Expression of Interest - Western Canada

QUEST, Eco-West Canada, and the Community Energy Association are seeking small to mid-sized communities interested in accelerating projects and plans to save energy and emissions to participate in a 2-year Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program.

Eligible applicants include local governments (Indigenous, municipal, regional or a group of small municipalities and/or bands), or organizations applying on behalf of a local government or a group of local governments (e.g. a local energy distributor or not-for-profit organization).

For more information download the project backgrounder.

If you are interested in submitting an Expression of Interest please complete the following information by September 26, 2021.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Organization

Title

Province/Territory

Phone Number

Email Address

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* 2. What community are you applying on behalf of? (list lead community and participating communities if applying on behalf of more than one)

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* 3. What size is your community? (select one)

< 2,000 people

2,000 - 5,000 people

5,000 - 20,000 people

20,000 - 100,000 people

＞100,000 people

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* 4. Is your community an Indigenous community? (select one)

Yes

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* 5. Does your community have an integrated community energy and emissions plan (or a related plan that integrates energy considerations into decision-making processes and community energy processes and systems such as transportation, land use, waste, water, etc.)? (select one)

Yes, but it’s not being implemented

Yes, and it’s being implemented

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* 6. Does your community have an energy-related initiative scoped and potential partners identified but lacks the resources to move it forward?

Yes

Partially

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* 7. If yes to #6 above, please provide details about the type of initiative (program, project, policy), potential energy and/or emissions savings, potential costs, identified partners, and other high-level details you deem relevant.

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* 8. If yes to #6 above, what sector(s) does your project impact? (check all that apply)

Renewable / low carbon electricity

Renewable / low carbon heat

Electric vehicles

Land use, transit, or active transportation

New commercial buildings

Existing commercial buildings

New residential buildings

Existing residential buildings

Waste and diversion

Sequestration

Embodied emissions

Local government operations

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What benefits are you expecting to receive by participating in the Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program?

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* 10. Are you able to commit up to 24 days (Capacity Development and Planning category) or 30 days (Project Initiation category) over 24 months to participate in the scorecard project? (select one)

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Are you able to provide a letter of commitment to accompany funding proposals for this program? (select one)

Yes

Expression of Interest - Western Canada

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. What community are you applying on behalf of? (list lead community and participating communities if applying on behalf of more than one)

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* 3. What size is your community? (select one)

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* 4. Is your community an Indigenous community? (select one)

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* 5. Does your community have an integrated community energy and emissions plan (or a related plan that integrates energy considerations into decision-making processes and community energy processes and systems such as transportation, land use, waste, water, etc.)? (select one)

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* 6. Does your community have an energy-related initiative scoped and potential partners identified but lacks the resources to move it forward?

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* 7. If yes to #6 above, please provide details about the type of initiative (program, project, policy), potential energy and/or emissions savings, potential costs, identified partners, and other high-level details you deem relevant.

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* 8. If yes to #6 above, what sector(s) does your project impact? (check all that apply)

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* 9. What benefits are you expecting to receive by participating in the Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program?

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* 10. Are you able to commit up to 24 days (Capacity Development and Planning category) or 30 days (Project Initiation category) over 24 months to participate in the scorecard project? (select one)

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* 11. Are you able to provide a letter of commitment to accompany funding proposals for this program? (select one)

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* 12. Is there anything else you’d like to add?