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Commercial Energy Management
1045 Howe Street DEC } Q i999

Vancouver, B.C. VoZ 281
(604) 663-3288

29 November 1989
FILE:

TO; ALL MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN B.C.

Dear Members of Council: *

RE: “Power Smart" Eneray £fficiency Program

Municipal governments, along with al] other B.C. Hydro consumers, were asked in
March to support the utility's 10 year energy efficiency program, which should
free up 2.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity - enough to support Greater
Victoria! More efficient energy usage, as opposed to building major new
generation Facilities, is not only environmentally acceptable but also more cost
effective.

As part of this program, we have sponsored a Municipal Audit Program offering
a free energy audit by 8.C. Hydro staff for the municipal building of your
choice. I am pleased to report that over 120 audits have been completed to date
identifying savings of over 6.5 million kilowatt hours. This represents an
average 15%-30% savings for the facilities audited! &8y the end of this program
we hope to complete a sample audit for each municipality in Hydro's service area.

To demonstrate your support for the basic principles behind the better
utilization of electrical energy, we are now asking all municipalities to adopt
an electrical energy efficiency policy and an implementation strategy. To assist
you in this respect, we are attaching a draft of such a policy, which your staff
can review and recommend amendments to for your particular circumstances. We
know you will find it cast beneficial in the long run to have such a policy.

Would the Council therefore consider adopting the following resolution in order
to start this process within the next fiscal year:

"THAT authority be given to prepare for the consideration of Council? a
report outlining the following:

(a) 4 draft electrical energy efficiency policy,

(b) a statement on the budgetary ramifications, if any, of the adoption
of such a poticy, ;

(Cc) an implementation strategy for the policy, and

(d) any 1990 draft budget requirements.