Communities | Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas Mapping

CanmetENERGY is researching the integration of land use, energy and demographic data in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to provide planners with a means of quantifying and visualizing the relationships between land use and energy, Greenhouse Gas and cost outcomes. Analytical methods, cartographic/map and statistical outputs are being explored, as are the roles that integrated energy mapping can play in supporting communities and their collaborators in their strategic energy and Greenhouse Gas planning activities.

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Key research areas currently include:
  • Residential energy demand characterization
  • Commercial and institutional energy demand characterization
  • Land use and transportation energy demand assessment
  • Renewable energy technology integration
  • Renewable energy supply potential assessment
  • Heat load and infrastructure network analysis for deployment of district energy systems

Given its ability to integrate wide-ranging spatial information, energy and Greenhouse Gas mapping can be considered a fundamental Integrated Community Energy Solution (ICES), responding to the recommendation of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources Report - Combining Our Energies  that Natural Resources Canada continue to investigate the quantification of energy use within communities