City of Greater Sudbury's Community Energy Plan
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Energy
Project value$150,000
Project Type
Plan
Sub Sector
Energy Management – PCP Plan
Grant amount$75,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Greater Sudbury, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
166,004
Project timeline
2000 - 2011
Project number
557
Description
Sudbury plans a feasibility study to develop a Community Energy Action Plan. The study will focus on the benefits ofenergy efficiency in the community at large and identify viable renewable energy options. The goal is to locally produce50 per cent of Sudbury's energy requirements. Sudbury spends over $250 million dollars annually on energy services.These funds go outside the community and do not contribute to local economic development. The goal of the communityenergy plan will be to develop strategies to reverse this trend. Sudbury's interest in developing a community energyaction plan stems from its efforts to promote energy efficiency in internal municipal facilities and operations. Now,through its Local Action Plan for Climate Protection known as EARTHCARE Sudbury, it is expanding this approach tothe community at large. This effort will focus on energy efficiency and influencing energy use through site design, landuse patterns, and transportation planning. Energy use in turn affects air quality, affordability, health, land use, and localeconomic development.
Applicant
City of Greater Sudbury, ON