 20 CanSIA seminars held across B.C.
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Building Awareness
• Marketing plan
• One-stop-shop on website
• 72,000 visitors to website
• E News and media releases
• Grass roots community approach
• Solar Days 2010
• Solar Champions
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Social Housing
Completed Projects:• 15 installations• 1 further
commitment
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Solar Hot Water for Schools
• School projects in most regions across B.C.
• 44 installed and 2 more underway
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Photovoltaics for Schools
• SolarBC provided funds for 4 schools to install photovoltaic (PV) panels.
• 11 more PV systems (27.5kW) to be installed in 2011
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Solar Lesson Plans
• Lesson plans developed for PV and solar hot water
• For kindergarden to Grade 12
• Able to download from SolarBC website
• Teachers workshops underway
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PSECA• Extra $s leveraged from
PSECA and Terasen
• $7million applications
Installations:
• 5 healthcare facilities
• 10 colleges and universities
• Increased the number of schools with shw
• 9 solar air systems on schools
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Local Government
• 39 installations• Pools, rec centres, fire halls,
municipal buildings,• Outreach done by Community
Energy Association
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Developing Policy
• Changes to OCPs • Development
guidelines• Development Permit
Areas• Renewable energy
requirement pilot
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Demonstration Solar Communities
• Increase awareness
• Remove barriers
• Develop by-laws
• Adopt targets
• Provide training
• Transfer learningto other communities
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Solar Communities Campbell River DeltaDawson CreekFort St. JohnGrand ForksInvermereKelownaNanaimo Reg. DistDist of North VancouverRichmondSaanichTofinoT’Sou-ke First NationVancouverWhistlerW. Moberly First Nation
AshcroftAlert BayCastlegarColwoodCowichan TribesDuncanEsquimaltKimberleyLadysmithLawquetiMidwayPeachlandQuesnelSalt Spring IslandSecheltSurrey
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SOLAR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
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City of Vancouver• Net-Zero Energy
Building pilot project• Athletes’ Village, then
affordable housing• Solar hot water system• Energy consumption
monitoring• Waste-heat capture &
reuse• Above-LEED standards
in energy conservation.
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Meadow Creek Rec. Centre, Whistler• Combined solar / geo-exchange
system • Solar system designed to provide
1,000 GJ/year• Solar used for pool & domestic
hot water• Solar will save ~72 tonnes of CO2
/ year• Geo-thermal saves much more
CO2• Estimated simple payback of 3.4
years, because solar / geo system replaces propane.
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Quesnel Rec. Centre
• At -25o C outside, the panels were delivering 150o F water.
• Panels provide hot water for sinks, showers, etc.
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Fort St. John• Amendments to DPA to encourage
passive solar design and renewable energy generation
• OCP amended to include Alternative Energy policies
• SHW and PV systems on City Hall and solar air on public works shop
• $3000 incentive for shw and $500 for solar ready
• Solar trash compactors, solar in bus shelters, pedestrian signals
• Planning City Solar Mapping
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Campbell River
• Solar installations on 3 municipal buildings and one school by 2011
• Solar hot water workshop and solar home tour
• Shows residents solar hot water
• Champion of the Renewable Energy Requirement Regulation
• Community Energy and Emissions plan with solar roofs target
• A Solar Ready Community
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Dawson Creek
• Solar hot water on most municipal buildings
• Championed the development of the Solar Ready Regulation
• Championed Local Improvement Charges for solar
• Partnering with Northern Lights College, West Moberly First Nations
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Grand Forks Rec Centre• Pool heat and
domestic hot water provided by shw and air-to-water heat recovery
• RDKB installed the system primarily to save on energy costs, not out of environmental concern
• Saving $52,000 annually
• ROI 15.2%; simple payback 6.6 yrs Source: Swiss Solar Tech
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District of North Vancouver
• Solar hot water on Northlands Golf Course
• Has a solar potential map for every roof in the district --see: www.geoweb.dnv.org
• Solar hot water on 5 municipal buildings
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Kelowna
• Goal: 120 solar installations in the Okanagan
• City of Kelowna Solar Ready• Steering Committee includes
the City, Terasen Gas, Fortis BC and the solar industry
• Outreach to orgs and associations in the region
• Championed the discussion of barriers to solar
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Tofino Installations• CoxBay showers
• Installers Course • Two demonstration
projects• Solar Seminar• Building Inspection Fees
reduction• Rebates
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First Nations• SolarBC provided seed
funding towards the installation of SHW on 37 homes in theT’Sou-ke First Nation
• 6 shw installation in the Xeni-Gwetin First Nation
• 2 in the West Moberley First Nation
• Trainees in each community
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First Nations
• Mentorship program underway
• First Nations teaching other First Nations
• RFP, Project Management, funds procurement, selection of contractor and completion of project
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Lessons Learnt• Need a financial program that is available for the long term --No
Start-Stops
• Local improvement charges
• Pay as you save
• On meter program--feed in tariff
• Need to bring utilities on board early
• Price Creep needs to be handled
• Regulations a good way for long-term success
• Need to build the infrastructure first
• Need to have a high level of awareness
• Need to have support of all stakeholders
• Work closely with all levels of government to remove barriers
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Lessons Learnt
• All aspects need to be developed in parallel
• financial, quality control, awareness, training, regulations, demonstrations
• residential, commercial and institutional installations• Quality control is essential
• Certified installers and high quality systems
• Build a strong base of qualified installers
• Community based awareness programs work well
• Get Solar Champions
• Solar Days builds energy in the initiative
• Look for the best chance of success -- where there is a lot of hot water usage
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Lessons Learnt--Role of Cities
• Solar Communities a great way to build momentum and initiative
• Municipalities need to work on policies, regulations and development guidelines
• City regulatory officials can help to facilitate installations
• Training sessions for regulatory officials the key
• City demo projects help build awareness --be the role model
• Build local jobs in the renewable energy industry --add regional economic benefits
• Important source of solar information for the local people
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I’d put my money on the Sun and Solar Energy, what a source of Power!
I hope we don’t have to waituntil oil and coal run out,before we tackle that.
Thomas Edison