WebinarFinancing and Financial

Management of Clean Energy Projects

March 20, 2014Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC

Review – February 20, 2014

1. Peter Ostergaard, Energy Coordinator in the Fraser Basin Council’s Smart Planning for Communities Program gave us an overview of how community energy planning can fit within remote community sustainable initiatives

Review – February 20, 2014

2. Scott Coulson, the CAO/Director of Finance at Uchucklesaht Tribe Government described the process undertaken by their community to upgrade their community energy system through BC Hydro’s Remote Community Electrification program

Review – February 20, 2014

1. Kevin Pegg, President at EA Energy Alternatives ltd. Illustrated some different designs and discussed installation and maintenance of renewable electrical power systems including integrated solar, wind and microhydro technologies.

Review

The February 20 Webinar PowerPoint with Webinar audio recording is available at:http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/resources_summaries.html

Webinar Sponsors

Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada

Van City Credit Union BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural

GasA joint initiative of: Fraser Basin Council Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of

BC

TodayA very high level overview of the strategic and financial planning for clean energy projects: AFOABC Vice-President, Clay Harmon and consultant to First Nations

Financing of Clean Energy: Stewart Anderson Vancity (Vancouver City Savings Credit Union) – is the Manager, Community Investment.Financing of Clean Energy from a First Nations perspective: Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer of the responsible for operating the loan programs of the FNFA,

Clean Energy – Two Broad Approaches Use of energy

• Consumption in the community - both residential and commercial

• Education a big part of this Creation of energy (I know – we don’t

create it, we just modify its form)• A number of different ways as discussed

last month

Some alternative energy sources Heat pumps Micro Hydro (run of river) Solar Diesel generator Wind Biomass alternatives Integrated – a combination of one or more

of the above

The next few slides are taken from AFOABC’s 2 day workshop:

Essentials of First Nations Financial Management

Basics of Sound Financial Management

1. Sound financial foundation – required to meet need of members.

2. All Band Councils are wholly responsible to all its membership for financial health.

3. Band Council cannot legally delegate responsibility – they can assign some duties or activities.

4. Time and energy spent on management principles of planning, organizing and controlling financial and other resources.

5. #4 only achieved through leadership of Council and staff involvement.

Characteristics of the…Strategic Plan looks to the future (20 years, 7 generations) reflects the values and vision of the community Integrates programs and resources …is general in nature

Business Plan Ways and means for strategic plan

implementation –performance measures Sets specific scheduled goals and objectives 3-5 years duration Connected to Community Development Plan

(PDP) Financial plan integral to business plan multi year

Review these plans annually

Planning and Where Finances Fit In

The next few slides are taken from the Strategic Planning and Management module of AFOABC’s 2 day workshop:First Nations Band Management and Best Practices

Historical Perspective First Nations traditional laws and structures for decision

making A well-organized system of governance enabling long-

term and short-term strategic decision making Short and long term decisions about:

resource management, division of labour, trade and inter-relations with other Nations, seasonal movements, and generation of wealth.

Key Elements of a Strategic Management Framework Strategy Development Strategy Implementation Evaluation/Monitoring

Strategy Development

Strategy Implementation

Evaluation/

Monitoring

Strategy Management Model

Source: AFOA BC, Strategic Planning Toolkit, First Nations Financial Code Toolbox (February 2004)

Internal Audit

Establish Vision, Mission, & Values

Establish Goals & Critical Success Factors

Generate & Select Strategies & Performance Measures

Establish Policies, Action & Budgets

Allocate Resources & Do It!

Measure and Evaluate Performance

External Audit

Strategy Formulation

Strategy Implementation Strategy Evaluation

Feedback

A Little More Specific to Clean Energy Environmental Scan - the “As is” situation Some questions might be:

• Is the community reliant on diesel generators?

• Is it a windy place?• Does the sun shine every day?• Are the streams seasonal?• etc.

The Vision Brain Storm what the community would

look like if a clean energy plan has been implemented – the “Should be” situation:

This might include:• Reduced diesel generation as a result of

an integrated energy management plan• Generation of surplus energy for sale

into the grid• This is a long list and community

involvement is critical

Make SMART goals related to your clean energy plan, they need to be: Specific Meaningful Achievable Results focused Time based

Action Agree on the action steps required to

achieve the goal What activities need to happen?

• Engineering study. Feasibility study, etc. Who is going to do the activities? When do they need to be done by?

• Who is going to do the activities?

What resources are available? People – staff or consultants? Money? Existing physical assets?

Road blocks What is going to stand in the way of the

successful implementation of a clean energy plan?

Can these obstacles be overcome and if so, what is the plan to overcome them?

Performance Management Who is driving the process? Is there an accountability framework? Who needs to be kept informed of the

process? Should community members be kept

aware of what is happening in terms of timing and budget?

For More Information General info on Comprehensive Community

Planning:• http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/bc/proser/fna/ccp/ccp_e.ht

ml List of Funding Sources:

• http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/bc/proser/fna/ccp/ccphb/res1_e.html

Comprehensive Community Planning Handbook: • http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/bc/proser/fna/ccp/cc

phb/ccphbindx_e.html

Financing the project Typically, sources of capital for clean

energy projects:• Grants: examples Funding Guide at

http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/ccaq_rci.html

• Own source revenue (where possible)• Debt or similar forms of financing

Financing the project Traditional lending from banks, credit

unions and other financial institutions can differ significantly from lending by First Nations lending organizations

Stewart Anderson from Vancity will present options for financing from a traditional lending source

Steve Berna will present financing of clean energy from the first Nations Finance Authority perspective

Questions?

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