Jurisdictional scan and opportunities for the City of Edmonton around the potential of coaching ambassadors for residential deep energy retrofits

The City of Edmonton’s Community Energy Transition Strategy & Action Plan identifies the urgent need to renovate Edmonton’s existing home stock to reduce energy use and utility costs. There are over 350,000 residential buildings that need to improve their energy efficiency in order for the City of Edmonton to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. Deep energy home retrofits are complicated, and the availability of energy coaches to help homeowners plan their renovations would be invaluable.

One of the programs the City of Edmonton has to help reduce residential emissions is the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP), a financing tool for residential (and commercial) property owners to help fund energy efficiency upgrades and/or renewable energy installations with a competitive interest rate and repayment terms of up to 20 years (depending on the type of upgrade). The City of Edmonton is in the process of piloting this program, and has already been asked by City Council to explore options for a permanent program.

With the help of a sustainability scholar we will:
– Review and build on an existing literature review on energy coaching services in Canada and internationally, with special focus on coaching net zero pathways

Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Summers

Student:

Partner:

City of Edmonton

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Public administration

University:

University of Alberta

Program: