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Community Workshops on Climate Change

Pinawa – February 1, 2005

What is Climate Change?What is Climate Change?

Climate change refers to any long-term Climate change refers to any long-term change in the Earth’s climate and the change in the Earth’s climate and the increased variability of our daily increased variability of our daily weather patterns.weather patterns.

What Can We Do?What Can We Do?

Decrease the amount of GHG Decrease the amount of GHG emissions into the atmosphere by:emissions into the atmosphere by:

Reducing energy consumptionReducing energy consumption Becoming more energy-efficientBecoming more energy-efficient

Manitoba Hydro & Climate Manitoba Hydro & Climate ChangeChange

Committed to sustaining a diverse and Committed to sustaining a diverse and healthy environment for Manitobans.healthy environment for Manitobans.

Committed to keeping our average Committed to keeping our average “net emissions” to 6% below 1990 “net emissions” to 6% below 1990 levels over the period 1991 – 2012.levels over the period 1991 – 2012.

Power Smart & Climate Power Smart & Climate ChangeChange

Energy efficiency measures and Energy efficiency measures and improvements installed through improvements installed through Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart programs reduce the amount of GHG’s programs reduce the amount of GHG’s and other air polluting emissions from and other air polluting emissions from power generation.power generation.

Power Smart & Climate Power Smart & Climate ChangeChange

To date, To date, 584 GW.h584 GW.h and and 290 MW290 MW savingssavings resulting from Power Smart resulting from Power Smart program activity has provided GHG program activity has provided GHG reductions of approximately reductions of approximately 475,000 475,000 tonnestonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.emissions.

What Can YOU Do?What Can YOU Do?

Make your business Make your business Power SmartPower Smart by by incorporating energy efficient incorporating energy efficient technologies in your commercial new technologies in your commercial new construction or major renovations construction or major renovations projects.projects.

Power Smart for BusinessPower Smart for BusinessPower Smart for Business can help:Power Smart for Business can help: Reduce your GHG emissionsReduce your GHG emissions Reduce your energy consumptionReduce your energy consumption Save you $$$ on energy billsSave you $$$ on energy bills Increase your bottom line profitsIncrease your bottom line profits Strengthen your competitive Strengthen your competitive

advantageadvantage

What is Power Smart for What is Power Smart for Business?Business?

Financial AssistanceFinancial Assistance Expert AdviceExpert Advice Commercial CustomersCommercial Customers Renovation & New ConstructionRenovation & New Construction

What is Power Smart for What is Power Smart for Business?Business?

““Power Smart for Business” Power Smart for Business”

ANYANY energy or demand saving energy or demand saving technology or application.technology or application.

The Power SmartThe Power SmartLighting ProgramLighting Program

Why Upgrade Lighting?Why Upgrade Lighting?

Lighting accounts for 30% to 60% of Lighting accounts for 30% to 60% of energy costs energy costs

Significantly reduce electric billSignificantly reduce electric bill Improved quality of lightImproved quality of light Reduced maintenance costsReduced maintenance costs More appealing atmosphereMore appealing atmosphere

Program EligibilityProgram Eligibility

Commercial customersCommercial customers 2000 hours per year2000 hours per year Only common areas are eligible Only common areas are eligible

Product IncentivesProduct Incentives

Program was re-launched in April Program was re-launched in April 20032003

Incentive amounts increased to Incentive amounts increased to covercover

Renovation – Average of 70% of Renovation – Average of 70% of total total capital costcapital cost

New Construction – Average of 90% of New Construction – Average of 90% of incremental capital costincremental capital cost

Product IncentivesProduct Incentives

September 2004 new incentives for September 2004 new incentives for T8s and T5sT8s and T5s

November 2004 prescriptive November 2004 prescriptive incentives for high performance incentives for high performance luminairesluminaires

December 2004 ended incentives December 2004 ended incentives for LED exits in new construction for LED exits in new construction projectsprojects

T8 fluorescentsT8 fluorescents Compact fluorescentsCompact fluorescents T5 fluorescentsT5 fluorescents LED exit signsLED exit signs Occupancy sensorsOccupancy sensors Metal halideMetal halide High pressure sodiumHigh pressure sodium High performance luminairesHigh performance luminaires

Technologies PromotedTechnologies Promoted

Commercial Commercial Construction Construction

& Renovation Program& Renovation Program

Commercial Construction & Commercial Construction & Renovation ProgramRenovation Program

Incentive ProgramsIncentive Programs Energy Efficient Window SystemsEnergy Efficient Window Systems Improved Air Barrier SystemsImproved Air Barrier Systems Higher Efficiency Rooftop and Split System Higher Efficiency Rooftop and Split System

Air Conditioners Air Conditioners Parking Lot ControllersParking Lot Controllers Custom Incentive ProgramCustom Incentive Program

All TechnologiesAll Technologies

Incentives offset the incremental Incentives offset the incremental cost of installing energy efficient cost of installing energy efficient technologies.technologies.

Custom Incentive ProgramCustom Incentive Program

Distinctive needs of Commercial Distinctive needs of Commercial buildingsbuildings

Almost Almost ANYTHINGANYTHING that saves energy that saves energy or demandor demand Variable Speed DrivesVariable Speed Drives PumpsPumps FansFans RefrigerationRefrigeration

Custom Incentive ProgramCustom Incentive Program

Up to 50% of first $5,000Up to 50% of first $5,000 Up to 25% of remaining study costsUp to 25% of remaining study costs Maximum of $10,000Maximum of $10,000 Projects must get pre-approval Projects must get pre-approval

BEFOREBEFORE work is started work is started

Who Can Apply?Who Can Apply?

Manitoba Hydro Commercial Manitoba Hydro Commercial Customers Customers

small, medium & largesmall, medium & large New ConstructionNew Construction RenovationRenovation

Power Smart Power Smart Design StandardsDesign Standards

Power Smart Design Power Smart Design StandardsStandards

Power Smart DesignationPower Smart Designation Minimum efficiency requirementsMinimum efficiency requirements Recommended good practicesRecommended good practices

Power Smart Design Power Smart Design StandardsStandards

Meet or exceed:Meet or exceed: MNECB mandatory provisionMNECB mandatory provision Power Smart Efficiency RequirementPower Smart Efficiency Requirement Energy performance of at least 25% Energy performance of at least 25%

more efficient than MNECBmore efficient than MNECB

Chiller ProgramChiller Program

Chiller ProgramChiller Program Chillers consume very large amounts of Chillers consume very large amounts of

electricityelectricity Environmental legislation will require Environmental legislation will require

many chillers to be replaced over the many chillers to be replaced over the next 5 yearsnext 5 years

Water Cooled ChillersWater Cooled Chillers Incentives cover up to 100% of Incentives cover up to 100% of

incremental costincremental cost $600/ kW/ton$600/ kW/ton

Contact UsContact Us

For more information on For more information on

Power Smart for BusinessPower Smart for Business

please contact:please contact:

Rick LeclairRick Leclair

Telephone: (204) 268-7376Telephone: (204) 268-7376    Email: releclair@hydro.mb.caEmail: releclair@hydro.mb.ca

Questions?Questions?