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elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WR Community Energy Term 1 Report<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d28a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d28a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Our Energy Future<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0239a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0239a95\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"acknowledgements\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1be6a\" data-id=\"6f1be6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8578f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8578f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Adam Clark<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b367ab1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b367ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2986b2f\" data-id=\"2986b2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391db14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"391db14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acknowledgements <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e09484e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e09484e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d65724\" data-id=\"4d65724\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf8b8e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf8b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work of <a href=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WR Community Energy<\/a> is directed by an innovative Governance Committee which includes high-level representatives from the Region of Waterloo, its three urban municipalities, and five local gas and electric utilities. 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class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/footer-icon-waterloonorthhydro.jpg\" data-width=\"149\" data-height=\"121\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18e9a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18e9a06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-747102f\" data-id=\"747102f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de19136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de19136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from Chair<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a32726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a32726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the adoption of the Community Energy Investment Strategy and successful first term, WR Community Energy is proof that collaboration can enable change in our community. The best way to move towards a clean, equitable, and sustainable energy future is through meaningful partnerships. As a unique model in Canada, WR Community Energy demonstrates how cross-sectoral partners can collaborate to enable localized solutions and be conscientious of the interconnectedness of those decisions and actions. We know that collaborative work on community energy can unlock benefits that cannot be achieved in isolation. We look forward to the next term of WR Community Energy as we continue to build our energy future for our residents, businesses, and industries.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3449cee\" data-id=\"3449cee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e6cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71e6cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jerry Van Ooteghem,<br \/><\/strong>Chair Governance Committee,<br \/>WR Community Energy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29aef61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29aef61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For this report, we use the term \u2018Waterloo Region\u2019 or \u2018region\u2019 to describe the geographic area which includes three cities and four townships, and \u2018Region of Waterloo\u2019 when referring specifically to the municipal upper-tier government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c566b2 elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1c566b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d91e55 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9d91e55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c334e elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c334e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-878f7b9\" data-id=\"878f7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73088c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a73088c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d882e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d882e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Long-term energy planning is an essential component of advancing sustainable community development.<\/h4><p><strong>Community Energy Investment Strategy,<\/strong> 2018<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-282e5d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"282e5d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f78f8b\" data-id=\"7f78f8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce769cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce769cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: City of Cambridge<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec1550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec1550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b5838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70b5838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Energy is everywhere. It lights our homes and streets. It powers our workplaces and takes us where we want to go. It keeps us cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Energy fuels our local industries and technological innovation. It is the driving force behind our prosperity and health.\u00a0 As Waterloo Region shifts towards a clean, equitable, and sustainable community, we are presented with many opportunities to improve our relationship with energy.\u00a0 We need to use it more efficiently, generate more locally with clean technologies, and make sure this transition benefits everybody. \u00a0Fortunately, we are well positioned to do this.<\/p><p>This Term 1 Report highlights the accomplishments of WR Community Energy and our partners from the first 3-year term (2019-2021) and outlines how we can show leadership to take advantage of our energy opportunities to the benefit of our local economy, quality of life, and environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f753021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f753021\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-522d926\" data-id=\"522d926\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d067ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d067ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Energy Investment Strategy<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b2c0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b2c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The purpose of the CEIS is to improve and sustain Waterloo Region\u2019s economic competitiveness and quality of life through the coordination of targeted energy investments.\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3690d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3690d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 2014-2018 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionofwaterloo.ca\/en\/resources\/Community-Energy-Investment-Strategy---For-Web---access.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Energy Investment Strategy<\/a> (CEIS) was developed with the guidance and support of local cross-sectoral leaders representing the utilities and municipalities. Included in the strategy were a set of priorities which would initiate and direct the work of WR Community Energy\u2019s first term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9350206\" data-id=\"9350206\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51a624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f51a624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CEIS-Mockup-SM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CEIS-Mockup-SM.png 1000w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CEIS-Mockup-SM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CEIS-Mockup-SM-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f586f52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f586f52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3095d28\" data-id=\"3095d28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47eea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d47eea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Term 1 Accomplishments: <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f2214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f2214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019 WR Community Energy was launched to implement the CEIS. Our first mandate was to work on District Energy, Planning Processes, and Energy Literacy. Throughout the course of the first term, we initiated and supported projects, supplemented missing information, and began embedding future energy considerations into existing processes. This dedicated work and collaboration has produced 10 internal and external reports and projects. The major reports completed for external audiences include District Energy, Community Efficiency Financing, Ground Mount Solar PV, Wastewater Heat Recovery, Geothermal Potential, and Considerations for Community Energy Policy. The first term positioned WR Community Energy as a united front to lead the energy transition for Waterloo Region. The insights, projects, reports, and partnerships we developed have set a clear direction for the next term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1378b05 eael-dt-th-align-center elementor-hidden-mobile eael-table-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"1378b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 767px) {\n\t\t\t   #eael-data-table-wrapper-1378b05.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table thead {\n                    display: none;\n               }\n               #eael-data-table-wrapper-1378b05.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table tbody tr td {\n                    float: none;\n                    clear: left;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    text-align: left;\n                    display: flex;\n                    align-items: center;\n                }\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap custom-responsive-option-enable\" data-table_id=\"1378b05\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-1378b05\" data-custom_responsive=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-1378b05\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"side-title\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\"><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Ground Mount Solar PV<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Geothermal Potential<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Wastewater Heat Recovery<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">District Energy<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Community Efficiency Financing <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\"> Considerations for Community Energy Policy<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"side-title\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Summary<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">The AIRE (Accelerating Implementation of Renewable Energy) team explored and mapped renewable energy opportunities from solar, wind and biomass, in Waterloo Region.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">A preliminary study by Beatty Geothermal Inc. explored geoexchange potential in Waterloo Region.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">A preliminary investigation by KEB Engineering and Project Management of wastewater heat recovery opportunities based on data collected from Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo. <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">A district energy prefeasibility study by FVB Energy for the area around King \/ Victoria in Kitchener.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">A feasibility study was completed with Reep Green Solutions on financing deep energy residential retrofits in Waterloo Region. <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">A summary of key themes from three-years of community energy work and targeted interviews with industry leaders on integrating community energy considerations in municipal policies.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"side-title\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Audience<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Developers &amp; Municipal Staff<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Developers &amp; Municipal Staff<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Developers &amp; Municipal Staff<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Municipal Leaders &amp; Energy Developers<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Municipal Leaders &amp; Homeowners<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Municipal Staff<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"side-title\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">CEIS Category<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Energy Generation<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Energy Generation<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Energy Generation<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Energy Efficiency &amp; Energy Generation<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Literacy &amp; Energy Efficiency<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Energy Efficiency &amp; Energy Generation<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"side-title\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Action\/Next Step<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Use decision framework to determine sites for potential solar energy development in Waterloo Region.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Explore geoexchange opportunities in Waterloo Region for appropriate development sites.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Explore wastewater heat recovery opportunities in Waterloo Region for appropriate development sites.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">City of Kitchener to develop a business case for a district energy system. <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Reep Green Solutions to complete a program design report.  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Use findings to comment on the Regional Official Plan and area municipalities' Official Plans<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"side-title\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"table-link\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Report-Summary-Table.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Term 1 Major Reports & Project Summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fda9c5d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fda9c5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"understanding-energy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-169687e\" data-id=\"169687e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2918fe9 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2918fe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba3343b\" data-id=\"ba3343b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dd4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11dd4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Energy <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253e5b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"253e5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u201cFeeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days\u201d<\/h4><p><strong>David Suzuki<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-518aa04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"518aa04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-104df88\" data-id=\"104df88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027d873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027d873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is easy to take energy for granted. Afterall, it\u2019s largely invisible, available, safe, and affordable. To identify opportunities for change, it is important to know how much energy we use (by type) and where it is used (by sector) within our community. We know that in 2014, Waterloo Region spent $2.1 billion on energy supply and only 13% of that spending stayed in our community. We also know that we imported 99.9% of that energy of which 45% was wasted contributing to various environmental consequences such as global warming and urban heat island effect.<\/p><p>Energy data makes the invisible visible. It shows the areas we need to target and gaps in our knowledge. In collaboration with our partners, WR Community Energy is committed to work to improve upon these statistics and will complete an update early in Term 2. By re-evaluating our local energy spending and sources we can work to change these numbers of our collective benefit. Our local leaders are well positioned to address these opportunities through leadership, policy, and education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-276ed2c\" data-id=\"276ed2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13172a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13172a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: City of Waterloo<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6e311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab6e311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Cost-of-Energy-in-WR-Community-Energy-Investment-Strategy.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Copy of Cost of Energy in WR - Community Energy Investment Strategy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQ3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3Jjb21tdW5pdHllbmVyZ3kuY2FcL3JlcG9ydFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMTBcL0NvcHktb2YtQ29zdC1vZi1FbmVyZ3ktaW4tV1ItQ29tbXVuaXR5LUVuZXJneS1JbnZlc3RtZW50LVN0cmF0ZWd5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Cost-of-Energy-in-WR-Community-Energy-Investment-Strategy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-247\" alt=\"Community Energy Investment Strategy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Cost-of-Energy-in-WR-Community-Energy-Investment-Strategy.jpg 534w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Cost-of-Energy-in-WR-Community-Energy-Investment-Strategy-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e86cb31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e86cb31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-889cc0e\" data-id=\"889cc0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8d271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b8d271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation then Generation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd03f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd03f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a smart and sustainable energy future requires effort in both conservation and generation activities across the region. While both strategies are important, conservation (using less energy through increased efficiency) is widely recognized as the leading priority in community energy planning. There is significant work being done on energy conservation and energy waste both nationally and locally in Waterloo Region (ex:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Waterloo Region<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reepgreen.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reep Green Solutions<\/a>).<\/p><p>Our prioritization of conservation then generation is well aligned with other\u00a0<em>Canadian energy leaders<\/em>\u00a0including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcan.gc.ca\/20380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Resources Canada\u2019s Energy Generation Council<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/questcanada.org\/pathways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quest Canada\u2019s Technical Principles<\/a>\u00a0for the pathway to a Smart Energy Community. Recognizing this existing work, WR Community Energy has directed focus on generation opportunities and the abundance of local and renewable energy.<\/p><p>As we will discuss in the following section on Generation Opportunities, there are several ways to achieve this. There is no perfect solution. Each city, neighbourhood and building present unique opportunities to explore and incorporate local energy generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab5aca2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab5aca2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"generation\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd8ca\" data-id=\"e8fd8ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bf330 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bf330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f079fd\" data-id=\"2f079fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0290807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0290807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Generation Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab3ca2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab3ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u201cCommunity Energy is the conscious effort to work together to integrate energy into our future.\u201d<\/h4><p><strong>Matthew Day,<\/strong> <br \/>WR Community Energy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d02fbb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d02fbb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b15a22\" data-id=\"2b15a22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0031f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0031f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Adam Clark<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad9fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad9fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the spring of 2021, all eight municipalities in Waterloo Region endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/climateactionwr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Final-TransformWR-Stragegy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TransformWR<\/a>; our climate action strategy to transition to an equitable, prosperous, and low-carbon community. It identifies the need to transform the ways we power our buildings. WR Community Energy has contributed to this critical work through three reports focused on local energy sources: Wastewater Heat Recovery, Geothermal, and Solar Energy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39976ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39976ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e16a79a\" data-id=\"e16a79a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a8b2f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b7a8b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:end;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:start;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMyMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wwhr.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wwhr.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wwhr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/wwhr-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMyMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Wastewater Heat Recovery<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97a9ae9\" data-id=\"97a9ae9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0eb0b9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c0eb0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMxMiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1478\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/square-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMxMiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Geothermal<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-381ca5c\" data-id=\"381ca5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51627ce elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"51627ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMxNSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/solar.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-370\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/solar.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/solar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/solar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMxNSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Ground Mount Solar PV<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6ea4b0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6ea4b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"collaboration\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d93b701\" data-id=\"d93b701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30aa2e5 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30aa2e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3546a1b\" data-id=\"3546a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9950f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9950f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaboration<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80ba68 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b80ba68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;Access to energy is a vital component of keeping our society and economy moving every day.&#8221;<\/h4><p><strong>Community Energy Investment Strategy, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b0b8d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b0b8d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c37562\" data-id=\"4c37562\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420a238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"420a238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Adam Clark<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a5bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0a5bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2019, WR Community Energy has supported integrated discussion between industry, community, and policy leaders. These efforts will support Waterloo Region in achieving a smart energy future and sustained quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f752e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f752e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaboration with Community Partners<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c48cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollaboration and developing new relationships are vital to building a smart and sustainable energy future. As we continue to articulate the roles for our diverse stakeholders across Waterloo Region to ensure our energy transition, WR Community Energy is uniquely positioned support the initiation of complex projects until a natural owner is found. There are two key examples of this from our fist term where we able to leverage key relationships and marshal resources totalling over 200k in investments:  Community Efficiency Financing and District Energy. In both cases, WR Community Energy took a leadership role in the pre-feasibility studies. We continue to support our community partners to take these results and move each project forward. Additionally, WR Community Energy was invited to provide comments to the Region of Waterloo\u2019s Regional Official Plan Review focused on the Policy Direction Paper on Climate Change document. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8740967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8740967\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c080d6\" data-id=\"7c080d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4657917 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4657917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/reep.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/reep.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/reep-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/reep-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Community Energy Efficiency Financing<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae39132\" data-id=\"ae39132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72ca27 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d72ca27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dtk.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-372\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dtk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dtk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dtk-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">District Energy<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9801e5c\" data-id=\"9801e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7663a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9b7663a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Region-of-Waterloo.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Region-of-Waterloo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Region-of-Waterloo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Region-of-Waterloo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Region-of-Waterloo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMwOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Considerations for Community Energy Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7b8dec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7b8dec\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"term2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-079739d\" data-id=\"079739d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e54115 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e54115\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3431b8d\" data-id=\"3431b8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d998376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d998376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's Next<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae53f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae53f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;Land use planning is key to addressing climate change, and to achieving transformational change. Planning for long-term, sustainable growth and development is critical, since decisions about infrastructure and land uses can have implications for centuries to come.\u201d<\/h4><p><strong>Policy Direction Paper on Climate Change<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d58ebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d58ebf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bb52a9\" data-id=\"6bb52a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094eeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"094eeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Tomasz Adamski<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee7a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee7a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The first term of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/energy-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WR Community Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0demonstrated the viability and value of utility and municipal collaboration. With the resources developed along the way and presented in this report, Waterloo Region can continue to enable and implement significant energy projects, policies, and programs to support the energy transition.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">As attention began to shift towards our second term, we organized a strategic session with senior and knowledgeable staff from our partners. This session enabled reflection on our key learnings and provided guidance on how to amplify impact. 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class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">Focus efforts on 4 key priorities: Energy in Land-Use Planning and Developments, Priority Projects, Literacy & Communications, and Municipal\/LDC Leadership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-price-list-item\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">Progress towards these priorities requires on-the-ground knowledge that the Governance Committee not ideally suited for. Priority-specific working groups will be established.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a187341 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a187341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"land-use\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/planning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/planning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/planning-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/planning-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Energy in Land-use Planning and Developments<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8715d1e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8715d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"projects\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/development.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/development.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/development-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/development-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Priority Projects<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01095e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"01095e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"literacy\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Literacy and Communications<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9ad41 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4b9ad41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"leadership\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leadership.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leadership.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leadership-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/leadership-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Municipal \/ LDC Leadership<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec467e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ec467e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The strategic session and subsequent work by the staff and Governance Committee have provided a strong foundation to build our sustainable energy future. Looking ahead, WR Community Energy staff will focus on the following:<\/p><ul><li>Implementing the work plans developed with the working groups<\/li><li>Completing and disseminating updated energy use data for Waterloo Region<\/li><li>Continuing to support ongoing community projects including Community Efficiency Financing and District Energy<\/li><li>Identifying partnership opportunities and knowledge gaps across the community<\/li><li>Supporting energy literacy and collaboration across the community.<\/li><\/ul><p>Since 2019, WR Community Energy has supported integrated discussion between industry, community, and policy leaders. These efforts will support Waterloo Region in building our clean, equitable, and sustainable energy future. We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to our Governance Committee, report authors, and many community collaborators.<\/p><p>If you are interested in learning more or discussing a project, energy potential in a development, or have any questions, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wrcommunityenergy.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WR Community Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WR Community Energy Term 1 Report Building Our Energy Future Photo: Adam Clark Acknowledgements The work of WR Community Energy is directed by an innovative Governance Committee which includes high-level representatives from the Region of Waterloo, its three urban municipalities, and five local gas and electric utilities. 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