Thank you, Madam Chair. The energy division in the Department of Public Works is a consolidation of the function and energy planning in ITI, the alternative energy staff and programs that were in ENR and the goal of the Energy Corporation around developing energy solutions.

We’ve organized the department into those key areas called energy solutions, energy planning and

policy and energy supply. The reason we’ve done that is to focus on a more project-oriented approach to energy, and also some of those integrated solutions that were mentioned in the question to be able to focus on energy solutions that may involve community energy systems, perhaps, or more combined heat and power, those types of things. As well, looking at things such as whether biomass can be used for generation, as well as space heating. Working closely, again, with ENR to support the Solar Strategy that’s already in place as well as to work with partners, such as the Arctic Energy Alliance, and getting some of the messaging and some of the success stories out around the work that we’re doing internally in Public Works and Services around alternative energy and energy efficiency. Some of the application of technology that we think can be deployed at the community level, both in community government buildings but also in the private sector buildings and in homeowners’ buildings.

So we want to use this as an avenue to get some of that messaging and information out as well. Thank you.