Session #4 – Project and Financial Management

• What is a Project?• Project Phases (3 or 5)?

• What’s Important in Each Phase?• Safety• Impacts• On time (schedule) & on budget (the $)• Legacy (resilient & sustainable)

• Allocating Phase Resources!• Going at it alone or getting help!

Project Management and the Renewable Energy Sector

Kanaka Bar Indian Band

November 12, 2020 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT

NLAKA’PAMUX(the people here)

TEQT’AQTN’MUX(the crossing place people)

Solar

Wind

Kanaka Bar’s

Organization Structure

Manager

Manager Manager

KANAKA BAR PROJECTSMADE BY KANAKA, FOR KANAKA, BY KANAKA

Programs and Services

ISC Deliverables

FNHA Deliverables

Lands and Resources

Economic Development

Climate Change Transition Plan

Community Resiliency Plan

Physical/Infrastructure

Roads

Water

Septic

Housing

Gardens

Renewable Energy Projects

Lots of competing demands – its all important – what is the Priority?

Ask the membership!

5 Opportunities

1. Net Metering (under 100kw)

2. Micro SOP (under 1 MW)

3. SOP (Under 15 MW)

4. Clean Energy Calls (Size not determined)

5. Off Grid (from Lightbulb to Utility scale)

5 Project Phases

1. Concept/Feasibility

2. Design/Permitting

3. Construction

4. Operations/Maintenance

5. Decommissioning/Reclamation

8

Tomorrows Agenda (challenges with policy)

5 – not 3

All require management

Allocate

4 Resources

1. People

2. Time

3. Technology

4. Money

Kanaka requirements

If you are going to do something, do it right!

Projects start with an Ask then:

Safety

Environment

Arch Sites & TUS

Legacy

Schedule

Cost

SOME THINGS TO MANAGE•Social License• Establish and maintaining community support

•Data (water, solar and wind quantity)

•Land Use Permits

•TUS and Arch Sites (AOA) studies

•Environmental Impacts • winged, finned, four legged and rooted

•Business Case Analysis

•Supply and Demand• Lode and Lode growth

•Results and reporting (Information and Communitarian)!

•People, time, tech and money (paying for it all)

Kanaka has learned about GANNT Charts

SOME WORK/LEARNING AREAS (PROJECT SIZE & COMPLEXITY)

Feds ISC, NRCan, Environment, DFO…

Province Lands, Environment, Energy…

First Nations Engagement

BC Hydro

Tenures Leases, Permits, LOO, Fees

Hiring

Procurement

Contracts and Subcontracts

Surveyors

Archeologists and RPBio’s

Engineers 7 Design Team

Lawyers/legal

Financial Institutions

Safety & WCB

Inspections

Compliance

Invoices and Taxes

CURVEBALLS****

Who is going to do the work?

Self-Perform or Contract Out

PROJECT PROGRESSPROJECTS GOT SUPPORT – DON’T LOSE IT!

SHARE

• Daily (or as required by Managers)

• Bi-weekly from Manager to Council

• Monthly to Membership (3rd Thursday)

• Updating everyone across multiple learning areas

• Sound (verbal)

• Visual (pictures, videos)

• Put it on the wall

• Tactile (something in the hand)

• Newsletters and handouts

• Bi-annual written reports

• Social Media (Facebook and Website)

42 Years of Tangible and Intangibles benefits (and still going strong)

KANAKA BARS “HYDRO” PROJECTKwoiek Creek Hydro (50 MW)Partner: Innergex

Social License (1978) – lets do something

Concept (1988) – if they can do it so can we

Water License Secured (1990)

Feasibility (1990 -2003)

Permitting and Design (2003-2006)

BC Hydro Purchase Agreement (2006) – 40 Year contract (expires 2054)

EAO Review and Tendering (2006 – 2011)

• Project Impact review

• Getting the people to build Access, Transmission Line and Civil Works

Construction (2011 – 2013

Commissioning (2013)

Operations (Jan 1, 2014)

Groundbreaking December 2011

1978 – 2020

KANAKA’S OTHER “HYDRO” PROJECTS (TIMES 6)DRINKING, IRRIGATION, FIRE PROTECTION, ENERGY PRODUCTION AND SHARING

Hydrology & Baseline Data

Nekliptum Creek

•Base flow, TUS, Arch and Environmental data known.

•All water licenses secured by Community

Morneylun Creek

•Base flow, TUS, Arch and Environmental data known.

•All Water licenses secured by Community

Siwash Creek

•Base flow, TUS, Arch and Environmental data known.

•Energy, Drinking and Irrigation licenses secured.

•Access and Land Use Agreements secured.

Don’t need to do it all or all at once!

4 Barrell Creek & North Fork

•No water licenses by anyone.

• Traditional knowledge

• flows Year-round”

• ecosystems known.

•Gauging stations coming 2021

Niger Creek

• Ephemral (intermittent)

• not looking at for energy production purposes.

Competing interests & Finding a balance!

KANAKA BARS “SOLAR” PROJECTS

In Operations

➢2 Panels

➢Battery Storage

➢Powers Security Cameras & Computer

➢Off Grid

➢Partner

➢Com Com Services (Lytton)

Gravel Pit (2016)

KANAKA BARS “SOLAR” PROJECTS

In Operations

➢Ground System (2016)

➢Curb Energy Monitor (2018)

➢Roof System (2019)

➢Tesla Power Wall coming

➢15kw of storage in power outage

➢Grid Connected (BC Hydro Net Metering)

➢All Phases with Riverside Energy Systems (Kamloops)

Administration Building

KANAKA BARS “SOLAR” PROJECTS

In Operations Health Building

➢4 Pillars (2016)

➢Sense Energy Monitor (2018)

➢Roof System (2019)

➢Coming Next ➢Tesla Power Wall

➢15kw storage power outage

➢Grid Connected (Net metering)

➢All Phases: ➢Riverside Energy Systems (Kamloops)

KANAKA BARS “SOLAR” PROJECTS

In Operations

Maintenace Shed (2018)

Tracker (follows the sun)

Battery Storage keeps the light on in power outage

Grid Connected BC Hydro Net Metering Program

Coming Next: expansion to Poultry Centre

Initial Phases: ➢InEnergy (Vancouver)

Operations & Expansion:➢Riverside Energy Systems (Kamloops)

Maintenance Shed

KANAKA BARS “SOLAR” PROJECTS

In Operations (2020)

Targets single Hydro “communal” meter

➢Getting the bill to zero

Grid Connected

BC Hydro Net Metering Program

All Project Phases:

➢Riverside Energy Systems (Kamloops)

New Subdivision

KANAKA BAR’S “HYBRID WIND & SOLAR”

The Data

Wind used by Kanaka for 8,000

• to preserve meats, fruit and vegetables.

• Trees are flagged (most branches point north)

Two gauges on Cable Crane (2011)

•Partner with Innergex

3 weather Stations (2019)

•Partner with Urban System (Kamloops)

In operations (Highway 1)Partner: Com Com from Lytton

2 VAWT (vertical axis wind towers)

➢Not HAWT

1 Pillar Solar

Battery Storage

Grid Connected

Powering: • 6 streetlamps and security cameras

• Lights stay on in a power outage

HIGHWAY 1 PROJECTS

Coming Next – The Must Stop Rest Stop

•Check out the Feasibility Study at: https://www.kanakabarband.ca/files/must-stop-rest-stop-feasability-study-and-business-plan-june-18th-2020.pdf

Expand as needed

Battery Storage

• Water, food, shelter, energy and communication stay on regard

• Resilient so works regardless of weather

Hybrid Wind (VAWT) & Solar with Battery

Weather Station (solar & battery)

https://www.kanakabarband.ca/files/must-stop-rest-stop-feasability-study-and-business-plan-june-18th-2020.pdf

PROJECT MANAGEMENTKNOWING WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHEN TO GET HELP

Project Size & Complexity

➢If you are going to do something, do it right!

➢Know your limitations!

➢Kanaka is not Electricians, Engineers, MBA’s or RPBIOs….

➢We bring in people short term and are even more successful with long term relationships

➢Renewable Energy Benefit Analysis: https://www.kanakabarband.ca/files/document-clean-energy-oppurtunity-analysis-february-10-11-2016.pdf

Working together to build projects, capacity and reverse the adverse affects of colonization

2003 – Innergex

2012 – Zain Nayani, ZN Advisory Services

2013 - BMO

2014 – Urban Systems, Kamloops

2016 – Riverside Energy System, Kamloops• Mutual goals

• Sharing the workload

If Kanaka can do it, so can you.

Thank You

https://www.kanakabarband.ca/files/document-clean-energy-oppurtunity-analysis-february-10-11-2016.pdf