Verification Report (2005-2009) - english

Report
April 7, 2011
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
(CSPI)
Verification Report on a Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(“GHG”) Reduction Project
April 7, 2011
Mr. Normand Foucault
Material Resource Service Manager
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
550, 53e Avenue
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec H1A 2T7
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP
Suite 2000
National Bank Tower
600 De La Gauchetière Street West
Montréal, Québec H3B 4L8
Telephone: 514-878-2691
Fax: 514-878-2127
www.rcgt.com
Dear Sir:
Subject: Verification Report on a Greenhouse Gas Emissions (“GHG”) Reduction
Project
Enclosed herewith is our verification report on a GHG emissions reduction project performed
at Commission scolaire Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI), 550, 53e Avenue, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec,
H1A 2T7.
The quantification report that is subject to our verification is included in Appendix 1.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information you may require.
Yours truly,
Chartered Accountants
Gérald Daly, CA, CISA, CFE
Advisory Partner
Chartered Accountants
Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd
Roger Fournier, CA
Lead Senior Manager
Verification Notice on the Declaration
of GHG Emissions Reduction
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP
Suite 2000
National Bank Tower
600 De La Gauchetière Street West
Montréal, Québec H3B 4L8
Telephone: 514-878-2691
Fax: 514-878-2127
www.rcgt.com
Mr. Normand Foucault
Material Resource Service Manager
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
550, 53e Avenue
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec H1A 2T7
Dear Sir:
This verification report replaces the report previously issued on March 11, 2011 which
provided an opinion based on the quantification report dated March 10, 2011. The
quantification report dated March 10, 2011 has been modified and replaced by the one in
appendix which is dated April 6, 2011.
We have verified the accompanying greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions reduction
quantification report entitled “Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI) Greenhouse
Gas Project Plan and Report, Period 2005-2009” (the “quantification report”).
The project is located at 550, 53e Avenue, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, H1A 2T7 and covers
the period from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009.
The quantification report, dated April 6, 2011, is included in Appendix 1.
Management is responsible for the relevance, consistency, transparency, conservativeness,
completeness, accuracy and method of presentation of the quantification report. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls
relevant to the preparation of a GHG emissions reduction quantification report that is free
from material misstatements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
verification.
Before undertaking this assignment we ensured there are no conflicts of interest that could
impair our ability to express an opinion. We also ensured we had the skills, competencies and
appropriate training to perform this specific assignment.
Chartered Accountants
Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd
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The work was performed by ISO 14064-3 trained professionals. Training was provided by the
Canadian Standards Association.
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI)
The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI) manages 63 establishments. The
establishments of the CSPI are located in Anjou, Montréal-Nord, Pointe-aux-Trembles,
Rivière-des-Prairies and Saint-Léonard.
Emissions reduction project
CSPI’s project consists in the implementation of energy efficient measures in its buildings.
Since 2004, CSPI has implemented several energy efficiency projects reducing the overall
energy consumption in many of the 63 buildings under its management.
CSPI has taken several energy efficiency measures; it has replaced fuel oil fired gas boilers by
natural gas boilers, installed energy efficient heating systems, improved the insulation of the
buildings and installed a new HVAC system (heating, ventilation and air conditioning system).
All these equipment changes are among CSPI’s main measures taken toward energy efficiency.
Quantification report
The quantification report was prepared by L2I Financial Solutions in accordance with
ISO 14064-2 “Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of
greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancement (2006)”.
The GHG emissions reduction is calculated by comparing the GHG emissions generated by
the various energy sources included in the baseline scenario with those resulting from the
project scenario being the emissions generated once the energy efficiency measures were
implemented by CSPI.
The main GHG sources for the project are natural gas, light fuel oil and electricity
consumption. The various gases involved at CSPI are carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ),
and nitrous oxide (N 2 O).
The emission factors chosen are based on National Inventory Report 1990-2008, Greenhouse
Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada.
Verification work
A draft of the quantification report was submitted to us on November 9, 2010. Our initial
review of the documentation was undertaken on January 11, 2011 and a verification plan was
prepared. We then toured CSPI’s premises on January 24, 2011. We subsequently received the
final report dated April 6, 2011.
The following points were reviewed with CSPI: CSPI’s internal controls for the purpose of
assessing the verification risk, emission sources and GHG involved. During the course of our
verification, we obtained all the necessary cooperation and documents required from
management.
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Our verification was conducted in accordance with ISO 14064-3 International Standard,
entitled: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions (2006).
This standard requires that we plan and perform the verification to obtain either reasonable
assurance or limited assurance as to whether the emissions reduction declaration that is
contained in the attached quantification report is fairly stated, is free of material misstatements,
is an appropriate representation of the data and GHG information of CSPI and the materiality
threshold has not been reached or exceeded.
It was agreed with CSPI that an opinion providing reasonable assurance would be issued and
we planned and executed our work accordingly. Consequently, our verification included those
procedures we considered necessary in the circumstances to obtain a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
A reasonable assurance engagement with respect to GHG assertions involves performing
procedures to obtain evidence about the quantification of emissions, and about the other
information disclosed as part of the assertions. Our verification procedures were selected based
on professional judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement in the
GHG assertions. In making those risk assessments we considered internal controls relevant to
CSPI’s preparation of the GHG assertions. Our work also included:

Assessing the suitability, in the circumstances, of CSPI’s use of ISO 14064-2, as the basis
for preparing the GHG assertions;
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Evaluating the appropriateness of quantification methods and reporting policies used and
the reasonableness of necessary estimates made by CSPI.
Reasonable assurance opinion
In our opinion:
1.
The quantification report is prepared in accordance with ISO 14064-2 standard:
Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse
gas emission reductions or removal enhancements (2006), and the principles of relevance,
completeness, consistency, accuracy, transparency and conservativeness have been
respected.
2.
The approach and methodology used for the quantification are appropriate.
3.
The baseline scenario is appropriate.
4.
CSPI’s data controls management system is appropriate.
5.
The GHG emissions reduction presented in the quantification report entitled
“Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI) Greenhouse Gas Project Plan and
Report, Period 2005-2009” covering the period from January 1, 2005 to December 31,
2009 and dated April 6, 2011 are, in all material respects, fairly stated at 5 093 tCO 2 e.
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6.
The quantification report is free of material misstatements and is an appropriate
representation of the data and GHG information of Commission scolaire de la Pointe-del’Île(CSPI).
7.
The quantification report has a low degree of uncertainty and the materiality threshold has
not been reached or exceeded.
Restricted usage and confidentiality
This verification report is produced for the use of Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
(CSPI) and parties interested in the above described GHG emissions reduction project.
Reliance on the conclusions of this verification report for any other usage may not be suitable.
The quantification report entitled “Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI)
Greenhouse Gas Project Plan and Report, Period 2005-2009” covering the period from
January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009 and dated April 6, 2011 is an integral part of this
verification report and should in no circumstances be separated from it.
This verification report and the supporting work files are kept confidential and will be
safeguarded for ten (10) years, following which they will be safely destroyed.
Roger Fournier, CA
Internal Peer Reviewer
Chartered Accountants
Gérald Daly, CA, CISA, CFE
Advisory Partner
Montréal, April 7, 2011
Appendix 1
Quantification report
Greenhouse gas project plan and report
Period 2005-2009
Project proponent:
Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
550, 53E Avenue
Pointe-Aux-Trembles, (Québec)
H1A 2T7
Prepared by:
L2I Financial Solutions
2015, rue Victoria, Suite 200
St-Lambert (Québec)
J4S 1H1
April 6th, 2011
QUANTIFICATION GROUP LETTER
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Quantification Group Letter ............................................................................................ ii
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................... iii
ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... v
SOMMAIRE EXÉCUTIF ................................................................................................ 1
1.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 2
2.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION............................................................................. 3
2.1.
Project title .......................................................................................................... 3
2.2.
Objectives ........................................................................................................... 3
2.3.
Type of GHG project .......................................................................................... 3
2.4.
Location .............................................................................................................. 3
2.5.
Project lifetime and crediting period................................................................... 3
2.6.
Conditions prior to project initiation................................................................... 4
2.7.
Description of how the project will achieve GHG emission reductions or
removal enhancements ....................................................................................... 4
Table 2.7.1: Identification of the different project activities ...................................... 4
2.8.
Project technologies, products, services and expected level of activity ............. 4
2.9.
Aggregate GHG emission reductions and removal enhancements likely to occur
from the GHG project......................................................................................... 4
Table 2.9.1: GHG Emission reductions summary ...................................................... 5
2.10.
Identification of risks .......................................................................................... 5
2.11.
Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................. 5
2.11.1.
2.11.2.
Project proponent and representative ........................................................ 5
Quantification and reporting responsible entity ........................................ 5
2.12.
Project eligibility under the GHG program ........................................................ 6
2.13.
Environmental impact assessment ...................................................................... 6
2.14.
Stakeholder consultations and mechanisms for on-going communication ......... 6
2.15.
Detailed chronological plan ................................................................................ 6
3.
SELECTION OF THE BASELINE SCENARIO AND ASSESSMENT OF
ADDITIONALITY ........................................................................................... 8
4.
IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF GHG SOURCES, SINKS
AND RESERVOIRS (SSRs) ............................................................................ 9
Table 4.0.1 : SSRs inventory ...................................................................................... 9
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5.
QUANTIFICATION OF GHG EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS ............ 10
5.1.
Baseline GHG emissions/removals................................................................... 10
5.2.
Project GHG emissions/removals ..................................................................... 11
5.3.
GHG emission reductions or removal enhancements ....................................... 12
6.
DATA MONITORING AND CONTROL ................................................... 13
Table 6.0.1 : Data description ................................................................................... 13
7.
REPORTING, LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY AND VERIFICATION
DETAILS ........................................................................................................ 15
Table 7.0.1: Total project GHG emission reductions ............................................... 15
ANNEX I ............................................................................................................................. I
ANNEX II ......................................................................................................................... II
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ABBREVIATIONS
AQME:
BS:
CDM:
CH4:
CO2:
CO2e:
CSA:
CSPI:
EF:
GES:
GHG:
HDD:
HVAC:
ISO:
IPCC:
kWh :
N2O:
PS:
SSR :
t:
TPER :
VER :
Association Québécoise pour la Maîtrise de l’Énergie
Baseline Scenario (GHG Emission Source)
Clean Development Mechanism
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide equivalent (usually expressed in metric tons)
Canadian Standards Association
Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
Emission Factor
Gaz à effet de serre
Greenhouse gases
Heating degree day
Heating, Vent and Air Conditioning
International Organization for Standardization
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Kilowatt hour
Nitrous oxide
Project Scenario (GHG emission source)
Greenhouse gas Source, Sink and Reservoir
Metric ton
Total Project Emission Reductions
Verified Emission Reduction
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SOMMAIRE EXÉCUTIF
(Please note that the rest of the document is in English)
La Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île a depuis 2003 implanté des mesures
d’efficacité énergétique dans plusieurs des édifices qui lui appartiennent. Ces mesures ont
pour objectifs de minimiser la consommation d’énergie et les impacts environnementaux
et coûts monétaires qui y sont associés. Par le fait même, la Commission Scolaire de la
Pointe-de-l’île devient un leader et un exemple à suivre dans la communauté en assumant
un rôle de citoyen responsable.
Ces mesures ont graduellement été implantées depuis 2003, mais des résultats notables
n’ont réellement commencé à se faire voir qu’en 2005. L’année 2004 sert alors de
référence et l’évolution de la consommation est comparée à cette année de base. Les
impacts des diverses activités de projet sont groupés et sont le résultat d’un projet global
de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet (GES). Ces réductions sont obtenues grâce à
deux facteurs :
- La diminution de la consommation totale d’énergie
- L’utilisation de sources d’énergie moins émettrice de gaz à effet de serre
Le projet et les réductions d’émission de GES seront enregistrés au GHG CleanProject TM.
Ces réductions sont obtenues et leur quantification effectuée suivant les principes et
lignes directrices de la norme ISO 14064 tel que stipulé par le GHG CleanProjectTM.
Les réductions d’émission présentées dans ce rapport sont au nombre de :
Année
Réductions d’émission (t CO2e)
0
Baseline 2004
226
2005
638
2006
912
2007
1 386
2008
1 930
2009
5 093
Total
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI) has a role in providing the
population access to quality and diversified educational services. The easternmost
communities of the island of Montreal benefit from the CSPI’s services. As such an
important institution, the CSPI must show awareness of today’s society concerns and act
as a leader in addressing environmental issues for instance.
The nature of the services implies the occupation and operation of considerable size
buildings (schools in most cases). The energy needs in these buildings are significant and
the sum of all of them may represent large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG)
associated with this energy utilization. As a responsible citizen, the CSPI makes efforts to
struggle climate changes. A GHG emissions reduction project is implemented and
presented in this document.
The GHG project is first described with statements of its objectives, nature, location,
lifetime and main characteristics. The most appropriate baseline scenario is identified and
the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs (SSRs) for the baseline and the project scenarios
are inventoried. GHG emissions are then quantified using an outlined methodology. The
achieved emission reductions calculated as the difference between the baseline and
project emissions are reported in the final section.
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2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1.
Project title
Implementation of energy efficiency measures and fuel switching for GHG emissions
reduction
2.2.
Objectives
The objective of the project is to minimize the GHG emissions due to energy
consumption by the CSPI in all the buildings they manage.
2.3.
Type of GHG project
The project falls under the energy efficiency type of project and is said to be a grouped
project since it accounts for various project activities implemented at different locations
and moments.
The project activities are mainly energy efficiency measures and fuel switching like
replacement of fuel oil fired boiler by natural gas boiler, installation of more energy
efficient heating system, improvement of the insulation performance of the buildings and
tune-up of the HVAC systems. The emission reductions are therefore the result of lower
energy consumption and the use of less GHG-producing energy sources. All the measures
implemented at a given building are considered to be a single project activity.
2.4.
Location
The CSPI covers the region of the east point of the island of Montreal and manages 63
buildings. They have schools in Anjou, Montréal-Nord, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rivièredes-Prairies and Saint-Léonard. The main office is at:
Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
550, 53E Avenue
Pointe-Aux-Trembles, (Québec)
H1A 2T7
So far, project activities have been implemented at 29 of the 63 buildings managed by the
Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île. A list of theses 29 buildings and their specific
address is provided in Annex I.
2.5.
Project lifetime and crediting period
Emission reductions resulting from the project are planned to be claimed every year of a
crediting period of ten years. The grouped project has therefore a claiming period starting
on January 1st 2005 and extending to the end of 2014. A project activity implemented at a
given building cannot generate emission reductions for more than ten years and its impact
must not be accounted for in the total project emission reductions after this period of ten
years.
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2.6.
Conditions prior to project initiation
Project activities are gradually implemented because it would be way too expensive to
proceed with all the measures implementations at the same time. Also, every building is
different and has its own set of characteristics. The existing conditions prior to project
initiation are therefore different from one building to the other. In some cases, these
conditions include the use of old technology boiler, light fuel oil as main fuel and no
precise control on the HVAC system for instance.
2.7.
Description of how the project will achieve GHG emission reductions
or removal enhancements
GHG emission reductions are the results of two factors:
- lower energy consumption
- use of cleaner energy types
In the first case, GHG associated with the utilization of any type of energy are reduced
compared to a baseline scenario since the total energy use itself is reduced.
In the second case, the total energy needs may remain the same but the GHG are lowered
since these needs are met using energy types whose associated GHG emissions are lower.
Here is a list of the different measures implemented:
Table 2.7.1: Identification of the different project activities
Fuel switching : oil to natural gas
Heat recovery system
Installation of more effective boilers
Electric boiler for off peak utilization
New HVAC control system
Water heating system retrofit
Energy efficient lighting system
Dehumidification
Roof insulation improvement
Heating system retrofit
Doors and windows upgrade
Installation of a solar wall
HVAC optimization
A complete list of the projects implemented at each building is provided in Annex II.
2.8.
Project technologies, products, services and expected level of activity
The technologies and products employed by the CSPI are not unique but they are among
the most recent and effective available at the time of their implementation. Although they
are not unique, the installed technologies are not common for the type and age of the
buildings managed by the CSPI.
2.9.
Aggregate GHG emission reductions and removal enhancements
likely to occur from the GHG project
It is hard to forecast the emission reductions resulting from the overall impact of all the
considered project activities for a given year with a high level of confidence. Emission
reductions are therefore quantified and reported for the past years only.
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Table 2.9.1: GHG Emission reductions summary
Year
Emission reductions (t CO2e)
0
Baseline 2004
226
2005
638
2006
912
2007
1 386
2008
1 930
2009
5 093
Total
2.10. Identification of risks
Emission reductions are not only the results of technological improvements. They are
also closely related to management methods. Great attention must be paid to energy use
practices and management in order to achieve emissions reduction.
Emission reductions are also closely related to the selection of the baseline and the
application of the appropriate methodology. The used methodology must remain the same
for the entire crediting period, but the baseline is subject to changes. Energy efficiency
and/or fuel switching might become common practice or required by the law in
institutional buildings for instance. The project would therefore no longer generate
emission reductions.
Finally, the ownership of the buildings and the associated project activity might change
over the crediting period. In that case, emission reductions are not accounted for.
2.11. Roles and Responsibilities
2.11.1. Project proponent and representative
Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
Normand Foucault,
Directeur,Services des Ressources Matérielles
normand-foucault@cspi.qc.ca
2.11.2. Quantification and reporting responsible entity
L2I Financial Solutions is a firm specialized in non-traditional corporate financing.
These past five years, we have developed an expertise in the quantification of carbon
credits. In that capacity, we help companies count, quantify and accrue their carbon
offsets and ensure their sale. Our expertise consists in selecting, applying and elaborating
quantification methodologies to quantify the emissions reductions based on reputable
international sources.
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Quantification and report writing
Mr. David Beaudoin holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnological Engineering from the
University of Sherbrooke (2008). During his career, Mr. Beaudoin has occupied several
positions such as Process Engineering Consultant, Project Manager in R&D and research
assistant for different engineering firms. He works at L2i Financial Solutions as Carbon
Credit Advisor. He is responsible for the quantification and the project plan and report
redaction.
Supervision
Mrs. Melina Valero is responsible for supervising the carbon credits quantification team.
For many years now, the firm has been looking-out for their customers’ needs regarding
the quantification of greenhouse gases. They offer services of GHG quantification, report
redaction and the subsequent sale of the carbon credits on organized markets such as the
Voluntary Carbon Market.
Report Use and Users
The target users are the potential offset VER (Verified Emission Reductions) buyers on
the voluntary carbon market. The present report will serve as an indicator of the GHG
emissions reductions performance of the project and will support the prospective sale of
the resulting carbon credits.
Verification Notification
Initially quantified by L2I Financial Solutions, the verification of the VERs will be
conducted by the external verification entity: Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in
accordance with the ISO 14064 part 3 international standard.
2.12. Project eligibility under the GHG program
The project is eligible under the GHG CleanProjectTM program. It is implemented
following the ISO 14064 guidelines and principles, is not attempted to be registered
under another GHG program and does not create any other environmental credit.
2.13. Environmental impact assessment
No environmental impact assessment was led nor required for this project to be
implemented
2.14. Stakeholder consultations
communication
and
mechanisms
for
on-going
Mr. Normand Foucault, directeur des ressources matérielles at CSPI is responsible for the
communications with the quantifier, the verifier and the CSPI’s board. Results are to be
communicated to the board when they are officially registered.
2.15. Detailed chronological plan
The first projects activities were implemented in 2003 but started being effective in 2005.
Since then, new activities are added to the overall project every year. The emission
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reductions are reported for the first time in 2010 for the period 2005-2009. Emission
reductions of the subsequent years are planned to be reported on a yearly basis. Emission
reductions attributable to each project activity can be claimed for a maximum of ten
years.
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3. SELECTION OF THE BASELINE SCENARIO AND
ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONALITY
The baseline scenario is selected among alternative scenarios representing what would
have happened without the project. The alternative scenario that is most likely to occur is
selected as the baseline scenario. In this case, the project is voluntary. It aims to lower the
energy consumption and the GHG emissions. The scenario that is most likely to occur in
the absence of this project is to keep using the equipments that are in place prior to the
project activities initiation and the GHG emissions that are associated with the
consumption of energy in that case. An equipment change or retrofit is not required by
law and to stick with in-place systems remains the least expensive and efforts demanding
scenario.
A few energy efficiency measures started being implemented in 2003 but they slowly
began to be effective. Results on the GHG emissions profile became noticeable in 2005.
The previous year, 2004, therefore serves as the baseline year to which is compared GHG
emissions of the subsequent years.
The emission reductions achieved by the project are additional to what would have
occurred in the absence of the GHG project since it is voluntary and faces significant
investment barriers. Its implementation is highly motivated by the GHG emission
reductions potential.
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4. IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF GHG
SOURCES, SINKS AND RESERVOIRS (SSRs)
The SSRs for the baseline and the project scenario are identified in the table below and it
is stated whether they are included or excluded from the quantification.
Table 4.0.1 : SSRs inventory
Source
Fuel extraction and
processing
Emissions from
Baseline electricity production
Fossil fuel
combustion
Source
Project
Included?
Type
Explanation
Excluded This emission source is assumed to be negligible
Related compared to the combustion.
Included
Related
May be a significant source of greenhouse gases
depending on the production means.
Included
An important source of greenhouse gases.
Controlled
Included?
Explanation
Fuel extraction and
processing
Excluded This emission source is assumed to be negligible
Related compared to the combustion.
Developing and
installation of new
technologies
Installed equipments and technologies do not require
Excluded
significant amount of energy and do not create
Related
significant emissions
Emissions from
electricity production
Included
Related
May be a significant source of greenhouse gases
depending on the production means.
Fossil fuel
combustion
Included
An important source of greenhouse gases.
Controlled
Decommissioning of
Equipments
Excluded Decommissioning of equipments activities of the
project are assumed to be negligible
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5. QUANTIFICATION
REMOVALS
OF
GHG
EMISSIONS
AND
The clean development mechanism (CDM) provides an approved methodology: II.E
version 10 – Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for buildings 1 . This
methodology is used as a guiding tool for the quantification.
The quantification method consists essentially of multiplying appropriate emission
factors to the total consumption of different types of energy namely electricity, natural
gas and light fuel oil. However, the energy consumption is closely related to the heating
needs and therefore to the weather conditions of a given year particularly in temperate
regions like the province of Quebec. For accuracy purposes, it is therefore important to
evaluate the effect of the weather conditions on the energy consumption and its related
GHG emissions and emission reductions. The normalization procedure is intended to do
so and is applied for this quantification. The normalization equations are outlined in the
following subsections.
Another element which might greatly influence the energy consumption is the size of the
buildings. Changes in buildings dimensions must be monitored and the impact on the
energy demand must be assessed. Once normalized for weather impact, the consumption
is then multiplied by the ratio of the buildings’ areas in baseline year to buildings’ areas
in the year for which emissions are quantified.
5.1.
Baseline GHG emissions/removals
BSi = BSElec, i + BSNG, i + BSOil, i
BSi=
BSElec,i =
BSNG,i=
BSOil,i =
Baseline Scenario emissions from building “i” (t CO2e);
Baseline Scenario emissions associated with electricity use at building “i”(t CO2e)
Baseline Scenario emissions associated with natural gas combustion at building
“i” (t CO2e)
Baseline Scenario emissions associated with fuel oil combustion at building “i” (t
CO2e)
BSElec, i = [EECO2 + (EECH4 * GWPCH4) + (EEN2O *GWPN2O)] * BSQEi
BSNG, i = [ENCO2 + (ENCH4 * GWPCH4) + (ENN2O *GWPN2O)] * BSQNGi
BSOil, i = [EOCO2 + (EOCH4 * GWPCH4) + (EON2O *GWPN2O)] * BSQOi
BSQEi =
Normalized quantity of electricity consumed for the baseline scenario
at building “i” (kWh);
1
CDM, (2007). CDM methodology II.E/Version 10: Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for buildings, p.1.
Internet link:
http://cdm.unfccc.int/UserManagement/FileStorage/CDMWF_AM_LAVBAV8STPGYPWVKGQJLBCNEC8APNP
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BSQNi =
Normalized quantity of natural gas consumed for the baseline scenario
at building “i” (m3);
BSQOi =
Normalized quantity of light fuel oil (no. 2) consumed for the baseline
scenario at building “i” (Liters);
EECO2, EECH4, EEN2O = GHG emission factors for electricity (2*10-6 t CO2/kWh, 3*10-10 t
CH4/kWh, 1*10-10 t N2O/kWh)2;
ENCO2, ENCH4, ENN2O = GHG emission factors for natural gas combustion (1,878*10-3 t
CO2/m3, 3,7*10-8 t CH4/m3, 3,5*10-8 t N2O /m3)3;
EOCO2, EOCH4, EON2O = GHG Emission factors for fuel oil combustion (2,725*10-3 t CO2/L,
2,6*10-8 t CH4/L, 3,1*10-8 t N2O /L)4;
GWPCH4 =
Global Warning Potential of methane (21)
GWPN2O =
Global Warning Potential of nitrous oxide (310)
BSQEi = CElec,bsi * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJbs)]
BSQNi = CNG,bsi * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJbs)]
BSQOi = CO,bsi * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJbs)]
CElec,bsi =
CNG,bsi =
CO,bsi =
DJbs =
DJr =
Actual electricity consumption in the baseline year at building “i” (kWh)
Actual natural gas consumption in the baseline year at building “i” (kWh)
Actual fuel oil consumption in the baseline year at building “i” (kWh)
Degree days of the baseline year5
Degree days reference: 30 years average 1971-2000 (4575) 6
The method for the normalization is the one applied by the Ministère de l’Éducation du
Québec. A realistic representation of the Quebec’s schools network is to assume that 60%
of the overall energy consumption is weather dependant and is therefore normalized
using the degree-days ratio. The degree-days are taken from P-E-Trudeau international
airport weather station7.
5.2.
Project GHG emissions/removals
PSi,y = PSElec,i,y + PSNG,i,y + PSOil,i,y
PSi,y=
Project Scenario emissions for building “i” in year “y” (t CO2e);
PSElec,i,y =
Project Scenario emissions associated with electricity use for building “i”
in year “y” (t CO2e)
2
National Inventory Report 1990-2008 (April 2010), Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, Part 3, Table A136, Available at: http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/default.asp?lang=En&xml=492D914C-2EAB-47AB-A045C62B2CDACC29
3
National Inventory Report 1990-2008 (April 2010), Greenhouse Gas Source and Sinks in Canada, Part 2, Table A8-1
and A8-2, Available at: http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/default.asp?lang=En&xml=492D914C-2EAB-47AB-A045C62B2CDACC29
4
National Inventory Report 1990-2008 (April 2010), Greenhouse Gas Source and Sinks in Canada, Part 2, Table A8-4,
5
Environnement Canada, Données pour l’Aéroport Trudeau :
http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/cdn_climate_summary_e.html
6
Environnement Canada, Climate normals and averages 1971-2000 :
http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html
7
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (July 2010) Bilan énergétique du réseau des commissions
scolaires 2008-2009, Appendix 6, Available at :
http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/sections/publications/index.asp?page=fiche&id=848
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PSNG,i,y =
PSOil,i,y =
Project Scenario emissions associated with natural gas combustion for
building “i” in year “y” (t CO2e)
Project Scenario emissions associated with fuel oil combustion for
building “i” in year “y” (t CO2e)
PSElec,i,y = [EECO2 + (EECH4 * GWPCH4) + (EEN2O *GWPN2O)] * PSQEi,y * RSi,y
PSNG,i,y = [ENCO2 + (ENCH4 * GWPCH4) + (ENN2O *GWPN2O)] * PSQNGi,y * RSi,y
PSOil,i,y = [EOCO2 + (EOCH4 * GWPCH4) + (EON2O *GWPN2O)] * PSQOi,y * RSi,y
Normalized quantity of electricity consumed for building “i” in year
“y” (kWh);
Normalized quantity of natural gas consumed for building “i” in
year “y” (m3);
Normalized quantity of light fuel oil (no. 2) consumed for building
“i” in year “y” (Liters);
PSQEi,y =
PSQNi,y =
PSQOi,y =
Ratio of areas in baseline year/ year “y” of building “i”
RSi,y =
PSQEi,y = CElec,i,y * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJy)]
PSQNi,y = CNG,i,y * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJy)]
PSQOi,y = CO,i,y * [0.4 + 0.6 * (DJr/DJy)]
CElec,i,y =
CNG,i,y =
CO,i,y =
DJy =
Actual electricity consumption for building “i” in year “y” (kWh)
Actual natural gas consumption for building “i” in year “y” (kWh)
Actual fuel oil consumption for building “i” in year “y” (kWh)
Degree days of the project year “y”8
RSi,y = Ai,bs / Ai,y
Area of building “i” in baseline year (m2)
Area of building “i” in year “y” (m2)
Ai,bs =
Ai,y =
5.3.
GHG emission reductions or removal enhancements
TPERy = Σ ERi,y
TPERy =
ERi,y =
Total Project Emission Reductions in year “y” (t CO2e)
Emission reductions for building “i” in year “y” (t CO2e)
ERi,y = BSi – PSi,y
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Environnement Canada, Données pour l’Aéroport Trudeau :
http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/cdn_climate_summary_e.html
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6. DATA MONITORING AND CONTROL
Data that need to be monitored for GHG emissions quantification purposes are the
electricity consumption (kWh), the natural gas consumption (m3) and the light fuel oil
consumption (Litres) at every building for the whole duration of the project and for the
baseline year. These data are taken from suppliers’ invoices and input in an energy data
management software interface called Helios. For the present quantification, data are
collected from the Helios software by Suzanne Lépine Boileau from the CSPI. These data
provided by the suppliers are assumed to be accurate and no further precaution is taken to
ensure data accuracy. Suppliers’ invoices can be made available upon request for
verification.
Buildings dimensions are also required. These data are available for each building and for
every year in records kept at the CSPI office.
Table 6.0.1 : Data description
Data / Parameters
Data unit :
Description :
Source of data to be used :
Value of data applied for the
purpose of calculating expected
emission reductions :
Description of measurement
methods and procedures to be
applied :
QA/QC procedures to be
applied :
Any comment :
Electricity
kWh
Electricity consumption
Hydro-Québec energy bills per building
Data / Parameters
Data unit :
Description :
Source of data to be used :
Value of data applied for the
purpose of calculating expected
emission reductions :
Description of measurement
methods and procedures to be
applied :
QA/QC procedures to be
applied :
Any comment :
Natural Gas
m3
Natural gas consumption
Gaz Métropolitain Energy bills per building
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Collection from energy bills and input into Helios
software.
Collection from energy bills and input into Helios
software.
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Data / Parameters
Data unit :
Description :
Source of data to be used :
Value of data applied for the
purpose of calculating expected
emission reductions :
Description of measurement
methods and procedures to be
applied :
QA/QC procedures to be
applied :
Any comment :
Light Fuel Oil
Liters
Light Oil consumption
Various suppliers Energy bills per building
Data / Parameters
Data unit :
Description :
Source of data to be used :
Value of data applied for the
purpose of calculating expected
emission reductions :
Description of measurement
methods and procedures to be
applied :
QA/QC procedures to be
applied :
Any comment :
Building area
m2
Total area of the building for a given year
CSPI records
Collection from energy bills and input into Helios
software.
Collection from official building drawing.
This data collection method allows for a low level of uncertainty on the data value. The
quantification process therefore respects the ISO 14064 principle of accuracy in the
calculations.
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7. REPORTING, LEVEL OF
VERIFICATION DETAILS
UNCERTAINTY
AND
The project plan and report is prepared in accordance with ISO 14064-2 standard and the
GHG CleanProjectTM program requirements. The methodology that is used, the choice of
province specific emission factors and a rigorous monitoring plan allow for a reasonably
low level of uncertainty. L2I Solutions is confident that the emission reductions are not
overestimated and that the numbers of emission reductions that are reported here are real
and reflect the actual impacts of the project.
The firm Raymond-Chabot-Grant-Thornton will act as an independent verifier to verify
that the project and the resulting GHG emission reductions are adequately implemented
and quantified.
Total project emission reductions are reported here for years 2005 through 2009
inclusively.
Table 7.0.1: Total project GHG emission reductions
Year
Emission reductions (t CO2e)
0
Baseline 2004
226
2005
638
2006
912
2007
1 386
2008
1 930
2009
5 093
Total
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ANNEX I
Address of the 29 buildings being involved in the project for the period 2005-2009.
building
#
761 003
761 004
761 005
761 010
761 011
761 015
761 016
761 017
761 018
761 019
761 020
761 021
761 022
761 023
761 024
761 026
761 033
761 037
761 040
761 041
761 044
761 045
761 053
761 054
761 058
761 059
761 060
761 061
761 067
Name
Address
Daniel-Johnson
De La Fraternité
Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry
Pierre-de-Coubertin
Adélard-Desrosiers
Chénier
CSE
Wilfrid-Pelletier
La Dauversière
Sainte-Colette
Jean-Grou
Saint-Joseph
Jacques-Rousseau
Des Roseraies
Cardinal-Léger
Jean-Nicolet
Le Carignan
Louis-Fréchette
René-Guénette
Marc-Laflamme
Pointe-aux-Trembles
Anjou
Henri-Bourassa
Saint-Octave
Jean-Grou Annexe
Saint-Vincent-Marie
Le Prélude
Le Prélude au travail
Amos (rue St-Vital)
1200, du Tricentenaire, Montréal (PAT) H1B 3A8
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11 241, Drapeau, Montréal-Nord H1H 3K3
5150, Robert, St-Léonard H1R 1P9
4660, Charleroi, Montréal-Nord H1H 1T7
12 600, Fortin, Montréal-Nord H1G 4A1
5800, St-Donat, Anjou H1K 3P4
7741, Du Ronceray, Anjou H1K 3W7
8301, Wilfrid-Pelletier, Anjou H1K 1M2
5485, Jean-Talon, St-Léonard H1S 1L8
12 001, Jean-Paul-Cardinal, Montréal-Nord H1G 4W4
12 725, Rodolphe-Forget, Montréal (RdP) H1E 6P6
7725, Des Ormeaux, Anjou H1K 2Y2
7455, Jarry, Anjou H1J 1G8
6440, Les Galeries d’Anjou, Anjou H1M 1W2
6951, Des Ormeaux, Anjou H1K 2X7
11 235, Salk Montréal-Nord H1G 4Y3
11 480, Rolland, Montréal-Nord H1G 3T9
5009, Des Ardennes, Montréal-Nord H1G 2H7
11 070, Rome, Montréal-Nord H1H 4P6
11 960, Sainte-Colette, Montréal-Nord H1G 4V1
15 200, Sherbrooke Est, Montréal (PAT) H1A 3P9
8205, Fonteneau, Montréal H1K 4E1
6051, Maurice-Duplessis, Montréal-Nord H1G 1Y6
11 171, Notre-Dame, Montréal-Est H1B 2V7
12 823, Rodolphe-Forget, Montréal (RdP) H1E 6P6
4601, De Castille, Montréal-Nord H1H 1Y4
4041, Monselet, Montréal-Nord H1H 2C6
4975, D’Amos, Montréal-Nord H1G 2X2
10 740, Saint-Vital, Montréal-Nord H1H 4T3
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ANNEX II
Project activities implemented at each building for the period 2005-2009.
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