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INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ENERGY SOLUTIONS

A Roadmap For Action:

The Council of Energy Ministers released Integrated Community Energy Solutions – A Roadmap for Action, on September 1, 2009, at its annual meeting. The Roadmap presents the role that Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments can play to advance Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES). The Roadmap sets out a broad strategy for action and provides a Menu of Tools that federal, provincial and territorial governments can choose from, as they see fit, to advance community energy performance and complement existing sectoral energy efficiency activities. This collaborative effort was led by Natural Resources Canada and drew on the technical base and industry knowledge of CanmetENERGY and the expertise of the CanmetENERGY Communities team.

For more information, contact Renée Lazarowich at renee.lazarowich@nrcan.gc.ca

EQUILIBRIUM™ COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE

Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY is working to accelerate the development of sustainable communities that are energy efficient, economically viable and vibrant places to live. CanmetENERGY is an equal partner with CMHC in the $4.2 million Initiative. The selected proponents (approximately 6) will have access to CanmetENERGY’s energy expertise, with the aim of improving energy performance in the selected Improvement Projects, and of monitoring the Showcase Projects.

To be kept informed of the Initiative’s progress, contact us at equilibrium.communities@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca to be added to the distribution list.