Some of the main takeaways from municipal experience with the Net Zero effort are:
- The pathway to net zero is conservation, electrifying, deploying renewables and planning to deploy all the infrastructure in a life cycle of the capital renewal.
- Incorporating net zero considerations into Asset Management and Capital Planning is crucial because when a net zero solution is introduced during an infrastructure renewal, the incremental cost, if there is one, to go to net zero can be seen/understood.
- Building portfolio analysis (audits) should identify decarbonization.
- Capital Plan Review is needed to identify upcoming equipment replacement and cost, as well as modelling analysis to capture growth plans/ master plans.
- Renewable Energy Analysis of all buildings and mapping locations and the potential cost is essential in planning for net zero.
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