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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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This is a space for sharing knowledg about large-scale electrification modeling and related efforts occuring within the federal government.
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This is a space for sharing knowledge about large-scale electrification modeling and related efforts occuring within the federal government.
== Background ==
== Background ==
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There are several different federal departments that work on different aspects of large-scale electrification modeling. While they share similar goals, they have different pathways, programs, policies and R&D.
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In [date TBD], [organisation] identifed a need to build up Canadian capacity to carry out large-scale electrification modelling studies. From there:
In [date TBD], [organisation] identifed a need to build up Canadian capacity to carry out large-scale electrification modelling studies. From there:
* Feb 2019: CanmetENERGY-Varennes (CEV) held a workshop on creating an open modelling platform for deep decarbonisation studies attended by NRCan, ECCC, and public stakeholders.
* Feb 2019: CanmetENERGY-Varennes (CEV) held a workshop on creating an open modelling platform for deep decarbonisation studies attended by NRCan, ECCC, and public stakeholders.
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* Summer 2019: The [[Energy Modeling Initiative]] (EMI) was created with funding from REED (NRCan)
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* Summer 2019: The [[Energy Modeling Initiative]] (EMI) was created with funding from REED (NRCan) with the goal of creating (1) an inventory of Canadian expertise and (2) a 10 year plan for developing Canadian capacity to model electrification.
* [date TBD]: [organisation] identified a need to coordinate the federal government participation in the EMI
* [date TBD]: [organisation] identified a need to coordinate the federal government participation in the EMI