Join the Solar Revolution

1. Join the Solar Revolution Nitya C. Harris, P.Eng. Executive Director SolarBC

2. SolarBC Programs Residential Solar Communities First Nations Social Housing Local Government Buildings Solar Schools

3. SolarBC Program

4. Developing Regulations • Working with city inspectors • BC Building Code input • Single wall/double wall heat exchanger issues • Solar Ready Regulation

5. 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

6. Residential Project • 539 installations • Energy savings $4.2 million • NRCan and FortisBC funding for residential systems • Bulk buys in communities • Zero interest loans

7. 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

8. 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

9. Building Knowledge • Training of inspectors • Training of municipal staff • Training for engineers • Community seminars • 20 CanSIA seminars held across B.C.

10. 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

11. Social Housing Completed Projects: 15 installations 1 further commitment

12. Solar Hot Water for Schools School projects in most regions across B.C. 44 installed and 2 more underway

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Local Government 39 installations Pools, rec centres, fire halls, municipal buildings, Outreach done by Community Energy Association

17. Developing Policy • Changes to OCPs • Development guidelines • Development Permit Areas • Renewable energy requirement pilot

18. Demonstration Solar Communities • Increase awareness • Remove barriers • Develop by-laws • Adopt targets • Provide training • Transfer learningto other communities

19. Solar Communities Campbell River Delta Dawson Creek Fort St. John Grand Forks Invermere Kelowna Nanaimo Reg. Dist Dist of North Vancouver Richmond Saanich Tofino T’Sou-ke First Nation Vancouver Whistler W. Moberly First Nation Ashcroft Alert Bay Castlegar Colwood Cowichan Tribes Duncan Esquimalt Kimberley Ladysmith Lawqueti Midway Peachland Quesnel Salt Spring Island Sechelt Surrey

20. SOLAR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. Quesnel Rec. Centre • At -25o C outside, the panels were delivering 150o F water. • Panels provide hot water for sinks, showers, etc.

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Tofino Installations • CoxBay showers • Installers Course • Two demonstration projects • Solar Seminar • Building Inspection Fees reduction • Rebates

31. 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

32. First Nations Mentorship program underway First Nations teaching other First Nations RFP, Project Management, funds procurement, selection of contractor and completion of project

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. Thomas Edison “ I’d put my money on the Sun and Solar Energy, what a source of Power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out, before we tackle that. ”