Conservation and Demand Management

View the Township's Conservation and Demand Management Plan

In accordance with the Electricity Act 1998, Ontario Regulation 507/18, broader public sector agencies within Ontario are required to develop an energy Conservation and Demand Management plan (CDM) and update every five years. A summary of the public agency’s annual energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for its operations must be provided. The CDM plan is to include a record of measures for conserving and reducing energy consumption by the public agency’s operations, and the results of these measures. 

The Township of Woolwich is prescribed as a public agency and is required to record and make public our annual energy consumption and CDM plan update. The Township’s updated plan was developed in compliance with the regulation and covers the period from 2020 to 2024. The plan was approved by Senior Management on June 25, 2019.

The updated plan describes the Township’s:

• Energy conservation goals and objectives;
• Results from the 2014 CDM plan; and
• Proposed energy conservation initiatives.

The Township’s updated CDM plan builds on the municipality’s initial plan, developed in 2014, and the experience gained in energy conservation over the past five years.

In addition to energy conservation, the updated CDM plan supports the Township’s Strategic Plan, Asset Management Plan, Annual Business plan and both the capital forecast and budget process.

The Township dedicates funds in its annual capital budget to support a wide range of energy efficiencies, retrofits and equipment upgrades. Additionally, the Township has committed $50,000 annually to leverage additional funding from both provincial and federal grant programs to support energy efficiencies.

Hard copies of the plan are available at the Township Administration Building located at 24 Church Street West, Elmira.

2019 Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting