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Welcome�b�This morning we are so happy to welcome an exciting gathering of municipal leaders, expert speakers, the Climate Network Lanark team and a very special group of Lanark citizens who recognize the importance of the energy transition. ��As a step in our journey of reconciliation, we recognize this morning that we are meeting on the unceded lands of the Anishinabek people and the Algonquin people. We have so much to learn and unlearn as we move towards reconciled relationships with all Indigenous peoples.� Scott Hortop, Chair, Climate Network Lanark

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Why we are here today …

Greenhouse gases are warming the planet and destabilizing weather. All of nature is under threat. Humans have exceeded 6 out of 9 planetary boundaries.
An energy transition is well underway: fuel switching away from ancient sunlight stored as fossil fuels to hydro generated electricity, nuclear electricity, solar photovoltaic and wind power.
The centralized is becoming distributed.
Acting as responsible individuals or as elected leaders, we are each making daily energy management decisions.
We want today’s discussions to help you make informed decisions and seize opportunities.

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Research by the Stockholm Resilience Centre

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Three scientific works with heavy involvement from the Stockholm Resilience Centre have been included on a list of the ten most cited non-economics papers in policy documents by Nature

Single best reality check to keep an eye on

Biodiversity

Nitrogen and Phosphorous

Novel entities – plastics and synthetic chemicals

Since its initial presentation, the planetary boundaries model has drawn praise for presenting the various intertwined factors—beyond climate change alone—that influence Earth’s habitability. Carbon dioxide levels are included in the framework, of course, but so are biodiversity loss, chemical pollution, changes in the use of land and fresh water and the presence of the crucial elements nitrogen and phosphorus. None of these boundaries stands in isolation; for example, land use changes can affect biodiversity, and carbon dioxide affects ocean acidification, among other connections.

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Our Speakers today

Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights
Steve Lapp, Former Clean Energy Consultant, Professor
Art Hunter, Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
Marion Siekierski, OREC
James Marzotto, Compass Energy

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Electrify Forum Schedule

9:00 am Open Doors + Networking

9:15 am Scott Hortop (CNL): Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:45 am Ralph Torrie: Sustainable Future Economy

10:30 am Coffee Break + Networking

10:50 am Steve Lapp: Doubling the Electricity we Currently have in Ontario

11:45 am Art Hunter: The Electric Throttle for our Energy Transition: Community Microgrids

12:30 pm Lunch Break + Networking

1:25 pm Marion Siekierski, Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative: Investing in Solar

2:20 pm Compass Energy – James Marzotto - BESS Hwy 29, Almonte

2:40 pm IESO: Our Current and Future Electrical System: Electricity Generation, Storage, and Distribution in Eastern Ontario

3:05 pm Implications for Lanark County: Speakers Panel, Scott Hortop, moderator

3:45 pm Closing Remarks

4:00 pm Networking

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Thank you!�

Thank you, each of you for coming out today.

Perth & District Foundation – cornerstone support that gave us the courage to undertake this event.

Elected Officials – so many meetings and a long weekend besides

Compass Energy – a very significant contribution; we are gratefully crediting them with buying lunch for you as a way of recognizing their generosity… and then some.

CNL Team – Sadie Brule, Sue Brandum and Steve Graham

Speakers – Ralph, Steve, Art, Marion - I know you will be thankful as they generously share their deep experience with us

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Housekeeping & Terms of Engagement

Washrooms
Coffee
Lunch
Breaks
Name Tags
Cell phones – Legion (not guest) password legion2010
Networking
Questions
Jargon and Acronyms
Panel Discussion
Donations for the work of CNL

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Washrooms are through the centre door at the back and upstairs and bear right

Coffee, decaf and tea any time at the back

Lunch

Name Tags – at entrance if you didn’t get one yet Please introduce yourself to someone you don’t know yet

Legion Wifi Password legion2010

We are going to tempt fate and lean on the Legion WiFi to run a short YouTube. I will ask you to put you cell phones in Airplane mode to reduce competition for bandwidth

Breaks - 3 breaks including lunch

Networking is encouraged

Questions – as time permits each speaker will take questions. Save some tougher questions for the speakers panel. 3x5 cards on each table, box on stage for question cards

Jargon and acronyms – Ask immediately – No Term left behind – Limit 3 per person

Panel Discussion

Donations for the work of CNL – jar at entrance with a QR code for e-transfers, cash welcome

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Some Acronyms you may hear today��OEB – Ontario Energy Board�IESO – Independent Electricity System Operator�EETP – Electrification &Energy Transition Panel�OPG - Ontario Power Generation�LDC - Local Distribution Company�DER - Distributed Energy Resource�

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X axis is time From 1800 to 2022 Y axis is Terawatt hours of energy

Note the massive expansion of total energy since say 1920

Covid blip shows.

Brown green red fossil fuels dominate. Hydro electricity is 1 tenth of fossil fuels

Note the tiny proportion of renewables.

There has never yet been a replacement by one energy source by another.

Europe is attempting a large scale leap to hydrogen and hitting major all-or-nothing tangles.

So one caution here today as we listen to descriptions about hyperactivity in the electrical sector is that with energy blinders removed we have reason to take pronouncements about an energy transition with a grain of salt.

Is turning away part of the phenomena of energy blindness.

Nate Hagens author of Energy Blindness, foresees the Great Simplification.

Are we imagining reducing our energy consumption or are we imagining replacing fossil energy with _______ energy

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Scott’s YouTube Gems +

Dan Miller Ted Talks Sept 2014

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Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights�

Ralph Torrie is a leading voice since the 70’s in sustainable development. He pioneered Canada's first conservation and renewable energy study, crafted the nation's inaugural low-carbon scenario analysis, and contributed to a post-Covid green economy plan.

Torrie's impactful workshops and GHG reduction target drafting highlight his commitment to sustainability. Currently serving as Director of Research for Corporate Knights in Toronto, he continues to drive sustainability strategies.

He resides in Cobourg, Ontario, with his partner, Judy Smith.

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Steve Lapp �Former Clean Energy Consultant & Professor

Taking Ontario to a near zero carbon economy is doable, and will take about double the electricity we generate now. The good news is that our existing fleet of gasoline and diesel vehicles and fossil fueled heating systems are horribly inefficient when compared to electric vehicles and heat pumps. How much solar, wind and batteries would take us to a zero carbon Ontario and what will it cost, and save.

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Art Hunter �Canadian Association for the Club of Rome�

The mission of CACOR is to actively engage the public and decision-makers on key global and Canadian issues by encouraging you to share information; to inform and motivate citizens and decision-makers to take action to limit, stabilize and reverse demands on local ecosystems and the global ecosystem.

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Marion Siekierski�OTTAWA RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATIVE

Marion is the General Manager of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative (OREC). She is driven by a sense of urgency about the climate crisis, and over the last few years has focused on environmental education as well as advocacy for more robust climate action in the context of Ottawa’s High Performance Development Standards.

OREC partners with various entities to develop and acquire renewable energy projects, advancing the transition to 100% renewable energy. They finance these initiatives through member investments, ensuring equal ownership and voting rights regardless of investment levels. OREC also reports on community benefits and collaborates with global renewable energy co-operatives to strengthen the community energy sector.

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James Marzotto,�Compass Energy Consulting�

James Marzotto, Manager – Business Development, works with large North American electricity consumers in assessing on-site renewable energy solutions to achieve energy cost savings and greenhouse gas reductions. James has been engaged as Project Manager for a major Canadian solar developer and in energy conservation.

Mississippi Mills recently granted municipal approval to a BESS installation on Hwy 29 south of Almonte.

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�BESS – Battery Energy Storage System

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IESO Independent System Operator Ontario�Summit-Lite Nov 24, 2021

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“individuals and municipalities taking the lead and seizing opportunities to manage their own energy needs thus taking much greater control of their energy futures “

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2016 Financial Post - Canada’s electricity grid is stuck in a pre-Internet age, an era when carbon pollution wasn’t on anyone’s radar and energy was cheap. Necessity and consumer demand has paved the way for cleaner energy, but getting renewables to operate on these antiquated grids is like sending texts using Canada Post.

Smart grids have been helping to bring electricity delivery into the 21st century. But as utilities and technology providers race to develop solutions to optimize centralized, century-old distribution systems not designed to accommodate two-way power flows and highly variable distributed energy resources (i.e. small-scale power sources), smart grid software engineering company Opus One Solutions believes it may have the answer.

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Hydro One’s new Residential Reliability Improvement program is aimed at improving power reliability in your neighbourhood by utilizing Tesla’s Powerwall Batteries to reduce outage duration and impact. Through the installation of a back-up battery energy storage system (BESS), two Tesla PowerwallTM batteries will store energy and provide backup protection 24/7.

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Electrification disadvantaged by Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion rules

OEB

Energy Transition Panel

Bill 165 vs Enbridge appeal

Fuel switching

US jurisdictions first movers

How is new electrification funded for new housing developments?

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