The Municipal Corporate Energy Plan Guide was created to support the development and updating of municipal energy management plans, typically called Corporate Energy Plans or Conservation Demand Management Plans (Plans). The goal of these Plans is for municipalities to manage their facilities and operational energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and achieve 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets.

This Guide includes an analysis of Plans from 35 Ontario municipalities and a compilation of input received from municipal energy managers participating in the Corporate Energy Managers Community of Practice. Municipal energy managers can use this Guide to benchmark progress of their Plans and respective actions, learn from other municipalities, and identify steps and leading practices to align their Plans with the scale of action needed to achieve 2030 and 2050 targets.

Section One is a compilation of the various sections and topics that are often covered within municipal Corporate Energy Plans.

Section Two benchmarks the state of actions being undertaken as well as implementation strategies, policies and actions in relation to their alignment with municipal climate emergency declarations, provincial mandates, Canada's 2030 and 2050 targets, and the Paris Agreement.

Section Three provides case studies of the net zero emission enabling policies and actions that have been undertaken across Ontario municipalities and lessons learned.