3EYOND Consulting was mandated to prepare a Community Energy Management Plan (CEMP) for Semá:th (Sumas First Nation). They are a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper
Fraser Valley region in the community of Kilgard, BC.

As an urban First Nation, the Semá:th Upper Sumas Reserve hosts about 81 households and 6 buildings owned by the community.

A multi-year energy plan has been developed with a focus on aligning short-term efforts with the current government incentives supporting energy efficiency, vehicle fleet electrification, and generation, reducing
energy bills for Semá:th members and their government.

• Community Engagement
• Community Energy Profile
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Funding Allocation
• Implementation Plan

Determine how to significantly reduce GHG emissions through energy efficiency retrofit, while:

• Generating a positive cash flow using the
• Existing funding opportunities, and
• Matching community members’ priorities

• Provided a three-year road map to reduce energy bills & reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for members and for the Band Office.
• All recommendations were generating positive cash flow and energy savings when combined with the incentives currently available.
• There was a strong business case for EVs and installing charging stations.
• We also identified funding for project management support, required for implementing these large-scale community project.

Old Crow is a First Nation community of approximately 260 people located north of the Arctic Circle without permanent road access. The community relies heavily on fossil fuel for transportation, to deliver goods to the community, and to generate power and heat. The community declared a climate emergency in 2019 and made the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

3EYOND Consulting was mandated to develop a Community Energy Plan with the community to define a road map to achieve carbon neutrality.

• Community Energy Planning

• The demand for electricity, heat and transportation fuel has been increasing in the community for the past 15 years
• Goods are imported to Old Crow by air freight
• There is no single greenhouse gas protocol applicable to First Nation communities

• Establish a greenhouse gas baseline for good and services consumed in Old Crow and for good imported to Old Crow
• Develop workshops for community leadership to make informed decisions
• Model energy and greenhouse gas trends to 2030
• Present potential solutions and high level business cases to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions for power generation, building heating and transportation