CEEA MEMBER UPDATESSummerhill is CEEA's latest new member! The Toronto-based company has offices in Regina and Halifax, Nova Scotia and is known for designing energy efficiency programs and engagement strategies for Canadian and American utilities.
Thermal Energy recently branched out to the Indian market with orders for its steam trap product for tire industry.
Opower had a successful stock market debut on April 4 with its stock up 26% on the first day of trading.
Horizon Utilities ranked eleventh in Corporate Knights' Future 40 Responsible Leaders and
Union Gas gave a $5500 grant to the city of London for the Mayor's Sustainable Energy Council.
CEEA CEO
Elizabeth McDonald made an appearance on
CTV news to

talk about Earth Hour, Canadians and energy efficiency. McDonald was also on a panel at the All Energy conference where she discussed her
presentation on best practices and a federal tax incentive proposal.
McDonald will be on a panel at the upcoming
EE Global Forum in Washington, DC (May 20-21) -- she has also been serving on the steering committee. This is a great opportunity to discuss energy efficiency at an international level with executives from a variety of sectors including Whirlpool, Berlin Energy Agency, United Nations Foundation, and the US DOE.
Registration is still open!
POLICY BRIEFOf course it was big news when
Greg Rickford was appointed as Canada's new Minister of Natural Resources. But a lot has been going on across the country.
OntarioBiodiesel Rules: Ontario's new biodiesel rules are intended to help fight climate change and smog. By 2017 regular diesel must be blended with at least 4 per cent of biofuel.
Hydro One & OPA Review: The provincial government has appointed a council to improve efficiency and optimize the value of Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation, along with the LCBO. Expect the report by the end of 2014.
New utility requirements & pilot projects: The Minister of Energy's
Conservation First Framework intends to save energy through energy efficiency and utilities must file their plans with OPA. There are also callings for solicitations involving combined heat and power, microgrids and energy storage.
AlbertaAlberta-Ontario Innovation Program: The two-year program will fund projects with an economic focus and includes conservation angles.
ManitobaManitoba Hydro boosts conservation efforts and eyes US market: While Manitoba will be encouraging more Manitobans to conserve electricity it plans to build two generating stations and sell hydro to the U.S.
Nova ScotiaNew Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Restructuring Act: Efficiency Nova Scotia has become a utility dealing with the commodity of efficiency, regulated by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review board. The efficiency fee has also been cut from power bills
MOST POPULAR READ9 ways to get stakeholders to care about energy efficiencyThis was a big hit in our LinkedIn Discussion Group and on Twitter. Featuring great tips from energy managers and subtitled "data isn't enough", it emphasizes that to sell energy efficiency you need to tell great stories.
EE & BUILDINGSEnergent to monitor buildings at 10 Ontario universitiesThe Waterloo-based company won the $360,000 contract which includes recommending ways to reduce energy costs and GHG emissions.
Top 10 US cities with the most Energy Star certified buildingsThe 2014 list has LA, Washington DC & Atlanta as its top 3.
UNEP FI Briefing: Unlocking the retrofit investment opportunityThe Property Working Group report looks at commercial real estate. Its seven steps include linking asset management compensation to energy performance.
PROGRAMS & FINANCINGEnergi develops first Canadian energy savings warrantyThe provider of insurance programs is issuing the Toronto Atmospheric Fund an ESW for an energy efficiency retrofit of the Robert Cooke Co-Operative Homes.
Toronto's High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support ProgramHi-RIS is a 3-yr pilot program from the City of Toronto for energy and water efficiency and conservation improvements.
CLIMATE CHANGEUN Climate Panel warns speedier action needed to avert disasterThe IPCC
report highlights one of the reasons we need to act is because we are in the middle of a fossil fuel renaissance.
CO2 levels hit their highest point in 800,000 years While climate change deniers continue to thrive, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association reports from its observatory in Hawaii that the concentration of carbon dioxide hit 402 parts per million.
AWARD DEADLINESEnergy Star Market Transformation Awards: Deadline, May 7
OPA's Community Conservation Awards: Deadline, May 30
Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015: $4 million sustainability prize for companies, schools and individuals. Submissions due, July 14
dena's Energy Efficiency Award: The international award is for commercial and industrial companies. Deadline, June 30
AWARD WINNERS2014 Energy Star Award Winners: The list includes Samsung and LG Electronics for product manufacturers.
CivicAction's Race to Reduce wins Green Real Estate Excellence Award: The smart energy office challenge was recognized for excellence, innovation, and achievement in sustainable real estate initiatives.
APP ROUND-UPDATA.GOV: Obama has a pilot climate change website with apps. Data will show coastal flooding, rising sea levels and the impacts in America communities.
My Sustainable Canada: A retail sales prototype mobile app for sales staff at three Future Shops compares energy efficiency info on appliances.
EE STATSPrograms paid by utility customers cost 2 cents kWh of power saved: From
The Program Administrator Cost of Saved Energy for Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Investment increase in energy efficiency programs from 2008-2012 was 80%: From
The State of the Efficiency Program Industry by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency
On a per capita basis, Canada outstrips the US on energy use: This great infographic is from visual.ly, the original source is the Canadian International Council.