Clean Energy Canada is a…

Clean Energy Canada is a climate and clean energy program within the Morris J. Wosk Centre for
Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.

We are pleased to provide this submission in response to the Ontario Ministry of Energy and
Electrification’s Integrated Energy Resource Plan Consultation. A full copy of our submission, including more details about these recommendations and responses to some of the specific consultation questions can be found in attached file. The summary recommendations can be found below.

Summary

In order to support the development of an Integrated Energy Plan, Clean Energy Canada
recommends the government adopt the following recommendations:

Recommendation 1: Provide clarity about government’s priorities and create policy
certainty for private and energy sector stakeholders by leveraging the best practices
from other jurisdictions that already have their own energy plans in place.

Recommendation 2: Clearly define what a 'clean energy future' means to the Ontario
government so public and private sector stakeholders know what they're working to
achieve. Consider including these three objectives in the definition: (i) ensuring Ontario
households can benefit from the cost savings associated with clean energy
technologies, (ii) ensuring the build out of the electricity system protects the clean
competitiveness of industries, and (iii) ensuring the build out of the electricity system is in
line with the achievement of a net-zero economy by 2050.

Recommendation 3: Provide clear direction to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in the
IERP to initiate a robust planning process to integrate the planning of the province’s
natural gas and electricity systems, providing sufficient time for the engagement and
work required to get the details right. A priority first step in this process is to publish the
“Cost-Effective Energy Pathways Study” it commissioned from Energy Super Modelers
and International Analysts (ESMIA).

Recommendation 4: Explore a suite of policies that accelerate the deployment of
household-level clean energy technologies to reduce energy bills, build out DER potential. We have also included links to 3 relevant Clean Energy Canada reports.
and support clean economic growth.