“By and for local people”: assessing the connection between local energy plans and community energy

Wyse, Susan Morrissey; Hoicka, Christina E.

doi:10.1080/13549839.2019.1652802

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“…Most recently, a July 2018 MRP from York University's Susan Wyse took a critical approach to the extent to which the community is actually involved in CEP (Wyse, 2018). This research finds that, although certain benefits such as energy efficiency are found to be reached in a study of Canadian CEPs, not all social benefits necessarily occur as they are portrayed in literature and plans (ibid).…”

Section: Critiques and Limits Of Community Energy Planningmentioning

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Community energy planning in Ontario and British Columbia: Climate action at a municipal planning level

Brodeur¹

2021

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Community Energy Planning (CEP) is a process that allows municipalities to develop and implement local climate action, meet carbon reduction goals, and ensure a steady supply of clean energy. This MRP compares CEP in four municipalities in Ontario and British Columbia, to examine the reasons that led municipalities to undertake CEP and the roles that the municipalities undertook in the process. By using a policy comparison and interviews with Subject Matter Experts, the role that the municipality played to develop and implement CEP, and the role of the CEP within the community were evaluated. The municipalities studied were seen to have undertaken the expected roles to varying degrees and with various methods. Key Words: An article on energy and emissions planning in Canadian municipalities, used the key words: community energy planning, climate action, energy policy, local environmental planning

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Section: Critiques and Limits Of Community Energy Planningmentioning

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Community energy planning in Ontario and British Columbia: Climate action at a municipal planning level

Brodeur¹

2021

Preprint

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“…Community energy planning is a relatively new dimension of municipal planning processes in Canada, and generally involves any aspect of lowcarbon energy production, consumption, and conservation that falls within municipal jurisdiction (St. Denis & Parker, 2009;Wyse & Hoicka, 2019). Such planning relates to everything from district energy production, rooftop solar, and energy conservation programs to public transportation design and investment.…”

Section: Community Energy Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social and municipal influences on intention to purchase electric and hybrid electric vehicles in London Ontario, CA

Fuller

Baxter

Skimming³

2021

CPP-APC

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We conducted a case study in London, Ontario to identify factors that influence decisions to purchase low carbon vehicles including what role municipal governments might play in encouraging low carbon vehicle purchase decisions. As part of a city-university partnership, this study reports (n = 257) results from a mail-out survey. We test mainly whether social influences and mechanisms under municipal control predict intent to purchase electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Both proximal social influencers (family and friends) (.179**, .393**) and distal social influencers (.219**, .142*) predict intent to purchase EV and HEV respectively. City information sessions (.161** EV) and City promotion (.141* HEV) significantly influence intentions, while City-provided EV parking and charging are not. While municipalities may find other areas with greater impact on GHG reductions, the findings support promoting the social aspects of EV and HEV purchasing and providing relatively low-cost promotion/events.

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“…Key elements of the higher-order supporting infrastructure around mandates, funding, data access, and analysis and modelling found in BC were never fully established in Ontario. CEP efforts, although becoming more widespread, with as many as 124 initiatives identified (Wyse & Hoicka, 2019), remain fragmented as a result (CEA, QUEST & SP, 2016).…”

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“…Unlike the BC and Ontario cases, Nova Scotia has no higher-order rules mandating, enabling, and financially incentivizing the development CEPs. There has been relatively limited uptake of the concept as a result, with only four municipalities actually developing community energy plans (Wyse & Hoicka, 2019), including Halifax and Bridgewater. However, Nova Scotia has experimented with several innovative strategies for advancing local energy initiatives at both the community and household/building scale.…”

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Enabling community energy planning? Polycentricity, governance frameworks, and community energy planning in Canada

Winfield

Harbinson

Wyse

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Cet article examine les expériences de planification énergétique communautaire (PEC) dans trois provinces canadiennes: la Colombie-Britannique; l’Ontario; et la Nouvelle-Écosse. Les études de cas sont utilisées pour répondre à deux questions: dans quelle mesure les expériences du PEC au Canada reflètent-elles des modèles de gouvernance conventionnels dans lesquels l'autorité est partagée entre différents paliers de gouvernement par rapport à des approches proprement polycentriques; et comment de telles activités polycentriques, autonomes et auto-organisées peuvent-elles réussir sans règles globales favorables venant des plus hauts paliers de gouvernements? Les trois cas démontrent des aspects de la gouvernance polycentrique, toutefois ils les cas mettent en évidence les limites des initiatives de gouvernance polycentrique locale en l'absence de politiques stables et cohérentes venant de paliers supérieurs. Ces résultats soulèvent des implications importantes sur la capacité des initiatives communautaires à fournir des réponses efficaces à des défis mondiaux complexes tels que le changement climatique en l'absence de cadres politiques et de gouvernance globaux favorables.

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“By and for local people”: assessing the connection between local energy plans and community energy

Cited by 35 publications

References 32 publications

Community energy planning in Ontario and British Columbia: Climate action at a municipal planning level

Community energy planning in Ontario and British Columbia: Climate action at a municipal planning level

Social and municipal influences on intention to purchase electric and hybrid electric vehicles in London Ontario, CA

Enabling community energy planning? Polycentricity, governance frameworks, and community energy planning in Canada

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