Energy Efficiency Working Group

Having identified energy efficiency as a key priority, the ESST established the Energy Efficiency Working Group (EEWG) to provide expert advice and recommendations on how decision makers, working with other key players, could transform Canada so that the country could become a leader in energy efficiency. The EEWG began its work by developing a statement of principles to guide energy efficiency policy in Canada and the development of its recommendations. 

In parallel with the development of the principles, the EEWG also commissioned a Foundation Paper, which examined the state of energy efficiency in Canada, the barriers and the opportunities, and set the stage for debate and discussion. From this, a series of eight issue papers and a final report summarizing the key conclusions and recommendations that resulted.

Foundation Paper:

Energy Efficiency in Canada: Status and Potential html pdf - 547 kb

Issue Papers:

I.  Personal Drivers for Energy Efficiency html pdf - 95 kb
 
II. Targets  html pdf - 88 kb

III. The Long-Term Potential of Urban Design  html pdf - 316 kb

IV. Energy Efficiency Decision-Making in the Corporate Sector html pdf - 387 kb

V. Institutional and Regulatory Barriers to Utility Demand-Side Management in Canada html pdf - 169 kb

VI. Energy Efficiency and Energy Affordability for Low-Income Households html pdf - 161 kb

VII. Voluntary Advanced Standards and Labels html pdf - 769 kb

VIII. Factors Affecting the Impact of Energy Efficiency Incentives html pdf - 182 kb

Final Report:

Energy Efficiency in Canada html  pdf - 177 kb