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Economic Development and Clean Energy

Economic Development and Clean Energy. Economic Developers Alberta April 2012. E. Huculak Consulting Services 3 Johnson Place SW Calgary, AB T3E 7S2 (403) 630-7780 huck79@shaw.ca. It’s Not Easy Being Green. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases. E. Huculak Consulting Services.

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Economic Development and Clean Energy

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  1. Economic Development and Clean Energy Economic Developers Alberta April 2012 E. Huculak Consulting Services 3 Johnson Place SW Calgary, AB T3E 7S2 (403) 630-7780 huck79@shaw.ca

  2. It’s Not Easy Being Green

  3. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases E. Huculak Consulting Services

  4. Cost of Taxes and Utilities Outpacingother costs Shelter Cost Price Index 2002= 100 E. Huculak Consulting Services

  5. Utility costs will not get cheaper! E. Huculak Consulting Services Source: NYMEX, forecast Scotiabank and ERCB

  6. Canada and Alberta Municipal Solid Waste • 791 kg/capita in Canada • Alberta is highest average at 1 tonne/capita GHG Intensity in • Canada is 200 g/kWh • Quebec (20) • Alberta (880) GHG global contribution • Canada 2% • 7th highest intensity /GDP (2005) 2020 GHG Reduction targets: Canada 17% (607 Mt) Alberta 25% (50 Mt) Electricity production • Canada is 60% of hydro • Quebec is 97% hydro • Ontario is 53% nuclear • Alberta is 42% coal E. Huculak Consulting Services

  7. What is Clean Energy? Low Carbon “Production” Carbon “Diversion” eg. solar, wind, geothermal eg. carbon capture & storage “It’s all about the heat” Low Carbon “Consumption” eg. efficient appliances & vehicles, CHP E. Huculak Consulting Services

  8. Energy as an Economic Driver • Energy investment as an economic stimulus and cost reduction • Utility costs rising faster than other shelter costs • Energy costs impacting Property Taxes, Income Taxes and Land Development levies • Rising costs of new infrastructure development • Replacement of aging generation infrastructure • Transportation burdens • Expanded transmission network • Operating costs for public facilities (hospitals, seniors housing educational facilities) • GHG reduction strategies E. Huculak Consulting Services

  9. Cost Effective Clean Energy-Conservation First E. Huculak Consulting Services

  10. Current Alberta Energy Mix-2010 Peak Demand 10,196

  11. Implementing Clean Energy as part of the Energy Mix • Target 20% by 2020? • Biomass 8.0% 250 MW • Solar 2.0% 50 MW • Wind 8.0% 250 MW • Waste Heat 2.0% 50 MW • How • On farm solar or wind • Industrial cogeneration • Waste to Energy • Residential solar and geothermal E. Huculak Consulting Services

  12. Eco Chic • it simply means a combination of trendiness and environment. • not just the perceived environmental impact of what you wear/have, but how it was made and the hip factor of the company producing it • The latest essential fashion accessory is a social conscience, eco chic can be as much, if not more, about social status as it is about environment. • Leverage Eco Chic to create the momentum for sustained environmental commitment E. Huculak Consulting Services

  13. It’s Not Easy Being Green

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