Sun Shines On It. Water Runs Through It. Wind Blows Over It.

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1 Sun Shines On It Water Runs Through It Wind Blows Over It.

2 Windfall Ecology Centre Non-Profit Environmental Organization To build sustainable communities by conserving resources, preventing pollution, and protecting and enhancing natural ecological process.

3 Acting Locally Energy Conservation EnerGuide for Houses First Nation Pilot Renewable Energy Wind farm and solar energy development Water Protection Well stewardship Watershed management

4 Thinking and Working Globally Official status at UNFCCC Advisor to Canadian government at Kyoto negotiations

5 Presentation Overview Community Wide Energy Efficiency Retrofit Pilot 4 Project Elements Results & Savings Pukwis Community Wind Park - project overview Pukwis Business Model Pukwis Energy Co-operative Investment Opportunity Related Employment/Training Opportunities Community Energy Planning

6 Chippewas of Georgina Island Community Wide Energy Efficiency Retrofit Pilot

7 Economic Development Environmental Stewardship Energy Conservation Community Wide Energy Efficiency Retrofit Project Renewable Energy Pukwis Community Wind Park

8 Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Chief Donna Big Canoe EDO, Marlene Stiles Lands include: Georgina Island, Snake Island and Fox Island Georgina Island is 4.5 km long and 3.2 km wide with an area of 3,499 acres 2 km off the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe

9 Georgina Island s location within the GTA Georgina Island

10 Project Team

11 4 Project Elements 1. Education Program 2. Basic Energy Efficiency Measures - Compact Fluorescent light bulbs, pipe wrap, low flow shower heads, 3. Extended Measures insulation, air sealing, ventilation fans, major appliance switchover 4. Final Evaluation

12 Results & Savings 100% of Housing Identified/Covered 91 total Housing Stock 70 Completed 10 not able to complete for health, safety, refusal, or required fuel switch 11 homes abandoned 70% of the homes electrically heated 21 homes retrofitted $3477 average retrofit cost $260 savings per household Retrofits account for 79% of total savings and Basic Measures 21% 3.1 tons annual GHG emission reduction Improved home comfort

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14 Pukwis Georgina Island First Nation Economic Development Project 20 MW wind park Grid connected 10 turbines Electricity for 7500 homes 15,000 tons annual GHG emission reduction 8 Million annual revenue

15 Pukwis Community Wind Park Joint venture between the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and Windfall Ecology Centre Collaboration on Pukwis began in 2003 Pukwis Phase I (10, 2 MW wind turbines) is now ready to be built

16 Georgina Island Location of Pukwis Community Wind Park

17 Renewable Energy Delivered 10, 2 MW wind turbines = 53,094 MWh of renewable energy per year Enough to power 7,500 homes!

18 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced 15,000 tonnes annually 300,000+ tonnes over the 20 year project life

19 Project Milestones to Date Site development started land clearance Secured Feed-in Tariff contract! Secured wind park site land lease agreement Compiled 3 years of wind resource data Completed long lead time EA studies Initiated Co-op development

20 Pukwis Project Timelines Securing Large Capital Investors (Anchor Investments, Seed Financing): foundations, NGO funders, government sources Submission of Pukwis Energy Co-operative Offering Statement to FSCO: Spring 2011 Approval of Co-operative Offering Statement by FSCO: Summer 2011 Pukwis Energy Co-operative Membership Drive: Summer 2011 Project Construction Will commence Summer 2011

21 Pukwis Business Model Ownership of Pukwis Community Wind Park 51% 49% Project revenue derived from Feed-in Tariff contract (an estimated $170 million over 20 year life of the contract)

22 Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Contract A 20 year, fixed price power purchase agreement with the Government of Ontario. All electricity produced by Pukwis will be purchased for $0.15 per kwh. Includes Aboriginal price adder of $0.015 (an 11% premium over base rate for wind). This price will increase based on increases in the Consumer Price Index.

23 What is a Wind Power Co-operative? Co-op members own the wind turbines (in whole or part) Sell electricity produced to a utility company Members paid a dividend from the profits of this sale Democratic decision-making

24 Pukwis Energy Co-operative Incorporated in 2008 Directors: Chief Donna Big Canoe Councilor William McCue Marlene Stiles Brent Kopperson Michael Lukowitz Will raise $10 million through an up-coming Co-operative share offering

25 Investing in Pukwis - How it Will Work The joint venture partners build and operate the Pukwis Community Wind Park (in collaboration with equipment suppliers and contractors) Pukwis Energy Co-op enters into a joint venture agreement with Pukwis Wind Partner I Inc., which is wholly-owned by the CGIFN Broader Community (GTA) invests in the Pukwis Energy Co-op

26 Investing in Pukwis Continued The minimum investment amount will be $1000 Will be a long-term (20-year), low risk investment Projected average IRR of 11.8% annually averaged over life of the project

27 Related Training/ Employment Opportunities and Needs Example Training Opportunities: Working to train FN members as energy advisors, wind technicians (job opportunities across Ontario). Building capacity of other FNs to develop similar projects; CGIFN and Windfall working on this. Pukwis-related Jobs: Construction: site preparation, project construction, etc. Operations and maintenance (wind turbine technicians). Pukwis Energy Co-operative Exec. Director

28 What Pukwis Will Look Like from the Mainland

29 Community Energy Planning Energy planning is important for communities seeking to effectively address their current and future energy by: improving the delivery, reliability and affordability of local services. minimizing environmental impacts including greenhouse gas emissions. planning and implementing energy strategies that are innovative yet consistent with local priorities. building a healthy, resilient community.

30 What vision do you have for your community? Baseline Inventories Shared Visioning Sense of Community Community Energy Planning Energy Efficiency Energy & $ Savings Increased Comfort Improved Lifestyle Employment Opportunities Financial Independence Renewable Energy Development

31 Sun Shines On It Water Runs Through It Wind Blows Over It.

32 For Further Information: Jen Atkinson Director of Operations, Windfall Centre x111 Brent Kopperson Director, Pukwis Energy Co-operative Executive Director, Windfall Ecology Centre x117 Pukwis Energy Co-op site:

33 Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Insights Answers provided by Chief Donna Big Canoe and Councilor William McCue of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation: 1. What motivated your community to develop a community owned wind park as opposed to leasing your land to outside wind developers? The decision was based on the fact that the First Nation wanted some control in the actual decision making process regarding the windmill operation. We saw the opportunity to get community input into the development size and operational procedures. 2. What do you hope to achieve for your community through the development of this wind park? An economic development project that will create some employment and eventually generate own source revenue, plus ensuring that we limit the impact on the environment to our natural resources. 3. How would you describe your experiences with the process of developing the wind park so far? Very educational, having no basic knowledge of wind energy it has been very eye opening to see what other sources of power that we can rely on that is safe to the environment.