The Capital Regional District (CRD) has shown its leadership in energy efficiency by signing up to be a pilot community in the provincial Community Action on Energy Efficiency (CAEE) initiative - Phase 3. Through MEMPR’s CAEE program, pilot communities are focusing on advancing energy efficiency through municipal policies and bylaws - read the Local Government Policy Instruments Initiative program for more details.

As part of CAEE, the CRD will will assess the policy activities of four existing CAEE communities to establish links between them and the CRD’s community energy plan, while encouraging other CRD member municipalities to support similar actions.

Member muncipalities such as Victoria, Sannich and Central Saanich took part in the ESP incentive pilot that was conducted March 2006 - March 2007.