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Item Assessing the multi-value benefits of transmission expansion(IESVic Energy Brief, 2024) Seatle, Madeleine; McPherson, MadeleineKey messages: - Transmission should be seen as much as an adaptation initiative as a mitigation initiative - Interprovincial transmission provides significant reliability improvements to the system - The value of transmission cannot be quantified purely through export revenuesItem Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty road transportation increases grid flexibility requirements(IESVic Energy Brief, 2024) Knittel, Tamara; Lowry, Colton; Wild, Peter; Rowe, AndrewKey messages: - Electrification of end-uses changes the shape of electricity demand. - Shape of electricity demand drives electric grid infrastructure needs. - Future ramping rates are driven by electrification of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. - Electric vehicle charging control can limit capacity and flexibility requirements of the grid.Item Assessing the impact of hybrid heating systems in combination with off-peak EV charging on grid capacity requirements(IESVic Energy Brief, 2025) Knittel, Tamara; Lowry, Colton; Wild, Peter; Rowe, AndrewKey messages: - Future capacity requirements are driven by electrification of heating and road transportation. - Hybrid heating systems switching from electric to gas heating operations during cold weather events reduce electricity demand for residential space heating. - Electric vehicle charging control can significantly limit capacity requirements of the electricity grid.Item Shifting perceptions on net zero: Growing awareness, polarized views(IESVic Energy Brief, 2024) Dordi, Truzaar; Rhodes, Ekaterina; Majerbi, Basma; McPherson, MadeleineKey messages: - News media coverage on net zero and across key stakeholders is increasingly polarized. - Policy design should consider the interests of different stakeholders. - Tailored communications strategies can help build consensus. - Researchers and policymakers should engage with media outlets to promote balanced narratives.Item Big government, big trouble? The role of government size in climate policy support(IESVic Energy Brief, 2024) Andrew, Kevin; Rhodes, EkaterinaKey messages: - Size of government is studied as a new country-level contextual factor determining citizen support for climate policy. - Larger size-of-government is associated with lower climate policy support. - GDP-per-capita and emissions are positively associated with policy support. - High-tax countries have an aversion to environmental tax increases.Item Residential demand response program modelling to compliment grid composition and changes in energy efficiency(IESVic Energy Brief, 2024) Seatle, Madeleine; McPherson, MadeleineKey messages: - Grid composition plays a significant role in residential DR program effectiveness. - Amount of VRE resources on grid impacts how DR potential is utilized. - DR program effectiveness may increase with improved building stock efficiency.Item Barriers and enablers to the adoption of buildings and energy efficiency initiatives in Greater Victoria(IESVic Energy Briefs, 2024) Masemann, Charlotte; Krawchenko, Tamara; Rhodes, EkaterinaKey messages: - Focus group participants identify funding from provincial and federal governments as adequate and as enabling alongside staffing interactions. - Staffing resources, the legislative, regulatory and political environment alongside governance and information and data management were identified as both barriers and enables. - Political will and information exchange enable existing climate action, but municipalities lack of autonomy over the most effective policy instruments.Item Cost and capacity requirements of electrification or renewable gas transition options that decarbonize building heating in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia(Energy Strategy Reviews, 2022) Palmer-Wilson, Kevin; Bryant, Tyler; Wild, Peter; Rowe, AndrewNorthern countries face a unique challenge in decarbonizing heating demands. This study compares two pathways to reduce carbon emissions from building heating by (1) replacing natural gas heaters with electric heat pumps or (2) replacing natural gas with renewable gas. Optimal annual system cost and capacity requirements for Metro Vancouver, Canada are assessed for each pathway, under nine scenarios. Results show that either pathway can be lower cost but the range of costs is more narrow for the renewable gas pathway. System cost is sensitive to heat demand, with colder temperatures favouring the renewable gas pathway and milder temperatures favouring the electrification pathway. These results highlight the need for a better understanding of heating profiles and associated energy system requirements.