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Methinks it didn't take their buddies in VIAFOURA long to cover CBC's nasty arse N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/01/nb-power-could-energize-electric-car.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-electric-vehicle-fast-charging-stations-report-1.5417102
NB Power could energize electric car sales for $20M
Consultant’s report says long-term revenue much higher than upfront infrastructure costs
· CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2020 5:00 AM AT
Milda Titford and her husband, Aidan, own one of about 320 electric cars in New Brunswick after buying a Tesla the week before Christmas. Forecasters predict thousands of New Brunswick drivers will join them in the next few years. (Milda Titford/Submitted)
NB Power could significantly accelerate the sputtering adoption of electric vehicles in New Brunswick — and unlock significant new revenues for itself — by spending $20 million to install more fast-charging stations around the province, according to a new report commissioned by the utility and filed with the Energy and Utilities Board.
"Further investments by NB Power in public charging infrastructure will significantly increase EV [electric vehicle] uptake, load growth and associated revenues to NB Power," concludes the report by Montreal-based Dunsky Energy Consulting.
Electric vehicles are still a rarity in New Brunswick, with fewer than 350 registered in the province. But widespread public adoption of the vehicles is coming, according to Dunsky — a lucrative development for NB Power, it says, could be made faster and larger with the right nudge from the utility.
Electric vehicles are seen as an important future source of revenue for NB Power not just because of the power they will consume but because of when they will consume it. Electric cars are often charged by owners at home overnight during times when NB Power has a surplus of low-cost energy to sell.
Milda Titford and her husband, Aidan, took possession of a new Tesla Model 3 in Fredericton just before Christmas, part of the trickle of consumers who have made the switch so far in New Brunswick.
"There was an ecological aspect and, yes, of course you're saving on gas," said Titford.
"We really love it."
Tesla has installed some charging stations in New Brunswick, but an NB Power consultant says the utility will have to spend $20 million of its own money to build the full charging infrastructure needed to maximize electric car sales over the next 15 years. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium/Canadian Press/AP)
According to Dunsky, thousands of New Brunswick consumers will soon be joining Titford.
It projects 10,000 electric vehicles in New Brunswick within five years, 20,000 within seven years and up to 80,000 by 2034, if the market is left to grow on its own and various assumptions about that growth holds true over time.
But it says NB Power could trigger a near doubling of that 2034 number to 156,000 electric vehicles if it installed more fast-charging stations in both populated and underserviced areas around New Brunswick.
"Our modelling shows that ongoing growth in the EV population within NB will drive an ongoing need for expansion of this infrastructure to avoid congestion and to ensure full geographical coverage across the province."
Fast-charging ports are 10 times more expensive to install than more common Level 2 car chargers but can provide enough power for an electric vehicle to travel 100 kilometres in just 10 minutes.
The Titfords generally charge their new electric car overnight in the driveway from their house. Overnight charging — when low-cost electricity from NB Power is most plentiful — is what makes electric vehicles potentially so lucrative for the utility. (Milda Titford/Submitted)
New Brunswick currently has 141 electric car charging stations with 184 outlets installed by a variety of public and private sector interests around the province. But only 33 of those stations are fast-charging.
Dunsky says adding 80 new fast charging locations with 200 more outlets to plug into would cost $20 million but pay major dividends for the utility.
It argues the stations would fill enough gaps in infrastructure to encourage New Brunswick consumers to buy up to an extra 76,000 electric vehicles than currently expected by 2034 and that would generate up to $108 million in extra income for NB Power after expenses over the next two decades.
"The increase in revenue due to beneficial load growth more than offsets the increased costs associated with these investments and the cost of servicing the EV (electric vehicle) load," says the report.
NB Power has clashed with the Energy and Utilities Board over the appropriateness of using public money to install charging stations in the past and in 2018 was ordered to stop spending money on the infrastructure.
"Developing these stations requires considerable up-front investment," said the EUB in disallowing a plan by NB Power to spend $1.3 million on expanding its network at the time.
NB Power has installed a number of electric vehicle charging stations around New Brunswick, like this one at Magnetic Hill opened by former Finance Minister Cathy Rogers in 2017. The EUB found the stations to be outside of NB Power's core business and told it not to spend ratepayers money on them. (CBC)
"EV [electric vehicle] charging stations are not within the core business of NB Power and are already provided by the private sector, without any ratepayer investment. Without a convincing business case, NB Power should not be expanding this program."
The Dunsky report does provide a business case and contends privately funded charging stations in New Brunswick will be insufficient in future years to trigger significant new growth in electric vehicle sales NB Power investments could.
The utility did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether it plans to use the report to revisit the issue with the EUB.
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Steve Cohen
Every piece of PR drivel that will come out of NB Power for the next 4 months - until Gaetan Thomas retires - will be meant to put a positive spin on the negative JOI story, in an attempt to save Thomas' legacy. As someone already mentioned, it's like Thomas and the Board have ADD. Why would they continue to push an idea the EUB has already determined is outside their mandate? And that's obvious if you read The Electric Power Act. Dunsky states, "Our modelling shows that ongoing growth in the EV population . . .", but they can't model that with any degree of accuracy! And yes, Dunsky is in NB Power's back pocket. Lastly, if EVs do become significant, when are the Federal and Provincial governments going to figure out and impose a method to recoup the lost gas taxes that are used for highway maintenance. EVs cannot not contribute.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Steve Cohen: Lest we forget the Round 2 EUB Hearing for the "Not So Smart" Meters begins next week
David Raymond Amos
Methinks it was unnecessary to block what else was said during the EUB hearing yesterday because people did not bother to read the first comment anyway N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: EUB 452 Matter Transcript Page 67
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So, Mr. Furey, 10.01 and 11.01, are these both documents that have been filed by Mr. Dunsky? And I don’t have the list of exhibits before me so --
MR. FUREY: Yes. 10.01, I think just from seeing it flash on the screen, is the solar study. And 11.01 is the electric vehicle forecast study.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So the question that Dr. Richard had is, is he able to ask any questions. And I told him depending on which panel that you will be presenting, which I think it will be Mr. Dunsky, that he has a right to question Mr. Dunsky based on the two reports that is before the Board.
MR. FUREY: Yes. And I just want to say, Mr. Vice-Chair, that we sort of debated internally. We felt we had an obligation to file these because when we looked at the interrogatories, some of the responses were that these were still in process. And in one case I think we had expressly indicated we would file it when ready. And the other I think we were silent. I think on the electric vehicles we were silent on that point. So, you know, some people could see this as new evidence and -- but we felt that we had at least an obligation to file it and if people want to raise those issues. But certainly if the Board wants to provide us for direction for the future, we would appreciate that. We felt we had an obligation to file it in this case but I can see 9 where people might suggest that there is new evidence and -- but clearly --
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Well there was one suggestion that it was new evidence and I think that Dr. Richard essentially had a concern regarding that. But I think right now based on your comment -- and I will ask him the question afterwards if he is satisfied with the answer that he has received.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So, Mr. Furey, 10.01 and 11.01, are these both documents that have been filed by Mr. Dunsky? And I don’t have the list of exhibits before me so --
MR. FUREY: Yes. 10.01, I think just from seeing it flash on the screen, is the solar study. And 11.01 is the electric vehicle forecast study.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So the question that Dr. Richard had is, is he able to ask any questions. And I told him depending on which panel that you will be presenting, which I think it will be Mr. Dunsky, that he has a right to question Mr. Dunsky based on the two reports that is before the Board.
MR. FUREY: Yes. And I just want to say, Mr. Vice-Chair, that we sort of debated internally. We felt we had an obligation to file these because when we looked at the interrogatories, some of the responses were that these were still in process. And in one case I think we had expressly indicated we would file it when ready. And the other I think we were silent. I think on the electric vehicles we were silent on that point. So, you know, some people could see this as new evidence and -- but we felt that we had at least an obligation to file it and if people want to raise those issues. But certainly if the Board wants to provide us for direction for the future, we would appreciate that. We felt we had an obligation to file it in this case but I can see 9 where people might suggest that there is new evidence and -- but clearly --
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Well there was one suggestion that it was new evidence and I think that Dr. Richard essentially had a concern regarding that. But I think right now based on your comment -- and I will ask him the question afterwards if he is satisfied with the answer that he has received.
David Raymond Amos
Methinks NB Power tried to pull another fast one and filed the Dunsky report within the "Not So Smart" Meter matter not long before the hearing was slated to begin.My friend Roger Richard noticed it and ask about it yesterday during the hearing of his motion. Then Mr Jones ran this story today N'esy Pas?
Here is the relevant portion of the transcript from yesterday
NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY and UTILITIES BOARD
Matter 452
IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure capital project
Held at the Board Premises, Saint John, N.B. on January 9 6th 2020.
Page 66
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Si vous avez des questions relativement à cette
semaine, je vous incite d’avoir une discussion avec Maître Black ou
Maître Desmond relativement à la procédure pour vous aider à
présenter votre cas.
DR. RICHARD: Oui. Parfait. Merci.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Est-ce que vous avez d’autres questions relativement
à votre motion?
DR. RICHARD: J’en avais une, mais je n’ai pas mentionné dans ma
motion. It is about the two documents, 10.01 and 11.01.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Vous avez dit 10.01 et puis…
DR. RICHARD: 11.01.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Et votre question est?
DR. RICHARD: Est-ce qu’on peut questionner ses documents là à une
moment donner?
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Ce sont des documents Dr Richard qui ont été
déposées en preuve, donc c’est dans votre droit de questionnée
aucun document qui a été déposée en preuve.
Si vous avez des questions a posé relativement au panel qui va être
présenté par Énergie Nouveau-Brunswick relativement à cet rapport,
oui vous avez le droit de la 3 questionner le rapport.
David
Raymond Amos
Reply to @David
Raymond Amos: "The utility did not immediately respond to a request for
comment about whether it plans to use the report to revisit the issue
with the EUB."
YEA RIGHT
YEA RIGHT
David Raymond Amos
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Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Page 67
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So, Mr. Furey, 10.01 and 11.01, are these both documents that have been filed by Mr. Dunsky? And I don’t have the list of exhibits before me so --
MR. FUREY: Yes. 10.01, I think just from seeing it flash on the screen, is the solar study. And 11.01 is the electric vehicle forecast study.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So the question that Dr. Richard had is, is he able to ask any questions. And I told him depending on which panel that you will be presenting, which I think it will be Mr. Dunsky, that he has a right to question Mr. Dunsky based on the two reports that is before the Board.
MR. FUREY: Yes. And I just want to say, Mr. Vice-Chair, that we sort of debated internally. We felt we had an obligation to file these because when we looked at the interrogatories, some of the responses were that these were still in process. And in one case I think we had expressly indicated we would file it when ready. And the other I think we were silent. I think on the electric vehicles we were silent on that point. So, you know, some people could see this as new evidence and -- but we felt that we had at least an obligation to file it and if people want to raise those issues. But certainly if the Board wants to provide us for direction for the future, we would appreciate that. We felt we had an obligation to file it in this case but I can see 9 where people might suggest that there is new evidence and -- but clearly --
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Well there was one suggestion that it was new evidence and I think that Dr. Richard essentially had a concern regarding that. But I think right now based on your comment -- and I will ask him the question afterwards if he is satisfied with the answer that he has received.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @David Raymond Amos BINGO
Marguerite Deschamps
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: You have friends?
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Deja Vu 4 U and Mr Jones
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
"Smart meter opponent Roger Richard, right, leads a group worried about human health problems caused by long term exposure to the devices. (Robert Jones/CBC NEWS)"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
"Smart meter opponent Roger Richard, right, leads a group worried about human health problems caused by long term exposure to the devices. (Robert Jones/CBC NEWS)"
Terry Tibbs
No, simply no.
If "Consultant’s report says long-term revenue much higher than upfront infrastructure costs" is to be believed, then the perfect case has been made for private investment, rather than public investment.
Because we all know, when public funds are involved, most things go horribly wrong.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Terry
Tibbs: Methinks the EUB already told them that but NB Power wants what
it wants and the Dunsky Energy Consultant dudes.will say anything to
keep their clients Happy Happy Happy N'esy Pas?
Steve Gordon
If there were 156000 EVs as NBPower predicts and they all charge at night, then night time will no longer be a "low demand" period.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Steve
Gordon: Thanks for the idea. Methinks Mr Jones no doubt understands I
should point that out during the long delayed hearing of the EUB 357
Matter whenever they settle the "Not So Smart" Meter issue once and for
all N'esy Pas?
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
EUB agrees to suspend hearing so it can deal first with NB Power's proposed $122M purchase of smart meters
Robert Jones · Posted: Sep 26, 2017 6:00 AM AT
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
EUB agrees to suspend hearing so it can deal first with NB Power's proposed $122M purchase of smart meters
Robert Jones · Posted: Sep 26, 2017 6:00 AM AT
Paul Bourgoin
Electric Cars are here stay! So why not start now to replace dirty gasoline energy while generating a cleaner environment for our children. Or are there any outside pressures on government to slow down the clean energy entry? Government can't stop progress for a cleaner environment!
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Paul
Bourgoin: My son bought a Tesla late last year and he likes it so far
but I don't plan to replace my dirty old truck anytime soon. Its as old
as I am
David
Raymond Amos
Reply to @Paul
Bourgoin: How much are we paying for the dirty coal and the old Nuke
plant that NB Power charges cars with? BTW Both my son and my truck are
in the USA.
Marguerite Deschamps
The oil baron of Bermuda and his lackey government will have none of it. Oil revenue for the baron and gasoline tax for his lackey, a cash cow of both that they are not about to give up.
Lou Bell
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/no-plans-judicial-transfer-1.5418641
Marguerite Deschamps
The oil baron of Bermuda and his lackey government will have none of it. Oil revenue for the baron and gasoline tax for his lackey, a cash cow of both that they are not about to give up.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Speakin' of lackeys , how's your phonie games doin ' ?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Marguerite
Deschamps: Actually there are charging stations at many of the gas
stations you refer to ! And , speaking of being hindered , how's your
electric vehicle doing ? Do Tell !!!
Lou Bell
Reply to @Marguerite
Deschamps: If one understands sale of electricity , it would normally be
the ELECTRICAL UTILITIES promoting it wouldn't you think ????
Les Cooper
Reply to @Lou Bell: just what I want to do. Hang out at a gas station all day and make like a lot blizzard!
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Methinks its comical that neither of you know who to read French N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you have the government you deserve N'esy Pas?
Cardy denies report suggesting New Brunswick is scrapping French immersion program
Education minister also denies secret talks with People’s Alliance
Colin McPhail · CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2020 10:24 PM AT
Cardy denies report suggesting New Brunswick is scrapping French immersion program
Education minister also denies secret talks with People’s Alliance
Colin McPhail · CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2020 10:24 PM AT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/no-plans-judicial-transfer-1.5418641
'No plans' to change judicial transfer veto power, says Justice Department
Progressive Conservatives once denounced giving justice minister veto power over judicial transfers
· CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2020 8:16 AM AT
15 Comments
Jason Inness
Big surprise. Say one thing in opposition - do another when in government. These guys were outraged over this amendment when the Liberals brought it in. What changed between then and now to justify keeping it?
Marguerite Deschamps
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/snowplow-service-new-brunswick-strike-cupe-1.5416624
15 Comments
Jason Inness
Big surprise. Say one thing in opposition - do another when in government. These guys were outraged over this amendment when the Liberals brought it in. What changed between then and now to justify keeping it?
Marguerite Deschamps
Reply to @Jason Inness: And the beat goes on.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Marguerite
Deschamps: Methinks thats largely true but when you opt to call your
conservative pal a dumbbell things tend to go "Poof" N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/snowplow-service-new-brunswick-strike-cupe-1.5416624
Snowplow operators' strike could see some rural roads plowed only after storms, email shows
Opposition MLAs fear service cuts may extend beyond labour dispute but transportation minister says no plans
· CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2020 7:00 AM AT
CUPE wants to hold a strike vote after the province rejected a conciliation report last fall recommending a 12 per cent pay increase over four years. (CBC)
New Brunswick's transportation minister says rural residents have no reason to fear any reductions in snowplowing services this winter.
Bill Oliver says a suggestion that scaled-back plowing could extend beyond a potential strike by plow operators is not government policy.
"Is it policy that we would look to be more efficient, cost-wise? Certainly," he said. "But does that mean cutting roads out? I don't believe so."
A departmental email sent to some MLAs representing rural ridings last month said, in the event of a strike by unionized plow operators, "a number of lower volume roads" had been identified and would be plowed only after a storm was over.
That would allow the department "to maintain the best level of service possible under the circumstances on higher traffic volume roads."
Bill Oliver, New Brunswick's transportation minister, said roads would continue to be serviced during a strike, but the time of service might change. (Radio-Canada)
But the Dec. 3 email went on to say that those discussions had led to questions about how the lower-volume roads are plowed, whether that provides "value for money" and "whether these [changes] could be extended beyond a strike."
Opposition Liberal MLA Francine Landry said that would be unfair to rural residents. "What is being proposed is not clear," she said. "That's where we are concerned."
Oliver said he is not aware of any plan to reduce service outside a labour dispute.
"I've never had that discussion, other than to say, 'We should be looking for efficiencies.' … I don't think not plowing a road is being efficient because we're going to have to go back and plow it anyway."
Labour board ruling by end of month
Last fall the government and the union, Local 1190 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, declared a deadlock in their negotiations after the province rejected a conciliation report recommending a 12 per cent pay increase over four years.
The union wants to hold a strike vote, though that's been held up by the government challenging two elements of the planned vote: whether about 600 casual workers can cast ballots, and whether the union can hold the vote online.
The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board is set to rule on both issues at the end of January, according to union president Brent Wiggins.
Oliver said if a strike happens, the reduced service would involve some roads that are now plowed in the morning, during a storm, being plowed instead only when the storm is over.
"They're going to be serviced," he said. "It's just that the time of the service might change."
Most operators designated essential
But he said those are roads with few residents.
"That's not to say those roads aren't valuable to the people who live on them but we have to look at the roads that have the majority of people travelling on them or that get the majority of traffic."
Wiggins said he doesn't see a strike having a huge impact on plowing because most operators are designated as essential and don't have the right to strike.
"It's not 100 per cent but we're talking high 80s," he said.
Given that, he doesn't think a strike will have much of an effect on plowing. "I'd be very surprised if it would cause that much," he said. "Secondary roads might take a bit longer but, at the end of the day, the numbers are still going to be there."
Local 1190 also represents other government employees, such as employees and performers at provincial parks and tourist sites.
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Commenting is now closed for this story. David Raymond Amos
Methinks a lot of my fellow Maritimers are like me and are growing rather tired of the crybaby unions in the news all the time N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @David
Raymond Amos: However to be fair Methinks everybody knows that Higgy and
Trudeau The Younger know that little Billy Oliver was the Conservative
Speaker Bev Harrison's assistant when I was illegally barred from
legislative properties on June 24th, 2004 while I was running in the
election of the 38th Parliament 10 years after Harrison ran for Cardy
and the NDP against his old buddies 5 years hence Cardy is a
Conservative Cabinet Minister along with Oliver et al while dudes such
Patty Hanratty have joined the NDP again Too Too Funny that folks in St
Croix are experiencing the same sort of thing today N'esy Pas?
Ex-Tory Bev Harrison will run for NDP in next election
Hampton NDP embroiled in controversy as declared candidate turfed
CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2014 9:07 AM AT
"Pat Hanratty, the riding association’s president and a former president of the provincial party, resigned this week and posted on Facebook that he was quitting the "Un democratic party", adding, "I'll be back when the reign of terror is over."
And the riding’s previously announced candidate for nomination, Chris Rendell, has had his approval revoked suddenly.
Rendell said the party is pushing him aside in favour of Harrison.
"What's really going on is a cut-throat vicious group of people in Fredericton who are willing to do whatever it takes to clear the way,” he said."
Ex-Tory Bev Harrison will run for NDP in next election
Hampton NDP embroiled in controversy as declared candidate turfed
CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2014 9:07 AM AT
"Pat Hanratty, the riding association’s president and a former president of the provincial party, resigned this week and posted on Facebook that he was quitting the "Un democratic party", adding, "I'll be back when the reign of terror is over."
And the riding’s previously announced candidate for nomination, Chris Rendell, has had his approval revoked suddenly.
Rendell said the party is pushing him aside in favour of Harrison.
"What's really going on is a cut-throat vicious group of people in Fredericton who are willing to do whatever it takes to clear the way,” he said."
Stephen Long
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Reply to @David Raymond Amos: "The utility did not immediately respond
to a request for comment about whether it plans to use the report to
revisit the issue with the EUB."
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Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Page 67
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So, Mr. Furey, 10.01 and 11.01, are these both
documents that have been filed by Mr. Dunsky? And I don’t have the
list of exhibits before me so --
MR. FUREY: Yes. 10.01, I think just from seeing it flash on the
screen, is the solar study. And 11.01 is the electric vehicle forecast
study.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: So the question that Dr. Richard had is, is he able to
ask any questions. And I told him depending on which panel that you
will be presenting, which I think it will be Mr. Dunsky, that he has a
right to question Mr. Dunsky based on the two reports that is before
the Board.
MR. FUREY: Yes. And I just want to say, Mr. Vice-Chair, that we sort
of debated internally. We felt we had an obligation to file these
because when we looked at the interrogatories, some of the responses
were that these were still in process. And in one case I think we had
expressly indicated we would file it when ready. And the other I think
we were silent. I think on the electric vehicles we were silent on
that point. So, you know, some people could see this as new evidence
and -- but we felt that we had at least an obligation to file it and
if people want to raise those issues. But certainly if the Board wants
to provide us for direction for the future, we would appreciate that.
We felt we had an obligation to file it in this case but I can see 9
where people might suggest that there is new evidence and -- but
clearly --
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Well there was one suggestion that it was new evidence
and I think that Dr. Richard essentially had a concern regarding that.
But I think right now based on your comment -- and I will ask him the
question afterwards if he is satisfied with the answer that he has
received.
On 1/7/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/
>
>
> 48 Comments
>
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Methinks NB Power tried to pull another fast one and filed the Dunsky
> report within the "Not So Smart" Meter matter not long before the
> hearing was slated to begin.My friend Roger Richard noticed it and ask
> about it yesterday during the hearing of his motion. Then Mr Jones ran
> this story today N'esy Pas?
>
> Here is the relevant portion of the transcript from yesterday
>
> NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY and UTILITIES BOARD
>
> Matter 452
>
> IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for
> approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure capital project
>
> Held at the Board Premises, Saint John, N.B. on January 9 6th 2020.
>
> Page 66
>
> VICE-CHAIRMAN: Si vous avez des questions relativement à cette
> semaine, je vous incite d’avoir une discussion avec Maître Black ou
> Maître Desmond relativement à la procédure pour vous aider à
> présenter votre cas.
> DR. RICHARD: Oui. Parfait. Merci.
> VICE-CHAIRMAN: Est-ce que vous avez d’autres questions relativement
> à votre motion?
> DR. RICHARD: J’en avais une, mais je n’ai pas mentionné dans ma
> motion. It is about the two documents, 10.01 and 11.01.
> VICE-CHAIRMAN: Vous avez dit 10.01 et puis…
> DR. RICHARD: 11.01.
> VICE-CHAIRMAN: Et votre question est?
> DR. RICHARD: Est-ce qu’on peut questionner ses documents là à une
> moment donner?
> VICE-CHAIRMAN: Ce sont des documents Dr Richard qui ont été
> déposées en preuve, donc c’est dans votre droit de questionnée
> aucun document qui a été déposée en preuve.
>
> Si vous avez des questions a posé relativement au panel qui va être
> présenté par Énergie Nouveau-Brunswick relativement à cet rapport,
> oui vous avez le droit de la 3 questionner le rapport.
>
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 08:08:36 -0400
Subject: YO Jeff Carr You are welcome Please make sure your buddies
Higgy and Holland review all the comments in CBC about NB Power since
you dudes took the manadate and they started up the rates etc
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Terry Tibbs
No, simply no.
If "Consultant’s report says long-term revenue much higher than
upfront infrastructure costs" is to be believed, then the perfect case
has been made for private investment, rather than public investment.
Because we all know, when public funds are involved, most things go
horribly wrong.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the EUB already told them that but NB
Power wants what it wants and the Dunsky Energy Consultant dudes.will
say anything to keep their clients Happy Happy Happy N'esy Pas?
Steve Gordon
If there were 156000 EVs as NBPower predicts and they all charge at
night, then night time will no longer be a "low demand" period.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Steve Gordon: Thanks for the idea. Methinks Mr Jones no
doubt understands I should point that out during the long delayed
hearing of the EUB 357 Matter whenever they settle the "Not So Smart"
Meter issue once and for all N'esy Pas?
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
EUB agrees to suspend hearing so it can deal first with NB Power's
proposed $122M purchase of smart meters
Robert Jones · Posted: Sep 26, 2017 6:00 AM AT
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Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 11:31:39 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Lest we forget the Round 2 EUB Hearing for
the "Not So Smart" Meters begins next week
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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On 1/7/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/
>
> NB Power could energize electric car sales for $20M
>
> Consultant’s report says long-term revenue much higher than upfront
> infrastructure costs
> Robert Jones · CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2020 5:00 AM AT
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> 13 Comments
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> Steve Cohen
> Every piece of PR drivel that will come out of NB Power for the next 4
> months - until Gaetan Thomas retires - will be meant to put a positive
> spin on the negative JOI story, in an attempt to save Thomas' legacy.
> As someone already mentioned, it's like Thomas and the Board have ADD.
> Why would they continue to push an idea the EUB has already determined
> is outside their mandate? And that's obvious if you read The Electric
> Power Act. Dunsky states, "Our modelling shows that ongoing growth in
> the EV population . . .", but they can't model that with any degree of
> accuracy! And yes, Dunsky is in NB Power's back pocket. Lastly, if EVs
> do become significant, when are the Federal and Provincial governments
> going to figure out and impose a method to recoup the lost gas taxes
> that are used for highway maintenance. EVs cannot not contribute. «
> less
>
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Reply to @Steve Cohen: Lest we forget the Round 2 EUB Hearing for the
> "Not So Smart" Meters begins next week
>
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> Paul Bourgoin
> Electric Cars are here stay! So why not start now to replace dirty
> gasoline energy while generating a cleaner environment for our
> children. Or are there any outside pressures on government to slow
> down the clean energy entry? Government can't stop progress for a
> cleaner environment!
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: My son bought a Tesla late last year and he
> likes it so far but I don't plan to replace my dirty old truck anytime
> soon. Its as old as I am
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: How much are we paying for the dirty coal and
> the old Nuke plant that NB Power charges cars with? BTW Both my son
> and my truck are in the USA.
https://carleton.ca/engineering-design/2018/carleton-launches-efficiency-canada/
Monday, November 5, 2018
Carleton Launches Efficiency Canada
Amid the contentious debates about carbon taxes, pipeline
construction and the most pragmatic approach to weaning ourselves off
fossil fuels, there’s an often-overlooked step that Canada could take to
address climate change and, at the same time, improve the economy.
Energy efficiency — reducing the energy required to run our homes and commercial and industrial buildings, as well as our transportation systems — is increasingly recognized as the cheapest and most abundant energy resource in the country.
A unique new national organization, based at Carleton University, aims to bring together a diverse array of allies, from academic researchers and private-sector businesses to utilities and governments, to advocate for public policies that move us toward a more energy-efficient future.
“Think of energy efficiency as an invisible source of energy,” says Corey Diamond, executive director of Efficiency Canada,
which was formally launched at a reception at Carleton on Nov. 1, 2018.
“Improving our energy efficiency is by far the fastest way to reach our
climate change commitments, but it will also create jobs and grow the
GDP.
“Fantastic work has been done across the country for the past couple decades. Now we have the momentum to do so much more. Having a full-time voice for energy efficiency is a huge move forward.”
“We’ve been focused since day one on the fact that the environment and economy go hand-in-hand,” says federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who spoke at the launch on behalf of Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi. “One of the best ways to ensure that these things go together — and that our environmental footprint is smaller — is energy efficiency.
“Today, we launch a partnership to build a more productive economy and a more sustainable environment,” says Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
“Carleton researchers are doing groundbreaking research on energy efficiency in numerous areas, including policy, regulations, engineering and business,” he continues, citing the university’s Urbandale Centre for Home Energy Research, Energy and Emissions Research Lab and Northern Nomad tiny house project. “Efficiency Canada will be right at home in this diverse research community focused on fostering sound public policy.”
Energy efficiency — reducing the energy required to run our homes and commercial and industrial buildings, as well as our transportation systems — is increasingly recognized as the cheapest and most abundant energy resource in the country.
A unique new national organization, based at Carleton University, aims to bring together a diverse array of allies, from academic researchers and private-sector businesses to utilities and governments, to advocate for public policies that move us toward a more energy-efficient future.
The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, meets Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
“Fantastic work has been done across the country for the past couple decades. Now we have the momentum to do so much more. Having a full-time voice for energy efficiency is a huge move forward.”
“We’ve been focused since day one on the fact that the environment and economy go hand-in-hand,” says federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who spoke at the launch on behalf of Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi. “One of the best ways to ensure that these things go together — and that our environmental footprint is smaller — is energy efficiency.
“We’re going to spend less on energy, and have more money for other stuff — that’s what we’re talking about today. This message is entirely aligned with what Canadians want to see in the long term. Energy efficiency is one of the cornerstones of our plan for a cleaner economy.”Efficiency Canada has ties to both Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design and the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA). Shaping and implementing new public policies is its ultimate goal.
“Today, we launch a partnership to build a more productive economy and a more sustainable environment,” says Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
“Carleton researchers are doing groundbreaking research on energy efficiency in numerous areas, including policy, regulations, engineering and business,” he continues, citing the university’s Urbandale Centre for Home Energy Research, Energy and Emissions Research Lab and Northern Nomad tiny house project. “Efficiency Canada will be right at home in this diverse research community focused on fostering sound public policy.”
Filling the Energy Efficiency Gap
Efficiency Canada evolved out of the 20-year-old Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA), an industry association comprised of companies that sell energy efficiency products and services.When a group of funders sought to become more strategic about using their giving to help Canada cut carbon emissions, they saw a gap and led the push to create a national energy efficiency advocacy and policy organization.
Carleton alumnus Jay Nordenstrom, executive director of NAIMA Canada representing the country’s mineral fibre insulation manufacturers, was on both the CEEA board and the university’s Board of Governors, and was the bridge that brought the newly minted Efficiency Canada to Carleton.
The organization’s goals mesh perfectly with the university’s “Here for Good” ethos — Carleton’s commitment to contribute to social, economic and common good. FPA Dean André Plourde and Prof. James Meadowcroft in the School of Public Policy and Administration are both on its governing council.
“The efficient use of energy and the policy framework that encourages increased efficiency are critical components of the research agendas of a number of colleagues here in the Faculty of Public Affairs and right across Carleton,” says Plourde. “This is important work.”
“We’re not a typical industry association,” says Diamond, a University of Waterloo Environmental Studies graduate who has worked for environmental and social change organizations for two decades. “We’re a hybrid of research and advocacy, rooted in the independence of a university.
“A big part of the work we do will be to convene and mobilize allies — from homebuilders to financial institutions, from small firms to large companies — who believe that having an energy efficient economy is an important priority for Canada. This is not your standard ‘save the environment’ conversation; it’s one that includes the economy.”
Efficiency Canada Already Making an Impact
Efficiency Canada, which came to life in May and hired its first staff members in September, will be headquartered in Carleton’s soon-to-be completed ARISE building.But the organization has already started to have an impact, releasing a report in partnership with Clean Energy Canada and Dunsky Energy Consulting last spring concluding that implementing the federal government’s emissions reduction targets (the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change) would boost the GDP one per cent over the next 14 years and save households as average of $114 per year.
According to the report, which was titled “Less is More,” every $1 spent on energy efficiency programs generates $7 of GDP — a net increase of $356 billion over the next dozen years.
Not only would this growth and savings be reinvested in the local economy, these changes would also create an average of 118,000 jobs every year between now and 2030 — for instance, window installers and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contactors — thanks to the economic activity associated with energy efficiency. All of this while helping Canada cut one-quarter of the carbon pollution required to meet our international climate change commitments.
Corey Diamond, executive director of Efficiency Canada.
One of Efficiency Canada’s challenges, says Diamond, will be to translate some of these difficult-to-understand arguments into clear ideas that media, the public and policy-makers will embrace.
The complexity around building codes is a perfect example. Builders who construct homes and commercial and industrial buildings will have to ensure they are “net-zero energy ready” — i.e., designed to produce as much energy as they consume — by 2030. But Efficiency Canada will also reach out to people who design and operate buildings, and others involved in retrofitting, which is a huge opportunity: half of today’s buildings will still be in use by 2050.
We already have the ability, through more informed design practices, more efficient insulation and appliances, and renewable power generation, to reduce the amount of fossil fuel energy our buildings consume, argues Diamond.
“I see this shift as a human issue more than a technology issue,” he says. “It takes a long time for people to get together and figure out how to change things.”
Reengineering Our Economy
There will be hurdles in this shift, Diamond acknowledges. Access to the materials needed for energy efficient buildings could be a bottleneck as demand increases, and training will be required as new construction methods are introduced.On the flip side, more energy efficient buildings will need less power, so the amount of energy we will need to draw from renewable sources will decline.
By bringing together diverse parties, Efficiency Canada can advocate for financial tools such as loans to support energy efficiency retrofits, with the money that recipients save through lower energy usage constituting their repayment — and then going into their pockets once the loans have been paid off.
Because energy efficiency is mostly a provincial matter — the provinces manage electricity and natural gas utilities — Efficiency Canada plans to work with both provincial and federal governments to smooth over the “boom and bust” nature of energy efficiency programs that accompany election cycles and new parties coming into office.
“This will be a huge reengineering of our economy,” says Diamond. “It’s part of a ‘just’ transition — as in ‘justice’ — away from high-energy resources. And compared to other solutions, it’s politically much safer.”
Efficiency Canada’s relationships to Carleton’s Engineering and Design and Public Affairs faculties will help realize these goals because of the joint focus on engineering and public policy.
“Being based at Carleton puts us at the intersection of these two worlds,” says Diamond. “We’ll be able to build bridges between them.”
It’s inspiring, he adds, to be on a campus where students work on projects such as the Northern Nomad tiny house and see themselves as part of a low-carbon future.
“I think there is great momentum in the fast growing sector of energy efficiency — all across Canada, we’re seeing a lot of businesses grow year-over-year,” Diamond says when asked how Efficiency Canada can make a difference amid a sea of organizations with similar goals.
“I think about my nine-year-old daughter. She’ll inherit both challenges and opportunities. In doing this work, Efficiency Canada will be pulling the levers that I think will bring positive results and convince governments to change. It’s a different type of approach, and I’m optimistic that it will work.”
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Philippe brings
25+ years of experience focused on a singular passion: helping his
clients accelerate the clean energy transition. In the process, he has
had the honour of leading a first-rate team of professionals, and the
privilege of supporting forward-looking governments, utilities,
businesses and non-profits throughout North America.
Philippe’s experience spans the full array of demand-side energy resources: from building efficiency to demand response, renewable energy, storage and clean mobility. He has designed plans and programs, developed leading-edge policies for governments and others, assessed the potential – technical, economic and achievable – of solutions across vast markets, and advised on evaluation, cost-effectiveness frameworks and a host of other issues. Among his more enjoyable endeavours: designing public policies and market strategies, brainstorming with the team on methodology, helping clients tackle complex problems, translating findings into a clear narrative, testifying at regulatory hearings, public speaking, and serving on the boards of organizations with a public purpose.
He is currently Co-chair of Efficiency Canada, among other positions.
Philippe’s experience spans the full array of demand-side energy resources: from building efficiency to demand response, renewable energy, storage and clean mobility. He has designed plans and programs, developed leading-edge policies for governments and others, assessed the potential – technical, economic and achievable – of solutions across vast markets, and advised on evaluation, cost-effectiveness frameworks and a host of other issues. Among his more enjoyable endeavours: designing public policies and market strategies, brainstorming with the team on methodology, helping clients tackle complex problems, translating findings into a clear narrative, testifying at regulatory hearings, public speaking, and serving on the boards of organizations with a public purpose.
He is currently Co-chair of Efficiency Canada, among other positions.
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https://www.efficiencycanada.org/provincial-energy-efficiency-scorecard-published/
First-ever Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks provinces on policy, programs
Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada releases a report on how Canadian provinces stack up in efforts to save energy
OTTAWA, Nov. 19, 2019 – Want to know how your province is doing to help you save energy? The national voice for an energy efficient economy, Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada, launched the country’s first-ever Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard today, accompanied by a regularly-updated policy database.“Imagine thinking of all that energy waste from our homes, businesses and industry as a ‘resource’, just like natural gas, oil or wind turbines,” said Corey Diamond executive director of Efficiency Canada.
“Now imagine harvesting that ‘resource’ in every community across Canada, creating jobs and meeting our climate change commitments. At a time when much of the country is at odds on our energy future, boosting energy efficiency is surely something all Canadians can agree on.”
“Today’s launch of the Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard tracks progress across the country, creating a friendly competition amongst the provinces so we can reach the potential that energy efficiency has to offer,” added Diamond.
The Canadian scorecard — similar to the state scorecard released annually by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) — measures policy progress on energy efficiency programs, enabling policies, buildings, transportation, and industry.
“British Columbia received the top score because of policies like the Energy Step Code that create a clear pathway towards net-zero energy-ready buildings, natural gas efficiency targets, and support for vehicle electrification. Quebec scores second, and is the national transportation leader,” explains Dr. Brendan Haley, the study’s lead author and the policy director at Efficiency Canada.
“In every province, we found both strengths and areas for improvement. We also identified policy gaps across all provinces that should be priorities for federal action — including catalyzing finance, building code implementation and compliance, transforming heating markets, and training for efficiency jobs,” added Haley.
Energy efficiency — the energy saved with efficient and “smart” buildings, technologies and appliances — is increasingly being recognized as a vital tool for climate change mitigation. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that 40 per cent of global Paris Agreement GHG reduction commitments can be met with energy efficiency measures, such as better insulation, smart home heating and cooling technologies, LED lighting, and high-efficiency appliances.
An earlier report by Efficiency Canada estimated that 118,000 annual jobs would be created between now and 2030 by implementing the energy saving policies found in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.
The 2019 scorecard is a first for the organization. Launched in November 2018 at Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre, Efficiency Canada aims to make Canada a global leader in energy efficiency policy, technology, and jobs.
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About Efficiency Canada
Efficiency Canada is the national voice for an energy efficient economy. Our mission is to create a sustainable environment and better life for all Canadians by making our country a global leader in energy efficiency policy, technology, and jobs. We conduct rigorous policy analysis; communicate compelling narratives; and convene and mobilize Canada’s dynamic energy efficiency sector. Efficiency Canada is housed at Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre. www.efficiencycanada.org
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Lynsey Grosfield, Communications and Media Lead at Efficiency Canada, 514-430-5203, lynsey.grosfield@efficiencycanada.org
Corey Diamond
Executive Director
Corey
has more than two decades of experience leading social change
organizations focused on engaging people to take action on critical
environmental and social issues.
Corey was previously the COO and Partner of global consulting firm, Realized Worth, a company focused on the design and implementation of corporate volunteering and giving programs. Managing the business development and operations, Corey worked with FORTUNE500 companies (including Apple, Deloitte, AT&T and SAP) around the world to engage their employees in critical and sustained community projects.
Corey also spent 10 years helping to lead Summerhill, a national firm focused on engaging the public on energy efficiency behaviours. Holding various positions, including President/Chief Transformer, U.S. expansion lead and Executive Director of the non-for-profit arm, Corey worked with utilities, government agencies and the private sector to drive significant energy savings across Canada.
Corey volunteers his time on a number of boards and committees. An avid reader, record collector and musician, his greatest passion is hugging trees and travelling the world with his family.
Corey was previously the COO and Partner of global consulting firm, Realized Worth, a company focused on the design and implementation of corporate volunteering and giving programs. Managing the business development and operations, Corey worked with FORTUNE500 companies (including Apple, Deloitte, AT&T and SAP) around the world to engage their employees in critical and sustained community projects.
Corey also spent 10 years helping to lead Summerhill, a national firm focused on engaging the public on energy efficiency behaviours. Holding various positions, including President/Chief Transformer, U.S. expansion lead and Executive Director of the non-for-profit arm, Corey worked with utilities, government agencies and the private sector to drive significant energy savings across Canada.
Corey volunteers his time on a number of boards and committees. An avid reader, record collector and musician, his greatest passion is hugging trees and travelling the world with his family.
Brendan Haley
Policy Director
Brendan
has a proven record in energy policy entrepreneurship and analysis.
While energy coordinator at Nova Scotia’s Ecology Action Centre, he was
the principal catalyst behind the creation of Canada’s first energy
efficiency utility, Efficiency Nova Scotia. He served on the Efficiency
Nova Scotia/EfficiencyOne Board of Directors from 2012-2018. He
developed and taught a course in energy efficiency policy, and
contributed to an energy efficiency textbook.
Brendan has a PhD in Public Policy from Carleton University where his research used political economy and systems of innovation frameworks to understand the role of traditional natural resource sectors in Canada’s low-carbon transition. He was awarded a prestigious Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2016-2018. He also holds a Masters of Environmental Studies from York University and a BSc in Economics from Dalhousie University.
Brendan has provided strategic advice and written on energy and innovation policy for organizations such as the Smart Prosperity Institute, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Pembina Institute, Dalhousie University’s Eco-Efficiency Centre, and the Acadia Centre.
Brendan has a PhD in Public Policy from Carleton University where his research used political economy and systems of innovation frameworks to understand the role of traditional natural resource sectors in Canada’s low-carbon transition. He was awarded a prestigious Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2016-2018. He also holds a Masters of Environmental Studies from York University and a BSc in Economics from Dalhousie University.
Brendan has provided strategic advice and written on energy and innovation policy for organizations such as the Smart Prosperity Institute, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Pembina Institute, Dalhousie University’s Eco-Efficiency Centre, and the Acadia Centre.
Natalie Irwin
Director of Stakeholder Engagement
Natalie
Irwin is Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Efficiency Canada. Prior
to joining us, Natalie managed the successful trade-ally program for
EfficiencyOne, the franchise holder that operates Efficiency Nova Scotia
for the province. As a Professional Business Relationship Manager®, her
role encompasses stakeholder engagement with North American energy
efficiency organizations, partners, and associations.
Natalie is also active volunteer and in 2019 was awarded the national Chapter Volunteer Leadership Award from the Atlantic Chapter, Canada Green Building Council and in 2016 received the Best Super-Connector Award by Halifax Partnership for her work with their Connector Program.
Natalie is currently completing an MA, Sustainable Energy Policy part-time at Carleton University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Acadia University.
Natalie is also active volunteer and in 2019 was awarded the national Chapter Volunteer Leadership Award from the Atlantic Chapter, Canada Green Building Council and in 2016 received the Best Super-Connector Award by Halifax Partnership for her work with their Connector Program.
Natalie is currently completing an MA, Sustainable Energy Policy part-time at Carleton University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Acadia University.
Lynsey Grosfield
Communications and Media Lead
Lynsey
Grosfield is the Communications and Media Lead at Efficiency Canada.
She graduated from McGill University with a degree in Anthropology, and
is currently completing a Master’s in Science Communication and Public
Engagement at the University of Edinburgh. Previously, she has worked in
communications at the Center for International Forestry Research
(CIFOR) in Bogor, Indonesia, and the United Nations Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal.
Christiane Mineau
Administrative Assistant
Christiane
Mineau is Administrative Assistant at Efficiency Canada. Prior to
joining us, Christiane played a number of roles to help launch Carleton
University’s Global Water Institute, a research and teaching initiative
focused on a broad spectrum of water issues ranging from ecosystem
conservation, to climate change adaptation, to wastewater treatment.
Aside from administration, Christiane also handles much of our organization’s web programming and french translation needs.
Christiane holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from Carleton University with a minor in Spanish.
Aside from administration, Christiane also handles much of our organization’s web programming and french translation needs.
Christiane holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from Carleton University with a minor in Spanish.
James Gaede
Senior Research Associate
For
the past 10 years, James has conducted research on energy and
environmental politics and public opinion in Canada through a variety of
capacities, including two postdoctoral fellowships, research associate
positions at York University, Wilfrid Laurier University and the
University of Waterloo, and as an independent consultant. He has also
been a member of two cross-Canadian energy-related research networks,
prepared several successful research grant applications, and served as
organizational and technical consultant at multiple academic
associations.
James received is PhD in Political Science from Carleton University in 2014, where he specialized in comparative politics and international relations. His doctoral dissertation focused on the politics of visualizing the future for sustainable energy, looking specifically at controversy surrounding oil supply forecasts by the International Energy Agency in the early 2000s. Some of the topics James has written and published on since include carbon capture and storage, biofuel policy, energy efficiency, and energy storage.
James received is PhD in Political Science from Carleton University in 2014, where he specialized in comparative politics and international relations. His doctoral dissertation focused on the politics of visualizing the future for sustainable energy, looking specifically at controversy surrounding oil supply forecasts by the International Energy Agency in the early 2000s. Some of the topics James has written and published on since include carbon capture and storage, biofuel policy, energy efficiency, and energy storage.
Kevin Lockhart
Efficient Buildings Lead
Kevin’s
interest in energy efficiency began while working as a carpenter and
Advanced Housing Instructor at Algonquin College. His passion for
improving our built environment and a desire to promote efficient
building practices led Kevin to Carleton University where he completed his Master’s in Sustainable Energy Policy.
This
combined practical and theoretical experience has helped Kevin deliver
successful projects ranging from rural energy efficiency programming to
national awareness campaigns advocating for greater efficiency in the
electricity sector. More recently, Kevin’s strong public policy acumen
and keen understanding of stakeholder interests has helped him support
advocacy, communications, and public policy campaigns for several
industry and trade associations in complex environments and regulated
sectors.
Kevin is an active community
member and volunteers his time supporting youth cycling programs.
Kevin’s favourite pastimes are hiking and canoeing with his family
throughout Ontario.
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