WEBVTT 00:00:05.602 --> 00:00:11.821 What do sub-prime mortgages have to do with Atlantic Salmon, SUVs and globalization? 00:00:11.836 --> 00:00:15.117 They all depend on cheap oil, but oil is peaking. 00:00:15.133 --> 00:00:19.016 So you can count on the price at the pump going up. 00:00:19.016 --> 00:00:23.070 And as transportation costs rise, so will the cost of our food. 00:00:23.070 --> 00:00:27.177 That means that we have to wean ourselves from fossil fuels and re-engineer our lives 00:00:27.177 --> 00:00:30.739 to adapt to a world of growing energy scarcity. 00:00:30.739 --> 00:00:35.082 The good news is your neighbors and your neighborhood are about to get a lot more important 00:00:35.082 --> 00:00:37.149 in the not too distant future. 00:00:37.149 --> 00:00:40.091 Margaret Mead, a famous anthropologist, once said, 00:00:40.091 --> 00:00:44.506 "Never underestimate how a small group of thoughtful people can change the world. 00:00:44.506 --> 00:00:47.948 Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has!" 00:00:47.948 --> 00:00:50.382 That's where community power comes in. 00:00:50.382 --> 00:00:54.490 Thinking and acting locally is the only way that we are going to able to 00:00:54.490 --> 00:00:58.700 address the issues facing us today and generations to come. 00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:01.175 We have significant challenges in front of us. 00:01:01.175 --> 00:01:04.741 CO2 emissions are pouring into the atmosphere. 00:01:04.741 --> 00:01:08.372 If the global climate warms beyond an average increase of 2 degrees, 00:01:08.372 --> 00:01:12.276 the impact will be far more devastating than we can imagine. 00:01:12.276 --> 00:01:18.135 Community power and the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) is a way for people 00:01:18.135 --> 00:01:21.442 to share adversity and decide what to do about it 00:01:21.442 --> 00:01:24.258 while creating economic benefits. 00:01:24.258 --> 00:01:28.991 The Green Energy and Green Economy Act is unlike anything else in North America. 00:01:28.991 --> 00:01:32.771 It created the framework for a cross-section of communities to come together 00:01:32.771 --> 00:01:36.184 and created the infrastructure to turn vision into action. 00:01:36.184 --> 00:01:38.479 We are faced with two paths: NOTE Paragraph 00:01:38.479 --> 00:01:44.313 The Hard Path: centralized production of energy with continuous consumption and limitless growth; 00:01:44.313 --> 00:01:51.098 or the Soft Path: local production of energy, locally owned with resilient and sustainable communities. 00:01:51.144 --> 00:01:55.391 We need to make a choice of which direction we want to take. 00:01:55.391 --> 00:02:00.675 The Hard Path is more of the same, and leads to irreversable consequences. 00:02:00.675 --> 00:02:06.143 We need to make this choice together to decide on the vision we want for our community. 00:02:06.143 --> 00:02:09.438 And to take action on what we want to create together. 00:02:09.438 --> 00:02:12.182 The greatest challenge is about leadership. 00:02:12.182 --> 00:02:14.676 Finding those people in the community who have the passion 00:02:14.676 --> 00:02:17.174 and who want to make a difference. 00:02:17.174 --> 00:02:18.944 That is where YOU come in. 00:02:18.944 --> 00:02:22.111 If you are a local guy, girl, a local group, 00:02:22.111 --> 00:02:25.143 a church, or a municpal leader, who sees the benefit 00:02:25.143 --> 00:02:28.775 of community power and you want to build community resilliancy. 00:02:28.775 --> 00:02:30.843 But where to start? 00:02:30.843 --> 00:02:32.589 That is where we at OSEA come in. 00:02:32.589 --> 00:02:37.317 with our roadmap for getting your community power project from vision to reality. 00:02:37.317 --> 00:02:40.821 OSEA's Roadmap To Success Workshop will take you on a deep dive 00:02:40.821 --> 00:02:43.612 into the roadmap tools and techniques. 00:02:43.612 --> 00:02:46.530 We will create a project in your community 00:02:46.530 --> 00:02:48.432 and help you develop an action plan 00:02:48.432 --> 00:02:50.825 to bring it from vision to reality. 00:02:50.825 --> 00:02:54.611 The Community Energy Partnership Program (CEPP) 00:02:54.611 --> 00:02:57.597 offers a 90% grant on eligible activities 00:02:57.597 --> 00:03:03.007 that have the technical, financial and governing feasability of a community project. 00:03:03.007 --> 00:03:06.159 And the Act changed the Cooperatives Corporations Act 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:09.677 to allow for the creation of a renewable energy cooperative 00:03:09.677 --> 00:03:12.492 as a means to encourage community involvement. 00:03:12.492 --> 00:03:16.485 Fun, challenging, paving the way for community-inspired actions 00:03:16.485 --> 00:03:18.204 to save the planet. 00:03:18.204 --> 00:03:21.029 It's a reason to meet your neighbors throughout your community. 00:03:21.029 --> 00:03:24.678 It's a way for all of us to literally invest in the future. 00:03:24.678 --> 00:03:27.904 You'll be able to actually buy a share in the development 00:03:27.904 --> 00:03:31.703 from a community-operated renewable energy cooperative. 00:03:31.718 --> 00:03:35.117 You'll be a member of a democratically-controlled investment opportunity 00:03:35.117 --> 00:03:39.393 who's primary role, after return to investors, shareholders, members, 00:03:39.393 --> 00:03:41.381 is returned to the community. 00:03:41.381 --> 00:03:47.361 Supporting community sports, cultural, environmental, and other philanthropic activities. 00:03:47.361 --> 00:03:51.194 Is a renewable energy cooperative the right model for YOUR group? 00:03:51.194 --> 00:03:56.126 This is important to decide, as it will influence how you raise capital for the project. 00:03:56.126 --> 00:04:02.152 A 250 kilowatt solar PV can cost up to one million, five hundred thousand dollars. 00:04:02.152 --> 00:04:05.160 That's a big investment for a community. 00:04:05.160 --> 00:04:08.777 A 2 megawatt wind project can be four to five million. 00:04:08.777 --> 00:04:10.575 But communities are doing it. 00:04:10.575 --> 00:04:12.931 And sharing the investment opportunity locally, 00:04:12.931 --> 00:04:15.601 rather than with the ups and downs of the Stock Market. 00:04:15.601 --> 00:04:19.643 The same process is applicable to other renewable energy technologies. 00:04:19.643 --> 00:04:23.624 Now you are ready to submit your CEPP application. 00:04:23.624 --> 00:04:28.826 This will help you understand more of the technical, financial, and governance options. 00:04:28.826 --> 00:04:33.828 Through the OSEA Community Power Services Group, we can assist you through the application process 00:04:33.828 --> 00:04:36.690 as well as help you to manage your project. 00:04:36.690 --> 00:04:39.636 The Workshop will connect people with passion in the community 00:04:39.636 --> 00:04:41.764 with organizations and people with assets 00:04:41.764 --> 00:04:44.819 that can accommodate renewable generation projects: 00:04:44.819 --> 00:04:50.845 municipal buildings, hospitals, brownfield sites, used landfills, quarries, business rooftops. 00:04:53.195 --> 00:04:56.095 Once you've found the heart and mind of the community, 00:04:56.095 --> 00:04:59.768 then there is nothing stopping you from moving your project forward. 00:04:59.768 --> 00:05:02.372 And what do you know? Other things start to happen: 00:05:02.387 --> 00:05:04.187 you begin to drive less, 00:05:04.187 --> 00:05:05.424 shop locally, 00:05:05.424 --> 00:05:07.267 get to meet new people, 00:05:07.267 --> 00:05:09.342 build a community energy plan, 00:05:09.435 --> 00:05:12.879 influence local politicians on environmental matters. 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:17.420 You have the capacity to act locally and think locally.