July 2018. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Replacing the highly inefficient, obsolete electric resistance heaters that many buildings use for space heating—especially big apartment and condominium complexes—is one of the best opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). That’s why TAF launched its Pumping Energy Savings project in 2015, […]
Issue: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Generation Energy Council Report
June 2018. Government of Canada. The Generation Energy Council presented its report to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr on June 7 , 2018. The report is intended to inform the federal government as it develops an energy policy and helps define Canada’s energy future. The 14-member Generation Energy Council was announced on December 12, 2017, with a […]
TAF comments on Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations
June 2018. Government of Canada. Energy efficiency regulations are a key tool to facilitate the transition to clean renewable power by reducing overall demand and reduce utility costs for households and businesses across Canada. TAF has expressed our support for Amendment 14 to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations in these comments addressed to the Office of […]
TAF comments on the City of Toronto’s Residential Energy Retrofit Program updates
May 2018. City of Toronto. Given that buildings are responsible for 53 per cent of Toronto’s carbon emissions, improving building energy performance is a crucial component of the City’s TransformTO strategy. Programs such as the City of Toronto’s Residential Energy Retrofit Program help to facilitate retrofits of our existing building stock to meet our climate targets. […]
Business Case Assessment Tool (BCAT) for Heat Pumps
March 2018. Switching from electrical heating to heat pumps can help building owners save significantly on heating costs. To pique the interest of electrically-heated multi-unit residential building (EMURB) property owners in Ontario, The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) developed this Microsoft Excel-based tool. Part of the Pumping Energy Savings program, the Business Case Assessment Tool – or […]
TAF comments on IESO Draft Scoping Assessment for Toronto Region
January 2018. City of Toronto. The IESO provided the opportunity to respond to their Draft Scoping Assessment and Integrated Regional Resource Plan (IRRP) for Toronto Region. In TAF’s comments, we emphasized that the IRRP needs to develop avoided cost estimates that are Toronto-specific given the unique energy constraints that are facing Toronto. Additionally, we voiced […]
TAF & BEIC Response to Green Button Regulatory Proposal
January 2018. Government of Ontario. In collaboration with BEIC, TAF provided feedback to the provincial government related to the implementation of the Green Button Program throughout the province. Several concerns were raised throughout the response related to the rollout of the program, and ensuring uptake by homeowners and building operators, in order to achieve meaningful […]
Media Backgrounder TowerWise Energy Retrofit Program
December 2017. Multi-residential buildings represent the backbone of the housing stock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). That’s why TAF launched the next phase of its successful TowerWise retrofit program. This backgrounder gives an overview of the project to-date and the the exciting next chapter that will include retrofitting a community housing building […]
Money on the table: Why investors miss out on the energy efficiency market
November 2017. Energy efficiency retrofits are profitable, yet investment levels are low in Canada. Energy efficiency improvements in buildings represent a multi-billion dollar investment market, yet only a fraction is currently being exploited. This TAF report takes a closer look and identifies three market failures that prevent investors from capturing the full value of the energy efficiency […]
Getting More Bang for Ontario’s Energy Efficiency Bucks
August 2017. Government of Ontario. This brief presents the Minister of Finance with recommendations for how the Ontario Government can achieve more impact – energy savings, carbon reduction, jobs – from the public funding provided for energy efficiency retrofits and engage capital markets in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The underlying challenge for public energy efficiency […]
