Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan

In 2009, Ontario Regulation 397/11 (O.Reg. 397/11) directed all public agencies in Ontario to prepare, publicly report, and implement energy conservation and demand management plans. As per the regulation, the City of Vaughan is required to annually report energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as of July 1, 2013 as well as produce an energy conservation and demand management report by July 1, 2014 and every fifth anniversary thereafter.  

View the City of Vaughan's 2013 Energy Consumption Report.

View the City of Vaughan's 2014 Energy Consumption Report.

View the City of Vaughan's 2015 Energy Consumption Report.

A working group, including members from the Environmental Sustainability Office, Building and Facilities, and PowerStream developed Vaughan's Energy Conservation Demand Management Plan (CDM).

The CDM Plan outlines resources and methodologies aimed at improving energy efficiency and energy management effectiveness. The CDM Plan includes initiatives targeted at electricity, natural gas and corporate fuel consumption, as well as water commodity management.

The CDM Plan strives to achieve several objectives aligned with the Green Energy Act and Green Directions Vaughan (Vaughan's Community Environmental Sustainability Master Plan). These objectives include:

• To continue to create a sustainability culture that embraces energy efficiency; 
• To promote sustainable resource use through energy conservation, energy efficiency, and support renewable energy initiatives;
• To reduce energy operating and maintenance costs through implementation of best practices and advanced technologies; and
• To continue to enhance the comfort and safety of users of city facilities.

View the City of Vaughan's Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan 

 

Vaughan's Municipal Energy Plan

A Municipal Energy Plan (MEP) is a comprehensive long-term plan designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy use and mitigate climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. Municipal Energy Plans work to foster a community culture of energy conservation while helping to plan ahead for future development, land use planning, growth planning, and energy generation and transmission infrastructure. MEPs help to outline options for local clean and renewable energy generation, and work to support economic development by more effectively addressing local energy needs now and for the future. 

Municipal Energy Planning in Vaughan

Vaughan's MEP builds on the recently completed Community Climate Action Plan, leveraging the process and partnerships to advance a comprehensive approach to community energy planning and conservation as outlined in Green Directions Vaughan, the City's Community Sustainability and Environmental Master Plan. Demonstrating leadership, Vaughan will be one of the first municipalities to leverage its Community Climate Action Plan into a comprehensive Municipal Energy Plan, setting an example for other jurisdictions to follow. 

The Process: Creating the Municipal Energy Plan

Our Stakeholder Advisory Group
The Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) engages over a dozen different stakeholders from a variety of sectors representing energy users and distributors, land use planning and development, buildings and built form, as well as transportation. The SAG served as a non-political advisory committee providing ongoing input and advice that contributed to the development of the MEP. The SAG met six times over the course of the 2014-2015 year to discuss goals, analysis, actions, targets, integration and implementation of the MEP.

MEP Stakeholder Advisory Group Terms of Reference
MEP Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #1 Agenda
MEP Stakeholder Meeting #1 Presentation
MEP Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #1 Summary
MEP Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #2 Agenda
MEP Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #2 Summary

View the City of Vaughan's Municipal Energy Plan

Initiatives arising from the Municipal Energy Plan will work to reduce overall energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in Vaughan while positively impacting the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the community. Interested in finding out more? Want to get involved? Contact environment@vaughan.ca. 

Feed-in Tariff Program

Thank you for your interest in the FIT Program. The City of Vaughan is proud to support local solar power generation. In January 2016, City of Vaughan Council endorsed a recommendation to provide Municipal Council Blanket Support Resolutions for rooftop solar generation to support applications to the IESO's FIT program. Please download and open the fillable form below for the FIT 5 application, save and submit to environment@vaughan.ca and you will receive a copy of the resolution for your application.
 
Request for Municipal Council Blanket Support Resolution

If you require any further assistance, please contact environment@vaughan.ca.