Jacob Irving, President, Canadian Hydropower Association For more information about this event, visit: http://ihacongress.org

1. Jacob Irving
Canadian Hydropower Association
Hydropower
Canada’s Number One Electricity Source
Presented at the
IHA 2013 World Congress

2. Hydropower
Canada’s Number One Electricity Source
2013 IHA World Congress
Advancing Sustainable Hydropower
21 to 24 May, 2013
Sarawak,Malaysia
Jacob Irving
President
Canadian Hydropower Association

3. Canadian Hydropower Association Strategic Plan 2013 - 2015
Priority 1.
Federal
Regulatory
Issues
Priority 2.
Advocacy &
Promotion of
Hydropower
in Canada
Priority 3.
Service to
Members
Priority 4.
Advocacy &
Promotion of
Hydropower in
the USA
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4. 20%
7%
4%45%
24%
United States
Hydro
Nuclear
Thermal - Coal
Other
Thermal - Other
Electricity Generation by Region
14%
16%
3%
40%
27%
World
Source: IEA 2009
14%
60%
1%
13%
12%
Canada
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5. PLANNED HYDRO in Megawatts
(included as part of technical potential)
CURRENT INSTALLED CAPACITY in Megawatts
Canadian Hydro Capacity
and Potential
3
8,499
403
922
614
4,307
17,664
77
20
25
11,524
200
12,608
33,137
4,200
909
11,775
1,600
CANADA
74,000
163,000
25,000
6,795
8,540
3,000
44,100
37,459
5,500
8,349
10,270
3,7005,029
8,785
4,500
854
3,955
300
TECHNICAL POTENTIAL in Megawatts
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6. For sustainable energy.© World Energy Council
Comparative Index of Electricity Prices
Residential Customers Consumption: 1,000 kWh/month
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7. CHA Jobs and Economic Study
• Released November 2011
• Prepared by HEC Montreal
• Statistics Canada
input/output model
• 20 year study period
• 158 potential projects
• ~ $127 billion in investment
over the next 20 years
• ~1 million new jobs over
the next 20 years
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8. Key Messages
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9. • Canadian and US grids are interconnected north / south
• Canadian hydropower offers affordable and reliable electricity
prices because it is not subject to volatile fuel prices
• For every dollar the USA spends on Canadian energy, the
USA receives back 91 cents from the products that
Canadians buy from the USA
• Each Terawatt Hour of Canadian hydropower exported to the
USA displaces between 500,000 and 1,000,000 mt of CO2
• Hydropower helps integrate new renewable electricity such
as wind and solar in both the USA and Canada
• Canadian hydropower is currently less than 1% of USA
electricity supply
Canadian Hydropower in North America
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10. Electric Vehicles
• Hydro under current development is more than enough
to electrify the current Canadian Light Duty Vehicle
(LDV) fleet
• Each province (Maritimes combined) has enough
undeveloped hydro to electrify their own LDV fleets
• Half of undeveloped Canadian hydro could fuel all
Canadian LDVs and ~25% of the US fleet
• If all Canadian LDVs were powered by hydro, GHG
emissions would be reduced by ~ 70 megatonnes per
year
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11. Jacob Irving
President / Président
Canadian Hydropower Association
Association canadienne de l'hydroélectricité
1402 - 150 rue Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, ON Canada K2P 1P1
T. 613.751.6655 EXT. 3
C. 613.240.1940
F. 613.751.4465
jacob@canadhydro.ca
Munaf von Rudloff
Operations Manager / Gestionnaire des opérations
Canadian Hydropower Association
Association canadienne de l'hydroélectricité
1402 – 150 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa ON Canada K2P 1P1
T. 613.751.6655 EXT 2
C. 613.617.7765
F. 613.751.4465
munaf@canadahydro.ca
www.canadahydro.ca

12. APPENDIX A
Canadian Hydropower Association Overview
MEMBERS
• Founded in 1998, the Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) is the national trade
association dedicated to representing the interests of the hydropower industry. Its
members span the breadth of the industry and, with nearly 50 members, include
hydropower producers, manufacturers, developers, engineering firms, organizations and
individuals interested in the field of hydropower. CHA members represent more than 95%
of the hydropower capacity in Canada.
• The Association is governed through an elected representative Board of Directors.
MISSION
• We, the Canadian hydropower industry, promote the technical, economic, social, and
environmental advantages of hydropower. We advocate the responsible development
and use of hydropower to meet our present and future electricity needs in a sustainable
manner.
VISION
• Hydropower leads the way for reliable, renewable, clean energy.

13. APPENDIX B: CHA MEMBERSHIP
Generators
• ATCO Electric Ltd.
• BC Hydro
• Brookfield Renewable
Power
• Columbia Power
Corporation
• Energy Ottawa
• Fortis Inc.
• Hydro-Québec
• Manitoba Hydro
• Nalcor Energy
• Ontario Power
Generation
• Rio Tinto Alcan
• SaskPower
• TransAlta
• TransCanada
Corporation

14. • AECOM
• Allied Fabricators Inc.
• Alstom Canada
• Andritz Hydro Canada Inc.
• Black & Veatch Canada
• Canadian Hydro
Components Ltd.
• Cegertec
APPENDIX B: CHA MEMBERSHIP
Industry
• Dessau
• EBC Inc.
• Enerfin Inc.
• Fontaine Industries
• Hatch Ltd.
• HDR Corporation
• Hemi-Controls Inc.
• H O’Connell Construction
• KGS Group

15. • Knight Piesold
• Mavel Americas, Inc.
• Miller Thomson LLP
• MWH Canada Inc.
• Natural Resource Solutions
Inc.
APPENDIX B: CHA MEMBERSHIP
Industry
• Peter Kiewit Infrastructure
Co.
• Reservoir Capital Corp.
• RSW Inc.
• SNC-Lavalin
• Tetra Tech Inc.
• Voith Hydro
• The Weir Group