Our Energy Guelph (OEG) is a community-led group established by the Guelph City Council to determine stakeholder priorities, establish metrics for progress, & update Guelph's Community Energy Initiative. During the spring and summer of 2017, OEG engaged with community members, seeking input into Guelph’s community energy plan. Community engagement represents one of three primary inputs and activities that will come together to inform Guelph's community energy plan.

1. CEI
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Community Survey Results

2. Community Energy Initiative.
Background
Our Energy Guelph (OEG)
is a community-led group
established by the Guelph
City Council to determine
stakeholder priorities,
establish metrics for
progress, & update Guelph's

3. Community Engagement
During the spring and summer of 2017, OEG
engaged with community members, seeking input
into Guelph’s community energy plan. Community
engagement represents one of three primary
inputs and activities that will come together
to inform our community energy plan.
Markets & technology
context
Policy &
regulatory
context
Community values
Community Energy Plan

4. Survey Data Collection
Guelph Farmer’s Market, Guelph
Library , Stone Road Mall, Victoria
Road Rec Center, Harcourt United
Church, Evergreen Seniors Centre etc.
Website, Twitter and Facebook
notifications, public service
announcement from CRFU Radio
177
in person
229
online
406
total
The survey structure was modeled
after a similar effort by the
Federal Government, and included a
mix of multiple choice and short
answer questions.

5. Yes (79.80%) Somewhat (10.34%) No (5.42%) No Response (4.43%)
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Takeaway #1:
Clear support for targets
considered to be 'leading'
Do you think it is
important for Guelph to
continue to have energy
targets that are leading
provincially,
nationally
& internationally?

6. Takeaway #1:
Clear support for targets
considered to be 'leading'
OEG has been empowered by the community
to establish ambitious targets.
False assumption that 'government' solely
responsible for taking action.
Competing narratives about target-setting
need to be addressed:
Analysis of written responses:
'costly' vs 'economic opportunity'
'politically divisive' vs 'civic pride'
'outside a city's influence 'vs 'cities can
do things that other levels of
government cannot'
'go slow and learn vs be leaders'

7. Takeaway #2(a):
Descriptors of Guelph's
Energy Future
What does Guelph's
energy future look
like to you?

8. Takeaway #2(b):
Actions within Guelph's
Energy Future
What needs to
happen in order to
achieve this vision?

9. How can we get
there?
7 Community Priorities

10. Community Priorities
1 Raise Awareness
2 Take Direct Action
3 Government Leadership
4 Develop Partnerships
5 Plan Sustainably
6 Make Investments
7 Provide Incentives

11. #1
Raise Awareness
Enhance capacity to act among
community through access to
technical expertise
Create a culture of change
Education on the problems and
opportunities to get ‘buy-in’

12. #2
Implement (or)
Take Action
Important to take direct action on
renewables, active transport and
electric transport
Unclear 'who' will be making the
expense of implementation

13. #3
Leadership in
Government
New regulations (eg. building
codes)
Facilitation, coordination, explicit
and sustained commitment to
community energy planning

14. #4
Develop
Partnerships
Government facilitates
partnerships to increase collective
capacity to raise awareness and
take action
Community participation in
planning process

15. #5
Plan Sustainably
Need for dramatic changes to
infrastructure
Well-informed strategic thinking
to guide those changes

16. #6
Make Investments
Partial government ownership
and investment in new energy
economy now to save and
benefit later

17. #7
Develop Incentives
Government used tax-incentives &
partnerships to facilitate action
Ensure less fortunate also
benefit from investments in
energy technologies

18. Takeaway #3
Community Priorities
1 Raise Awareness
2 Take Direct Action
3 Government Leadership
4 Develop Partnerships
5 Plan Sustainably
6 Make Investments
7 Provide Incentives

19. Takeaway #4
Business Priorities
Government Leadership
Make Investments
Take Direct Action
Provide Incentives
Sustainability Planning
Raise Awareness
Develop Partnerships
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20. What does Guelph's energy future look like to you?
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